Category: Discernment
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God Told Me!
Rev. Paul Woodburn is the pastor of our home church in Toronto. He wrote a great congregational letter in January. With his permission, I am sharing it here. Do not quench the Spirit.Do not despise prophecies,but test everything; hold fast what is good.Abstain from every form of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:19–22 (ESV) Example 1 “God…
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How Can I Know That I’m Hearing God Correctly?
Sometimes people ask “How can I know that I am hearing God correctly?” There are a lot of ways to answer this question. We can talk about ways to test what we have heard from the Lord. (We cover this in week 3 of the Listening to God course). Or, we can also talk about…
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Hearing God and Hamburger Helper
Recently, my mind has been drawn to an email from my friend EM. With EM’s permission, I’m including the main points of his email and my reactions below them. His email is in regular text and my responses are in italics. EM friend wrote… I’ve been seeing an increase in listening prayer in our community…
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Lions and Wildebeest
There is a danger we can fall into when listening to God’s voice. That danger is isolationism: thinking that me and the Holy Spirit is good enough; thinking, that since I can hear God’s voice myself, I do not need other believers. Let me illustrate the danger of this kind of thinking. I grew up…
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Growing in Discernment
When listening to God, one of the key learning points is distinguishing which are God’s thoughts and which are our own. A couple of weeks ago, I was in town, looking for a multi-port fast charger for my tablet and phone. I had brought my tablet with me and tested the charger that the shopkeeper…