Wednesday 04/13/16
Series: The Pursuit of God
Message – No Audio this week
{The audio is divided into two sections. The 1st is where we read through part of the chapter and divide into groups for discussion. The 2nd is when we come back together as and share from our groups.}
For Discussion
- God’s word is most certainly a primary way in which He speaks to us. Tozer said, “The Bible will never be a living Book to us until we are convinced that God is articulate in His universe…we read the book as the record of what God said when He was for a brief time in a speaking mood. With notions like that in our heads how can we believe?” Discuss this…not just whether you agree with it or not, but seek your own heart and see if on some level it is true about you and how that impacts your time in His word and your ability to discern His voice when He speaks.
- When you come to the word of God do you expect to hear from God? Do you anticipate revelation every time you open His Word…why or why not?
- John 10:1-5 is very relational. Read it as such and discuss how this statement from Jesus was so easy for Him to make, being 100% certain of its truthfulness even when many times you and I have seemed to experience the opposite.
- To him the doorkeeper opens: In towns, sheep from many flocks were kept for the night in a common sheepfold, overseen by one “doorkeeper” who regulated which shepherds brought and took which sheep.
- He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out: The shepherd calls the sheep by name, showing that the shepherd has a personal connection with the sheep. The shepherd leads them, instead of driving them, showing His loving care for the sheep.
- For they know his voice: In the common sheepfolds of ancient times, the shepherd merely gave his distinctive call and his sheep came out from the others, following him out of the sheepfold. Sheep are experts at discerning their shepherd’s voice.
- During World War I, some Turkish soldiers tried to steal a flock of sheep from a hillside near Jerusalem. The shepherd, who had been sleeping, awoke to find his flock being driven off. He couldn’t recapture them by force, so he called out to his flock with his distinctive call. The sheep listened, and returned to their rightful owner. The soldiers couldn’t stop the sheep from returning to their shepherd’s voice.
This video is a GREAT example of what we are discussing here…
This is where we ended our discussions on chapter 6 , The Speaking Voice of A.W. Tozer’s book, The Pursuit of God. We will most likely be teaching a lesson By Request next Wednesday…Blessings!
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