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1 SAMUEL: TURNAROUNDS - Hearing God's Voice - Dr. Jim Bradford, January 14, 2024
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The Turnaround Moment: GOD SPOKE!
1 Samuel 3:2-5,8-10
2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.” 5 And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
8 A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. 9 So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” 9 …So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.” 5 And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
8 A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. 9 So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” 9 …So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
HOW CAN WE DEVELOP SENSITIVITY TO GOD’S VOICE?
Stay close to His presence and keep listening
Stay close to His presence and keep listening
1 Samuel 3:3b
3 ...Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
3 ...Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
1 Samuel 3:10b
10 ...Then Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."
10 ...Then Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."
Our Attention
Our Attention
The Scriptures
The Scriptures
HOW CAN WE DEVELOP SENSITIVITY TO GOD’S VOICE?
Stay close to his presence and keep listening
Be patient and give yourself time to learn
Stay close to his presence and keep listening
Be patient and give yourself time to learn
1 Samuel 3:8a
8 A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
8 A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
* The flesh
* The devil
* The Spirit
* The devil
* The Spirit
1 Corinthians 2:14-16
14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for“Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? ”But we have the mind of Christ.
14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for“Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? ”But we have the mind of Christ.
HOW CAN WE DEVELOP SENSITIVITY TO GOD’S VOICE?
Stay close to his presence and keep listening
Be patient and give yourself time to learn
Keep growing and don't coast on past experiences
Stay close to his presence and keep listening
Be patient and give yourself time to learn
Keep growing and don't coast on past experiences
1 Samuel 3:19-21
19 The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord. 21 The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word.
19 The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord. 21 The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word.