Guided As We Listen

Hearing God’s voice unlocks the life He designed for us (Luke 1:39-45). After her angelic encounter and becoming supernaturally pregnant, Mary hurriedly travels to visit her relative, Elizabeth. As Mary enters the home of Elizabeth and greets her, Elizabeth – without knowing Mary is pregnant – is filled with the Holy Spirit, hears from the Spirit of God, and powerfully encourages Mary. Like Elizabeth, we too can be filled with the Holy Spirit and hear the voice of God. In fact, every person who has said yes to Jesus has been filled with the Holy Spirit, who graciously gives us the ability to hear, understand, and act on the voice of God. God speaks to us through His Word, through other followers of Jesus, and through divine impressions and whispers to our heart and mind. To hear God through these ways (and others) requires focus, practice, and an abundance of grace.

Sermon from December 15, 2024