For Christians, hearing the voice of God should be a normal, everyday occurrence, yet so many Christians don’t even know how to listen to Him. God wants to be involved in our everyday lives, providing us with knowledge on everything that pertains to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:2–4). You can live your life without ever hearing God, but doing so will keep you from His full plan for you.
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>> WELCOME TO GOSPEL TRUTH
WITH ANDREW WOMMACK,
A TEACHING MINISTRY
THAT FOCUSES ON
GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
>> AND GRACE.
> I LOVE THE STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS
AND THE SIMPLICITY THAT…
> THAT HE USES TO TEACH.
> HIS TEACHINGS ARE VERY SIMPLE
> FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND.
> IF IT HADN’T BEEN
FOR THIS MINISTRY,
> I DON’T KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE.
>> AND NOW, HERE’S ANDREW.
WELCOME TO OUR MONDAY’S
BROADCAST OF THE GOSPEL TRUTH.
TODAY I’M GOING TO START
A BRAND-NEW SERIES
AND I’M GOING TO BE TALKING
ABOUT HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE.
I’LL TELL YOU
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I CAN TRUTHFULLY SAY THAT,
YOU KNOW, MY WHOLE LIFE
AND EVERYTHING THAT GOD HAS DONE
IN ME AND THROUGH ME
IT’S BECAUSE GOD HAS SPOKEN
TO ME,
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT
THIS ISN’T JUST
FOR A FEW PEOPLE.
THIS IS FOR EVERY JOE BLOW
AND JANE DOE CHRISTIAN.
THIS IS THE NORMAL
CHRISTIAN LIFE.
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE
TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
AND I…I CAN JUST GIVE YOU
A PERSONAL TESTIMONY
THAT I GOT BORN AGAIN
WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD
AND THAT WAS BECAUSE
GOD CONVICTED ME
AND SO THAT WAS GOD SPEAKING
TO ME AND I MEAN
I WAS TRANSFORMED
AND THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL
MY FRIENDS ASKED
WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME.
IT WAS A GENUINE EXPERIENCE,
BUT AS A WHOLE I DIDN’T REALLY
DISCERN GOD’S VOICE.
I DIDN’T HEAR GOD SPEAK TO ME
UNTIL 10 YEARS LATER
WHEN I WAS 18
AND THAT’S WHEN I HAD
THIS MIRACULOUS ENCOUNTER
WITH THE LORD
AND GOD JUST REVEALED HIS LOVE
TO ME AND I MEAN SET ME ON FIRE.
AND SINCE THAT TIME,
IT HAS BEEN A PROGRESSION
OF HEARING GOD SPEAK TO ME
AND LEAD ME
AND GOD HAS LED ME TO DO THINGS
THAT IN THE NATURAL,
THERE WAS NO REASON TO DO IT.
MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS AGAINST
ALL REASON.
THERE WAS MANY REASONS
NOT TO DO THESE THINGS,
BUT I REALLY FELT LIKE
THIS IS WHAT GOD WAS TELLING ME
TO DO.
AND BY OBEYING THAT VOICE
IT LITERALLY SET MY LIFE
ON A COURSE THAT I WOULD HAVE
HAD TO HAVE REBELLED AT GOD
TO KEEP FROM BEING WHERE I AM.
I MEAN GOD HAS SUPERNATURALLY
DIRECTED ME.
JUST YESTERDAY I WAS HAVING
A BOARD MEETING
WITH ANOTHER MINISTRY.
AND ANYWAY, WE WERE GIVING THEM
SOME ADVICE
AND TALKING ABOUT THINGS
AND THEY WERE ASKING
HOW THINGS IN OUR MINISTRY
HAPPENED AND HONESTLY,
I…I’M JUST NOT SMART ENOUGH
TO DO WHAT I’VE DONE.
IT’S BECAUSE I HAVE
A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
HE SPEAKS TO ME
AND GOD WILL MAKE YOU
LOOK GOOD.
I MEAN IF YOU CAN HEAR
THE VOICE OF GOD…
GOD’S WISDOM IS INFINITE.
HE CAN SEE OVER THE HILL.
WE CAN’T SEE OVER.
HE CAN SEE WHAT’S COMING.
HE CAN PREPARE US.
THERE’S JUST SO MANY ADVANTAGES
TO HEARING GOD’S VOICE,
BUT THE SAD FACT IS
THAT A LOT OF CHRISTIANS TODAY
HONESTLY DON’T KNOW
HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
AND…AND I’M GOING TO BE
TEACHING THROUGH THIS SERIES
IN JOHN, CHAPTER 10,
JESUS SAID, HIS SHEEP
DO HEAR HIS VOICE AND THAT
THE VOICE OF A STRANGER,
THEY WILL NOT FOLLOW.
THIS IS NOT ABNORMAL.
THIS SHOULD BE THE NORMAL
CHRISTIAN LIFE
IS TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
AND TO HAVE GOD SPEAK TO YOU.
IT SAYS, IN JOHN, CHAPTER 16,
VERSE 13, THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
WILL SHOW YOU THINGS TO COME.
JUST THINK ABOUT HOW
THAT WOULD BENEFIT YOU
IF YOU KNEW WHAT WAS COMING.
AND YET THIS IS A MINISTRY
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
BUT ALL OF THESE THINGS
THAT I’M TALKING ABOUT
ARE DEPENDENT ON YOU
BEING ABLE TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE.
I TELL YOU
THIS IS JUST ESSENTIAL.
AGAIN, MY PERSONAL TESTIMONY
THAT I…MY LIFE
I DON’T HAVE ANY CLUE
WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
IF I WAS JUST LEANING ON
TO MY OWN UNDERSTANDING
AND FIGURING THINGS OUT
ON MY OWN.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT
GOD SPEAKS TO ME
ON A DAILY BASIS.
HE CONSTANTLY IS GIVING ME
DIRECTION AND IT HAS WORKED OUT
TO MY BENEFIT.
YOU KNOW, I…
THIS IS KIND OF A VISUAL
WORD PICTURE.
BUT IF YOU COULD IMAGINE
A PERSON THAT WAS BLIND
THAT WAS TRYING TO GET,
YOU KNOW,
THROUGH THEIR APARTMENT
OR THROUGH SOMEBODY’S HOUSE
OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS
AND IF A…
IF IT’S A BLIND PERSON
WELL, THEY…THEY’RE JUST
GOING TO RUN INTO WALLS.
THEY’RE GOING TO FALL
OVER FURNITURE.
THEY’RE GOING TO TRIP
OVER THINGS,
AND THEN WHEN THEY HIT…
HIT A WALL,
THEY’LL KNOW THAT’S NOT THE WAY
TO GO AND SO THEY’LL TURN
AND MOVE IN A DI…
DIFFERENT DIRECTION,
BUT IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME
UNTIL THEY HIT SOMETHING ELSE
AND TRIP AND FALL,
HURT THEMSELF.
YOU COULD FALL OFF A CLIFF
IF YOU WERE BLIND
AND COULDN’T TELL
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
YOU KNOW, THAT’S REALLY
PRETTY DESCRIPTIVE
OF THE AVERAGE CHRISTIAN’S LIFE.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
WATCHING THIS PROGRAM RIGHT NOW
THAT YOU ARE BORN AGAIN,
AND YOU LOVE GOD.
IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN
AND IF YOU WERE TO DIE,
YOU HAVE AN ASSURANCE
YOU WOULD GO TO HEAVEN,
BUT THE TRUTH IS YOU DON’T HEAR
GOD GIVE YOU DIRECTION.
YOU…IT’S HARD FOR YOU
TO HEAR HIS VOICE
AND YOU’RE VERY SIMILAR
TO THAT BLIND PERSON
I WAS DESCRIBING
THAT YOU JUST GO
IN THIS DIRECTION
UNTIL YOU HIT A WALL,
UNTIL SOME TRAGEDY HAPPENS.
AND THEN YOU SAY
WELL, I CAN’T GO THAT WAY
AND YOU MOVE
IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION
AND YOU JUST…
YOU KNOW IT’S KIND OF
LIKE A PINBALL.
YOU LAUNCH THAT THING
AND IT JUST HITS THESE THINGS
AND BOUNCES AROUND
AND IT DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS.
BUT THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
SHOULDN’T BE LIKE THAT.
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE SHOULDN’T BE
YOU JUST BOUNCING OFF THINGS
AND MAKING A MISTAKE HERE
AND YOU LEARNING BY ALL
OF YOUR HARD KNOCKS
AND YOU TRYING TO FIGURE
EVERYTHING OUT.
GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU.
GOD IS SPEAKING TO YOU.
YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT,
BUT GOD IS SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
IT’S NOT A COINCIDENCE
THAT YOU TUNED INTO IT.
AND THE LORD IS TRYING
TO REACH YOU.
GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU,
AND HE CAN SPEAK THROUGH PEOPLE
LIKE ME AND GET YOUR ATTENTION
AND…AND SHARE TRUTHS.
LIKE I’VE GOT A SERIES
ON THIS IT…
WE’RE GOING TO BE ADVERTISING
HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
AND YOU CAN USE THINGS
LIKE THIS,
GOD CAN GET YOUR ATTENTION.
BUT ULTIMATELY GOD WANTS
TO GET YOU
TO WHERE YOU ARE HEARING
DIRECTLY FROM HIM
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO THROUGH
SOMEBODY ELSE.
NOW THAT’S NOT TO SAY
THAT YOU EVER GET SO PROUD
THAT I DON’T NEED ANYBODY ELSE.
WE ALL NEED EACH OTHER,
AND WE NEED TO BE LISTENING
TO OTHER PEOPLE
AND BE OPEN TO CORRECTION
AND RECEIVING INSTRUCTION.
BUT ULTIMATELY,
WE ARE HIS SHEEP,
JOHN, CHAPTER 10,
AND WE SHOULD BE
HEARING HIS VOICE.
AND NOT ONLY VOICE
ABOUT DIRECTION IN WHAT TO DO,
BUT YOU NEED TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE
OF HIM TELLING YOU
THAT HE LOVES YOU
AND THAT WHEN OTHER PEOPLE
REJECT YOU,
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE HIM MINISTER TO YOU.
YOU KNOW, I JUST RECENTLY
HAD SOME THINGS HAPPEN.
I HAD A BIG WRITE-UP
IN THE PAPER AND PEOPLE TRASH ME
AND LIED ABOUT ME
AND SAID ALL KINDS OF THINGS
AND I HAD SOME PEOPLE ASK ME,
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THIS?
WELL, THE NUMBER ONE WAY
THAT I DEAL WITH IT
IS I GO TO THE LORD
AND BECAUSE OF MY RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE LORD,
GOD SPEAKS TO ME
AND GOD TELLS ME THINGS
AND WHAT I HEAR GOD SAY TO ME
IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT
THAN WHAT I HEAR PEOPLE SAY
ABOUT ME.
IF YOU CAN’T HEAR
THE VOICE OF GOD
AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE
AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
TO WHERE HE SPEAKS TO YOU
AND ENCOURAGES YOU
WHEN YOU’RE DISCOURAGED,
AND WHEN PEOPLE CRITICIZE YOU
HE WILL COME ALONG
AND COMPLIMENT YOU
AND DO THINGS.
AND IF YOU DON’T HEAR
THAT VOICE OF GOD,
IF YOU CAN’T RECEIVE THAT,
I GUARANTEE YOU
IT JUST IT…IT WOULD MAKE LIFE
MISERABLE FOR ME.
BUT I CONSTANTLY AM HAVING
THE LORD SPEAK TO ME
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE
WATCHING THIS PROGRAM I’M SURE
THAT THINK, YOU KNOW
THIS ISN’T RIGHT.
YOU…YOU JUST CAN’T HEAR
THE VOICE OF GOD.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T BELIEVE
THAT THIS IS AVAILABLE TO THEM.
MAYBE IT’LL HAPPEN
FOR SOME PEOPLE.
MAYBE S…SOME PEOPLE HAVE
A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD,
AND THEY MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HEAR GOD.
BUT THE AVERAGE CHRISTIAN,
IF YOU WERE TO
SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER
ASK THEM A SURVEY,
YOU KNOW ABOUT,
HOW OFTEN DOES GOD SPEAK TO YOU?
HOW OFTEN DO YOU HEAR
THE VOICE OF GOD?
I’M AFRAID THAT
FOR MOST CHRISTIANS
IT WOULD BE SELDOM OR NEVER.
AND THAT IS NOT THE WAY
THAT GOD INTENDED IT TO BE.
LET ME JUST USE THIS VERSE
AND START WITH THIS
OUT OF ISAIAH, CHAPTER 30,
AND I HAVEN’T GOT TIME
TO GIVE THE CONTEXT,
BUT HE WAS PROPHESYING THAT
BECAUSE OF THEIR REBELLION
AGAINST GOD,
GOD WAS GOING TO REJECT THEM.
THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE CONQUERED
BY A FOREIGN NATION
THAT WE NOW KNOW TO BE BABYLON,
THAT THEY WOULD BE LED
INTO CAPTIVITY
BUT EVEN IN THE MIDST
OF PRONOUNCING JUDGMENT
UPON THE ISRAELITES
BECAUSE THEY HAD FORSAKEN GOD,
HE TALKED ABOUT HOW
THAT THEY WOULD COME BACK.
HE WASN’T GOING TO TOTALLY
FORSAKE THEM.
IT WOULD ONLY BE
A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME
AND THEN HE WOULD BRING
THE NATION BACK,
THAT HE WOULD RE-ESTABLISH
THE NATION,
AND HE WAS PROPHESYING
THESE THINGS THAT NOW HAVE
THEIR FULFILLMENT IN US,
THE BODY OF CHRIST.
THAT WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF GOD
AND THAT GOD IS SPEAKING TO US
AND…AND DOING THESE THINGS
AND ANYWAY, RIGHT IN THE MIDST
OF ALL OF THIS
HE SAYS, IN ISAIAH, CHAPTER 30,
AND IN VERSE 21, HE SAYS,
AND THINE EARS SHALL HEAR
A WORD BEHIND THEE, SAYING,
THIS IS THE WAY, WALK YE IN IT,
WHEN YE TURN TO THE RIGHT HAND,
AND WHEN YE TURN TO THE LEFT.
NOW AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A PART
OF A PROPHECY
THAT HE WAS A GIVE…GIVING
BUT IT WAS…IT’S NOW
A NEW TESTAMENT FULFILLMENT
THAT GOD IS SPEAKING TO US.
AND I BELIEVE THAT EVERY MOMENT
OF EVERY DAY, EVERY TIME
THAT YOU HAVE A DECISION
TO MAKE GOD WILL SPEAK TO YOU.
GOD WILL SHOW YOU
THINGS TO COME,
AND WE GET INTO
TREMENDOUS PROBLEMS
BECAUSE WE DON’T LISTEN
TO THIS VOICE
AND WE DO THINGS OUR OWN WAY.
WE WAIT UNTIL WE FALL
OFF THE CLIFF, RUN INTO A WALL,
TRIP OVER SOMETHING,
AND WE’RE FLAT OF OUR FACE
BEFORE WE SAY, OH GOD,
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
BUT WE COULD LISTEN TO HIM
AND GOD COULD SPEAK TO YOU
AND YOU COULD HEAR
THE VOICE OF GOD
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
YOU KNOW, I’M GOING TO GIVE
MORE DETAILS AS I GO
THROUGH THIS SERIES,
BUT I HAVE LITERALLY HAD
THE LORD TELL ME
NOT TO GO ON A TRIP
THAT I ALREADY HAD BOOKED.
I ALREADY HAD BOUGHT
THE PLANE FARE,
AND WHEN I DECIDED TO CANCEL
AND THERE WAS NO REASON
TO COUNT…CANCEL,
DID YOU KNOW THAT PLANE CRASHED
AND KILLED THE PEOPLE ON BOARD?
GOD SAVED ME BY SPEAKING TO ME
THROUGH THAT.
GOD HAS SPOKEN TO ME
HUNDREDS OF TIMES.
I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED
IF IT’S NOT THOUSANDS OF TIMES
THAT GOD HAS SPOKEN TO ME
THAT IT HAS SAVED MY LIFE.
IT HAS KEPT ME
FROM MAKING MISTAKES.
HE HAS SPOKEN TO ME
ABOUT PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE 650 EMPLOYEES
AND…AND THERE’S OTHER PEOPLE
INVOLVED IN MY VISION
IN ACCOMPLISHING
WHAT GOD HAS TOLD ME TO DO,
AND GOD SPEAKS TO ME
AND GIVES ME WISDOM ABOUT
WHO TO PUT INTO POSITIONS
OF AUTHORITY
AND…AND I DEPEND ON
GOD SPEAKING TO ME
AND TELLING ME THINGS.
AGAIN, I JUST CAN’T OVERSTATE
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
FOR YOU TO HEAR
THE VOICE OF GOD,
AND I WISHED I COULD TALK TO YOU
PERSONALLY RIGHT NOW,
BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
THERE’S PEOPLE WATCHING
THIS PROGRAM
THAT YOUR LIFE IS IN A MESS
AND YOU’RE HAVING PROBLEMS.
I’M NOT SAYING
THAT YOU’RE A BAD PERSON.
I’M NOT SAYING THAT
YOU DON’T LOVE GOD,
BUT I’M SAYING THAT
YOU’VE GOT PROBLEMS.
YOUR…THERE’S ALL KINDS OF
THINGS HAPPENING
BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE IT
YOUR WAY.
PROVERBS, CHAPTER 3,
I BELIEVE IT’S VERSE 5, SAYS,
TRUST IN THE LORD
WITH ALL THINE HEART;
AND LEAN NOT
UNTO THINE OWN UNDERSTANDING.
IN ALL OF THY WAYS
ACKNOWLEDGE HIM,
AND HE SHALL DIRECT THY PATHS.
THAT’S AN ADMONITION
THAT YOU KNOW,
WE CAN’T JUST LEAN ON
OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.
GOD DIDN’T JUST CREATE US
AND THEN KIND OF WIND US UP
LIKE ONE OF THESE ROBOTS
OR A TOY AND JUST POINT US
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
AND LET US DO THINGS ON OUR OWN.
WE NEED TO BE LISTENING
BECAUSE THERE’S…
IT’S LIKE A VOICE THAT IS SAYING
TURN TO THE RIGHT,
TURN TO THE LEFT,
DO THIS, DO THAT.
THE LORD WANTS TO BE
THAT INVOLVED.
THE LORD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
THAT CLEARLY,
AND I KNOW THAT
THERE’S SOME OF YOU
THAT JUST THINK
WELL YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THAT.
I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS
THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE.
WE’RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH
A LOT OF SCRIPTURES
BUT ONE OF THEM
IN ACTS, CHAPTER 9,
WAS WHERE SAUL HAD SEEN THE LORD
ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS
AND HAD THIS ENCOUNTER
AND THEN HE WENT TO DAMASCUS
AND THE LORD CAME AND SPOKE
TO A…A CHRISTIAN NAMED ANANIAS
AND HE SAID ANANIAS
AND ANANIAS JUST SAID
BEHOLD, I AM HERE, LORD.
AND THE LORD SPOKE TO HIM
AND HE WENT
AND LAID HANDS ON SAUL.
SAUL RECEIVED HIS SIGHT,
RECEIVED THE BAPTISM
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
RECEIVED A PROPHECY ABOUT HIM
BEING THE APOSTLE
TO THE GENTILES
AND HE WROTE
HALF OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
AND YOU AND I ARE STILL
BEING AFFECTED TODAY
AND ONE MAN JUST SIMPLY
HEARD GOD TELL HIM
AND HE SAID GO TO A STREET
CALLED STRAIGHT,
AND ENQUIRE IN THE HOUSE…
AND HE GAVE HIM THE STREET,
THE PERSON’S HOUSE
THAT HE WAS SAYING IN.
DID YOU KNOW
YOU CAN HEAR GOD THAT…
THAT CLEARLY?
I KNOW THAT THERE’S A LOT
OF PEOPLE WATCHING THIS
THAT YOU JUST SAY YOU CAN’T…
THAT’S NOT FOR US.
THAT DOESN’T WORK
THIS WAY TODAY.
WELL, IT MAY NOT BE IN…
MAY NOT BE MANY PEOPLE
THAT ARE HEARING GOD
THAT WAY TODAY
BUT THAT’S THE WAY
THAT IT WANTS TO BE.
GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
THAT CLEARLY.
GOD IS A PERSON.
HE WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU,
BUT YOU HAVE TO LEARN
HOW TO HEAR HIS VOICE.
YOU KNOW, IF GOD SPEAKS TO YOU
IN AN AUDIBLE VOICE,
IF THERE IS A BLINDING
FLASH OF LIGHTNING,
IF THERE IS SOME PHYSICAL,
TANGIBLE MANIFESTATION,
IF IT COMES
THROUGH YOUR PHYSICAL EYES
OR THROUGH YOUR PHYSICAL EARS,
IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH PERCEPTION.
BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT
THAT IS NOT THE DOMINANT WAY
THAT GOD SPEAKS TO YOU.
AND I BELIEVE
THAT THE REASON FOR IT
IS HEBREWS 11:6, SAYS,
WITHOUT FAITH IT’S IMPOSSIBLE
TO PLEASE GOD.
YOU KNOW GOD COULD SPEAK TO YOU
IN WAYS THAT TOOK
NO FAITH WHATSOEVER.
I MEAN IF YOU HAVE
AN ANGEL SHOW UP
AND YOU PHYSICALLY SEE HIM
AND HE TOUCHES YOU
AND YOU PHYSICALLY FEEL IT
AND ALL OF THESE KIND OF THINGS,
IT DOESN’T TAKE A LOT
OF PERCEPTION
TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT.
BUT THE WAY
THAT GOD SPEAKS TO US PRIMARILY
IS JUST IN A STILL SMALL VOICE.
I’M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS
MORE FROM 1 KINGS, CHAPTER 19,
WHERE ELIJAH HAD THESE
DRAMATIC THINGS
WHERE A…A WIND BROKE THE ROCKS
IN PIECES IT WAS SO STRONG.
THEN THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE
THAT SPLIT THE ROCKS.
THEN THERE WAS A FIRE
THAT MELTED THE ROCKS.
I MEAN IT…
THESE DRAMATIC SPECTACULAR
MANIFESTATIONS,
BUT IT SAYS GOD WASN’T IN
ANY OF THOSE.
BUT THEN THERE WAS JUST
THIS STILL SMALL VOICE.
AND WHEN ELIJAH HEARD THAT
HE WRAPPED HIS FACE
IN HIS MANTLE,
HE WENT OUT AND FELL BEFORE GOD.
GOD, I DON’T KNOW…
IT’S JUST HIS NATURE.
HE LOVES TO MINISTER IN WAYS
THAT ARE SO DIFFERENT THAN
THE WAY THAT WE WOULD DO THINGS.
IT TAKES FAITH TO PERCEIVE IT.
WHEN JESUS CAME TO THIS EARTH
HE COULD HAVE ARRIVED ON,
YOU KNOW, THE SPACE SHUTTLE
OR HE COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING,
COME IN A CHARIOT OF FIRE
AND ALL OF THESE
GREAT MANIFESTATIONS.
HE COULD HAVE ANNOUNCED
THE BIRTH OF JESUS TO THE KINGS,
BUT INSTEAD HE CAME IN A MANGER,
BORN TO PARENTS, YOU KNOW,
THAT WEREN’T ANYTHING SPECIAL
IN THE NATURAL.
THEY… THEY WERE OUT
IN A STABLE.
THEY DIDN’T ANNOUNCE
THE BIRTH TO THE KING.
THEY ANNOUNCED IT
TO THE SHEPHERDS.
GOD JUST DELIGHT IN DOING THINGS
IN AN UNDERSTATED WAY
BECAUSE HE WANTS FAITH.
FAITH IS WHAT PLEASES HIM.
HE COULD HAVE A DOG WALK UP
TO ME AND BARK OUT
WHAT I’M SUPPOSED TO DO,
AND HE COULD SPEAK TO ME
THAT WAY.
HE SPOKE THROUGH A DONKEY
TO BALAAM.
HE COULD HAVE A BIRD COME LAND
ON MY SHOULDER
AND TELL ME A THING,
WHISPER THINGS IN MY EAR
AND TELL ME TO DO
ALL OF THESE THINGS.
HE COULD HAVE CLOUDS.
YOU KNOW, HE COULD WRITE
MESSAGES TO ME IN CLOUDS
THAT ONLY I COULD SEE.
GOD CAN DO ANYTHING,
BUT THOSE THINGS,
THOSE SUPERNATURAL
SPECIAL MANIFESTATIONS
ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
THAT IS NOT THE NORMAL WAY
THAT GOD SPEAKS TO PEOPLE
BECAUSE HE WANTS FAITH.
HE SPEAKS IN A STILL SMALL VOICE
AND I’M GOING TO BE SHARING
SOME THINGS WITH YOU
THAT I’VE LEARNED
THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD
THAT HAVE HELPED ME
TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S WORD
AND HOW TO HEAR HIS VOICE,
AND IF YOU CAN RECEIVE THIS,
YOU CAN HAVE GOD SPEAK TO YOU
ON A DAILY BASIS.
YOU CAN HAVE GOD COMMUNICATE
WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES.
THAT IS NOT JUST
FOR A FEW CHRISTIANS.
THAT IS FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN.
GOD WANTS YOU TO HEAR HIS VOICE,
BUT YOU NEED TO LEARN.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT WE NEED TO LEARN.
OVER HERE IN PSALMS, CHAPTER 32,
AND IN VERSE 8, IT SAYS,
I WILL INSTRUCT THEE
AND TEACH THEE IN THE WAY
WHICH THOU SHALT GO:
I WILL GUIDE THEE WITH MINE EYE.
NOW AGAIN, THERE’S MANY WAYS
THAT GOD DOES THIS
BUT I’M TALKING SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT HAVING GOD SPEAK TO YOU
AND SHOW YOU THINGS TO COME
AND TELL YOU THINGS
THAT YOU JUST CAN’T KNOW
WITH YOUR NATURAL MIND.
AND THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT IT’S TALKING ABOUT
THAT HE’S GOING TO INSTRUCT US
AND HE WILL GUIDE US,
BUT THEN IT SAYS, IN VERSE 9,
BE YE NOT AS THE HORSE,
OR AS THE MULE,
WHICH HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING:
WHOSE MOUTH MUST BE HELD
IN WITH BIT AND BRIDLE,
LEST HE COME NEAR UNTO THEE.
MAN, THIS IS A GREAT
WORD PICTURE.
IN OTHER WORDS, HE SAYS
I’M AN INSTRUCT YOU
AND I’M GOING TO LEAD YOU
BUT DON’T BE LIKE A HORSE
OR A MULE THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT
A BIT IN THEIR MOUTH.
YOU KNOW THE REASON
THAT YOU CAN DIRECT A HORSE
WITH A BIT IN THEIR MOUTH
IS BECAUSE THAT BIT HURTS.
IF YOU TURN IT A CERTAIN WAY,
IT’LL…IT’LL CAUSE PAIN
ON THAT SIDE.
IF YOU PULL BACK
ON BOTH OF THOSE REINS,
IT CAUSES PAIN.
IT MAKES THEM STOP.
IN OTHER WORDS,
DON’T BE LIKE A PERSON,
LIKE I WAS DESCRIBING
THIS BLIND PERSON
THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO RUN
INTO A WALL.
YOU HAVE TO FALL OFF A CLIFF,
TRIP OVER SOMETHING
AND HAVE TRAGEDY IN YOUR LIFE
BEFORE YOU LEARN THAT
THAT’S NOT THE WAY
THAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO GO.
DON’T BE LIKE A DUMB ANIMAL.
WE ARE BORN AGAIN.
WE ARE GOD’S SHEEP.
JOHN, CHAPTER 10,
WE HEAR HIS VOICE.
GOD IS SPEAKING TO YOU,
BUT YOU HAVE TO TUNE
YOUR HEARING.
IT SAYS THIS IN MANY PLACES,
ESPECIALLY IN THE BOOK
OF PROVERBS.
PROVERBS, CHAPTER 4, SAYS,
ATTEND UNTO MY WORDS…
AND IF YOU LOOK THAT WORD
ATTEND UP IN THE HEBREW,
IT’S TALKING ABOUT A HORSE
THAT PRICKS UP ITS EARS.
IF ANY OF YOU HAVE EVER
HAD HORSES OR MULES,
ANIMALS LIKE THAT,
OR YOU CAN SEE THIS IN DEER TOO
THAT THEIR EARS MOVE
NEARLY 360 DEGREES
AND YOU CAN BE RIDING A HORSE
AND THEIR EARS COULD BE
POINTED FORWARD
AND IF YOU SAY SOMETHING,
BOY, ONE OR BOTH OF THOSE EARS
WILL JUST TURN BACK
SO THAT THEY CAN HEAR AND LISTEN
TO WHAT YOU’RE SAYING.
AND YOU CAN TUNE YOUR HEARING.
YOU CAN PRICK UP YOUR EARS.
YOU CAN FOCUS ON
THE VOICE OF GOD
TO WHERE YOU HEAR GOD’S VOICE.
AND I TELL YOU
GOD HAS AN ANSWER
FOR ANY SITUATION
THAT YOU’RE IN.
SOME OF YOU ARE HAVING
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS TODAY.
GOD KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT TO DO
TO GET YOU THROUGH
THAT FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
SOME OF YOU ARE HAVING
MARRIAGE PROBLEMS.
GOD KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT TO DO
AND HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
MANY OF YOU ARE HAVING
PHYSICAL PROBLEMS AND SICKNESS
AND DISEASE
AND GOD KNOWS EXACTLY
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
YOU JUST NEED TO BE ABLE
TO HEAR HIS VOICE.
WE DO NOT HAVE TO GO
THROUGH LIFE JUST WONDERING
AND HOPING THAT WHAT WE’RE DOING
IS WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO.
WE DON’T HAVE TO DO
OUR OWN THING
AND THEN ASK GOD TO BLESS IT.
WE CAN HEAR GOD’S VOICE.
WE CAN HAVE GOD TELL US
WHAT TO DO
AND IF YOU ARE HEARING GOD
AND IF YOU ARE DOING
WHAT HE INSTRUCTED YOU TO DO,
YOU DON’T EVER HAVE TO ASK
FOR HIS BLESSING ON IT.
WHEN GOD COMMANDS YOU
TO DO SOMETHING
THERE’S ENOUGH ANOINTING
AND POWER IN WHAT HE TOLD YOU
TO BRING IT TO PASS,
BUT THE PROBLEM COMES DOWN
THAT SO MANY OF US
ARE JUST DOING OUR OWN THING
AND HOPING THAT IT PLEASES GOD.
BUT WE DON’T KNOW FOR SURE.
I’M TELLING YOU
YOU SHOULDN’T BE LIVING
YOUR LIFE THAT WAY.
I CAN SAY BY THE GRACE OF GOD
THROUGH THE THINGS
THAT HE’S TAUGHT ME
THAT I AM EXACTLY
WHERE GOD WANTS ME TO DO.
I’M DOING EXACTLY
WHAT GOD HAS TOLD ME TO DO.
THERE IS ALL KINDS
OF PHYSICAL PROOF
THAT I COULD POINT TO
AND SHOW YOU THAT THINGS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED
THAT ARE BEYOND MY ABILITY,
BEYOND MY CONTROL,
IT IS GOD THAT HAS MADE
THINGS HAPPEN
AND IT’S BECAUSE I HEAR
THE VOICE OF GOD.
AND THIS IS NOT FOR ME ALONE.
THIS IS FOR EVERY ONE OF YOU.
I DON’T CARE WHAT COUNTRY
YOU LIVE IN.
IT DOESN’T MATTER
WHAT YOUR SITUATION IS.
GOD HAS A WAY TO BRING YOU
INTO A PLACE OF BLESSING,
PROSPERITY, JOY, PEACE,
HEALING, WHOLENESS,
THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE
WATCHING THIS PROGRAM
HAVEN’T EXPERIENCED.
GOD’S PLANS FOR YOU ARE GOOD.
THEY AREN’T EVIL.
THEY’RE TO GIVE YOU
AN EXPECTED END.
A HOPE AND A FUTURE,
IN JEREMIAH, CHAPTER 29,
VERSE 11.
GOD HAS NOTHING
BUT GOOD PLANS FOR YOU
AND YET THERE’S PEOPLE
WATCHING THIS PROGRAM
THAT YOU CAN’T SAY
THAT YOUR LIFE IS GOOD.
YOU CAN’T SAY THAT
EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE
IS GOING THE WAY
THAT GOD WANTS IT TO.
AND IT’S NOT BECAUSE
GOD DOESN’T WILL TO DO
THE RIGHT THING IN YOUR LIFE.
IT’S NOT BECAUSE HE DOESN’T HAVE
A GREAT PLAN.
I WOULD SAY IN THE MAJORITY
OF CASES
IT’S BECAUSE SOMEWHERE
WE HAVE MOVED TO THE RIGHT
OR TO THE LEFT.
WE HAVEN’T BEEN FOLLOWING GOD.
WE HAVEN’T HEARD HIS VOICE.
OR IF YOU’VE HEARD IT,
YOU HAVEN’T OBEYED IT.
AND I’M TELLING YOU,
YOU CAN FI…
YOU CAN FIX THIS.
BUT IT REALLY STARTS WITH
YOU’VE GOT TO KNOW
WHAT GOD’S WILL
FOR YOUR LIFE IS.
YOU’VE GOT TO BE ABLE
TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE,
AND THE GOOD NEWS
IS GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
MORE THAN YOU WANT HIM
TO SPEAK TO YOU.
MATTER OF FACT,
THAT’S THE BIG PROBLEM
RIGHT THERE IS IT
WE JUST AREN’T…
WE AREN’T PURSUING GOD
THE WAY WE SHOULD.
WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT HIM.
AS LONG AS YOU CAN LIVE
WITHOUT HEARING
THE VOICE OF GOD
AND HAVING HIS GUIDANCE
AND LEADERSHIP IN YOUR LIFE,
YOU WILL.
BUT WHEN YOU REACH A PLACE
TO WHERE YOU JUST SAID,
I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS.
I AM NOT MOVING FROM THIS PLACE.
THAT’S WHAT MOSES TOLD GOD
IN THE…I THINK IT WAS
A 34TH CHAPTER, OF THE BOOK
OF EXODUS, THE LORD SAID
I WILL GO WITH YOU
AND I WILL GUIDE YOU
IN THE WAY YOU SHOULD GO.
AND MOSES, HE SAYS
I WAS DEPENDING ON THAT.
HE SAYS IF YOU DON’T GO WITH ME,
I’M NOT MOVING
FROM THIS SP…PLACE.
IN OTHER WORDS, HE COULDN’T LIVE
WITHOUT GOD DIRECTING HIM.
HE WOULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT IT.
THE SAD FACT IS MOST OF US
HAVE AND CAN LIVE
WITHOUT HEARING GOD’S VOICE
AND THEREFORE WE DO.
BUT IF YOU WOULD JUST
TUNE YOUR HEART
AND GET TO A PLACE TO WHERE
I WANT TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE,
GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU.
YOU JUST NEED TO LEARN
HOW TO RECEIVE
AND THAT’S WHAT
THIS WHOLE TEACHING
THAT I’M GOING TO BE DOING IS
AND I BELIEVE IT WILL BE
A BLESSING TO YOU.
LET ME ENCOURAGE YOU
TO GET THIS TEACHING.
I’VE GOT CDs AND DVDs
THAT WERE TAKEN FROM
OUR TELEVISION PROGRAM HERE.
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A POWERFUL SERIES.
IT COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN YOUR LIFE,
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AS HE GIVES YOU INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW YOU CAN
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AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO PLEASE CALL OR WRITE TODAY
TO RECEIVE THIS
AND THEN JOIN ME AGAIN TOMORROW
AS WE CONTINUE THIS TEACHING
ON HOW TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE.
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>> WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT
ANDREW’S UPCOMING
SPEAKING SCHEDULE.
MARK YOUR CALENDERS
TO COME MEET ANDREW
AT ONE OF THESE EVENTS
AND LET THE WORD OF GOD
TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE.
IN THE MONTH OF MARCH,
ANDREW WILL BE SPEAKING
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
AND EL RENO, OKLAHOMA.
THEN, COME JOIN ANDREW
IN WOODLAND PARK
FOR OUR ANNUAL
CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE
MEN’S ADVANCE.
GUEST SPEAKERS AT THIS EVENT
INCLUDE HALL OF FAME
AND SUPER BOWL WINNING COACH,
TONY DUNGY,
ALONG WITH JAMES BROWN,
EMMY-AWARD WINNING BROADCASTER
ON THE CBS AND NFL NETWORKS,
AND THE CEO
OF ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES
AND CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE,
BILLY EPPERHART.
IN APRIL, ANDREW WILL BE
HOSTING A SPECIAL EASTER SEASON
PRODUCTION TITLED
GOD WITH US
IN WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO.
GOD WITH US
IS THE ORIGINAL LOVE STORY
OF A PASSIONATE GOD
ON A RELENTLESS QUEST
TO RESCUE HIS PEOPLE.
ALSO, IN APRIL, ANDREW WILL BE
IN WOODLAND PARK TO HOST
THE ANNUAL CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE
CAMPUS DAYS.
AND IN MAY,
COME TO CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE
FOR THE KINGDOM FOUNDATIONS
CONFERENCE
WITH SPEAKERS RANDY CLARK
AND PASTOR BILL JOHNSON
OF BETHEL.
FOR MORE DETAILS
ON ANDREW’S NEXT MEETING
IN YOUR AREA,
VISIT OUR WEB SITE
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IT’S A GREAT WAY FOR YOU
TO GET AN INSIDE LOOK
OF WHAT IS HAPPENING
AT ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES.
WITH YEARS OF INTERVIEWS,
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CHECK OUT THIS MONTH’S
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>> ONLY AT AWMI.NET.
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>> BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN FORMED
IN YOUR MOTHER’S WOMB,
GOD ALREADY HAD DETERMINED
A PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE,
>> A GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE.
> GOD HAS A PURPOSE
TO TRAIN YOU
IN WHAT YOU’RE CALLED TO DO,
AND I TELL YOU,
CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE
> IS THE PLACE FOR THAT.
>> MAN, IF YOU WANT
A LIFE-CHANGE,
>> COME TO CHARIS.
> COME ON TO CHARIS!
>> YOU NEED TO TAKE A STEP
OF FAITH
AND START BELIEVING GOD
FOR SOMETHING BIG.
GOD MADE EVERY ONE OF YOU
>> FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL.
> THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS
COULD BE THE MOST POWERFUL TIME
> OF YOUR LIFE.
>> IF YOU SIT UNDER THE WORD
FOR FOUR HOURS A DAY,
FOR FIVE DAYS A WEEK
FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS,
I GUARANTEE YOU,
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE GOD
SPEAK TO YOU
AND START REVEALING PURPOSE
>> TO YOU.
> WE ALL HAVE A PURPOSE
AND A DESTINY,
AND YOU WILL FIND THAT OUT
WHEN YOU ATTEND
> CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE.
>> EVERY ONE OF YOU WERE CREATED
FOR A PURPOSE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
>> THAT PURPOSE IS?
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I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU
TO PRAY ABOUT
BECOMING A PARTNER WITH US.
YOU KNOW OUR MINISTRY IS BASED
IN THE UNITED STATES,
BUT WE HAVE 16 OFFICES
AROUND THE WORLD.
WE’VE GOT ALL TOGETHER
AROUND 70 BIBLE SCHOOLS
SCATTERED AROUND THE WORLD.
SO, IF YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR A GOOD RETURN
ON YOUR INVESTMENT,
I BELIEVE THAT THIS
IS A GOOD MINISTRY.
IT’LL TOUCH YOU
RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO BECOME A PARTNER
WITH US TODAY
AND HELP US PUT THE GOSPEL OUT
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
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