Community Clarifies

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

We continued our teaching series called "Learning to Listen" in which we are exploring how to hear the voice of God and what He sounds like. We typically struggle to hear God for reasons like, our life is too noisy, our schedules are too busy, we aren’t paying attention, and we don’t know what His voice sounds like. Over the last couple weeks, we have been exploring different ways God speaks to us; this week we looked at how God speaks to us through other people. Having a Godly community of people who speak into our lives is so important, most of our worst decisions were made by not listening to wise counsel or not seeking it. Most sin and shame start in seclusion. We are at our best and most whole in community. Below are some key take aways from the message.

-Not every message proclaimed to be from God is from God. We must make sure it aligns with scripture, is in step with the Spirit, and is sensed by Godly community.
-God tends to send four different times of messages to us through people: Cheering (Encouraging), Convicting, Clarifying, and calling.
-Encouragement from others is like an encounter with the divine
-Conviction that leads to Christ-centric correction brings freedom not burden.
-Community has the ability to help clarify what God is saying to us.
-Invitation and affirmation are often the entrance into God’s will.

So, as you seek to listen to know if God is speaking to you through someone else or if God is speaking to you to say to someone else! Remember these three things! First be open to God Speaking, we have to listen. Secondly, live In Community That Cares enough to say what needs to be heard to grow. And finally, walk out the wisdom you learn, the bible tells us to not be mere hearings of the word but also doers.

Pastor Aaron