Our Guest speaker today is Pastor Mike Souder who has served 19 years at Grace Covenant Church and currently serves as the associate pastor there.
Ears To Hear
Overcoming 5 common Barriers to hearing from God
I am the gate; Whoever enters though me will be saved. They will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.
John 10:9-10
Overcoming the 5 Barriers of Hearing God
- Asking Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find… If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:7,11
- Listening Conviction From the Spirit Clear and direct way out of the problem Forward thinking- hope filled Affirms our identity, positivity Condemnation From the Enemy Vague and unclear, no ‘good’ way out Backward thinking- hopeless Attacks our identity
- Truth
- Relationship
- Sin If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. Psalm 66:18 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:13-16 But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded. His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back. Matthew 18:28-29