Fruit is the proof of salvation. We must weed out the things that hinder the growth of fruit in our lives. When we give our lives to Christ, we give up our old life. As we move in to vss. Jesus likens our hearing of His Word to receiving light. He says in verse 18 that we must consider carefully how we listen. We need to listen in such a way that we understand how to apply it to our lives and in such a way that we understand how to share it with others. Jesus explains that like a lamp, we are to shine.
When we receive it, we are to share it with others. We are to bear fruit, to do good deeds, and as others see these good deeds it will lead to them praising God also. Just like the way you look like your parents, your obedience to God, your character reflects to others the fact that you are in His family. Our relationship with God begins with faith in Jesus Christ, but we must realize that placing our faith in Christ demands that we in turn follow Him, that is His call! Our lives must produce fruit and this involves transformation and change.
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He begins by teaching on the parable of the soils and how to prepare ourselves to hear from God. He teaches us six ways God speaks to us, spending time on how to receive an impression from God. Pastor Rick concludes the series with how to test an impression. How do you confirm it?
How do you know if its God talking to you? He gives us seven filters by which we can process our impressions, and know for sure whether were hearing from God or not. Pastor Rick begins this series by looking at the Parable of the Soils and how we can prepare to hear God speak to us.
He teaches four practical ways to prepare ourselves to hear God speak through the examples of the soils that Jesus taught in this parable. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how God speaks to you through friends and family and what it takes to receive a message from him through other people.
God speaks to the person who decides in advance to do whatever God tells him or her to do. God is trying to make contact with you. Is he getting a busy signal?
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