Last Days Believers - The Voice of Jesus (notes)

Last Days Believers - The Voice of Jesus

Jesus

• Is our shepherd and we are His sheep.
• Said My sheep know My voice.
• Is always speaking to us, we must be in a posture to hear and to obey.
• Talked about faith as He was mentoring His followers.
• It takes faith to obey the Word (voice) of the Lord.

Abraham

• Is called the friend of God and a man of faith. He obeyed God’s voice.
• Was called by God to leave his country and he obeyed. It took faith to obey.

When God Gives us a command it takes faith to carry it out. Faith always precedes obedience.

Truths To Look At Today

· We must believe in the character of God and in His power when it comes to listening to His voice and obeying His commands.

To Obey God’s Word means I trust what God can do. I have faith in God’s ability to back up His Word to me.

Why Do We Have

· Set backs in our lives?

· Because God speaks to us and we do not listen and we do not obey.

· We must learn to quiet our spirit so we can listen to His voice.

A Great Lesson

• In listening to God’s voice & obedience is found in John 10.

Jesus is many things in John 10.

• The Gate (the only way to God)
• The Good Shepherd
• The Voice of God
• The Savior
• The One who gave His life for us

Principles

1. Jesus is the only way to have a relationship with God
2. Satan is the thief
3. The watchman is the Holy Spirit
4. The sheep are believers
5. Jesus knows everyone of us by name
6. The sheep know His voice
7. We will never follow a stranger
8. If we enter through the gate we have eternal life.
9. If we know Jesus we will have access to God’s presence.
10. Satan steals, kills and destroys.
11. Jesus gives abundant life.
12. Jesus is the Good Shepherd & knows His sheep and we know Him.
13. There are other folds (church groups in the world).
14. They too will listen to His voice.

What We Must Do To Live A Life Of Hearing God’s Voice

· Stay quiet inside.

· Learn to get alone with God to be able to listen.

· Learn to obey whenever He speaks to us.

· Teach others to do the same.

When We Live our lives like this we will have an abundant life.