![]() ![]() Second, we must listen with an open heart and attitude. What distractions do we have? How about a salesman at the door? Or on the phone? Or maybe our time schedule. A good tip is to find ways to eliminate the distractions. This can be at home, on a walk, in your car, in the morning or evening, or whatever works best for you. This means setting a regular time each day to get alone with God. First, we must be intentional in our focus, which means that our time and calendar must reflect our heart’s desire. Psalm 46:10 says “Be still, and know that I am God.”ġ. If you want the spirit of God to fill you, be still. If you want to hear the heart of God, silence is key. Silence is the difference between fear and faith. Silence is the difference between happiness and joy. Silence is the difference between sight and insight. But silence helps us hear God’s voice and sing his song. It’s hard to tune out the voices of others, the call of social media, and the constant demands to do more and be more. If you take all the letters in the word “LISTEN,” you also have all the letters for the word “SILENT.” But, in order to hear what God is saying to us, we have to learn to listen. The Scriptures are filled with prayers, songs, stories, and miracles that demonstrate God’s power and show his desire to communicate with his people. We need to be “in tune” with God so that we’re ready when he calls. And, most importantly, he was ready to respond when God called him again. This all came about because Samuel was obedient to Eli’s instruction and then to God’s calling. 14 Therefore I swore to the house of Eli, ‘The guilt of Eli’s house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’” (1 Samuel 3:2-14, NIV). 13 For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain them. ![]() 12 At that time I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family-from beginning to end. 10 The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” 11 And the Lord said to Samuel: “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle. 9 So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. “My son,” Eli said, “I did not call go back and lie down.”ħ Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.Ĩ 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. 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.Ħ Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am you called me.” 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. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. Seeking a quiet place to spend with God is not easy, but it can be done. Rarely do families have quiet evenings together without some kind of distraction, like the sounds from the television or a cell phone. Almost everywhere we go, and with everything we do, our minds are overwhelmed with images and sounds. ![]() The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus is the believer's hope and encourages us to holy living and faithful service.We live in a world filled with noise. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust for the former, a resurrection to life, for the latter, a resurrection to judgment.ġ0. The Church is the outward expression of the body of Christ and has been commissioned by Christ to share the Gospel (good news) with the whole world.ĩ. Sanctification is the ongoing process of being set apart for God as we daily identify ourselves wit Christ in His death and resurrection.Ĩ. Baptism in the Spirit is a filling to the Holy Spirit for life and power.ħ. The Holy Spirit is a divine person sent to indwell, guide, teach and empower the believer and to convict the world of sin and righteousness. Salvation is received through redemption toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ.Ħ. Man's hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Man was created good and upright but through disobedience, incurred physical and spiritual death (separation from God).ĥ. He was crucified for man's sin, rose again for our justification, and is seated at God's right hand.Ĥ. There is one God, who is infinitely perfect existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.ģ.
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