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Hearing God’s Calling: A Life-Altering Encounter

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God’s calling changes lives. Hear a sermon podcast episode detailing this life-altering encounter.

Notes on the Sermon: Hearing God’s Calling: A Life-Altering Encounter

In this sermon, we delve into the profound subject of God’s calling and our listening, a skill that is often overlooked in our fast-paced world filled with distractions and barriers to communication. The speaker begins with a powerful moment of silence, setting the stage for an exploration into the challenges and nuances of listening effectively.

Key Points Discussed:

1. The Challenges of Listening:
   • Distractions that impede our ability to listen.
   • Impairments that make it difficult to perceive and interpret messages.
   • Societal noise and low expectations that often cloud our judgment and understanding.
2. Qualities of a Good Listener:
   • The importance of attention and focus in the act of listening.
   • Trust as a cornerstone in the relationship between the speaker and the listener.
3. The Biblical Story of Samuel and God’s Calling:
   • An analysis of Samuel’s initial failure to recognise God’s voice.
   • Insights into the societal and personal obstacles that Samuel overcame to hear God’s call.
4. Personalised Communication from God:
   • The text emphasises that God knows and reaches out to each individual in unique ways.
   • Reflection on Psalm 139 and its portrayal of God’s intimate understanding of us.
5. God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience:
   • Contemplation on God’s ever-present knowledge and wisdom in our lives.
   • The importance of being open and attentive to the subtle messages from the divine.
6. Embracing God’s Active Presence:
   • A call to acknowledge and be awestruck by God’s involvement in our daily experiences.
   • Encouragement to listen for God’s calling, to seek God’s guidance and to improve our ability to listen to his direction.

The sermon concludes with an uplifting prayer, a heartfelt request for assistance in refining our listening skills so that we may better discern and follow God’s calling and divine guidance. Join us as we learn to cut through the noise of life and attune our hearts and minds to the voice of God.

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Battle Drill Daily Devotional Podcast This Week

This week on the Battle Drill Daily Devotional Podcast, through the example of Samuel, we focus on how to listen to God. Each weekday we share hope and encouragement as we read and study the Bible together.

• Monday 15 January – How to Listen for God in a Noisy World
• Tuesday 16 January – How to Listen to God’s Voice: Opening Our Hearts to His Word
• Wednesday 17 January – How to Listen to God in Silence
• Thursday 18 January – How Do You Listen to God’s Voice?
• Friday 19 January – How to Listen to God in Prayer: Being Ready to Say Yes

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