Growingin the

Tracy Nyamuda

The different

ways God

speaks

John 10:27

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know

them, and they follow me”

How God

speaks to us

today

THE MOST

COMMON

WAYS GOD

SPEAKS TO

US

1. THE WORD

OF GOD

a. The Bible

2 Tim 3:16-17

All Scripture is given by inspiration of

God, and is profitable for doctrine, for

reproof, for correction, for instruction in

righteousness, that the man of God

may be complete, thoroughly equipped

for every good work.

Ps 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a

light to my path.

b. So-called

‘rhema’ word

c. Biblically

based

preaching &

teaching

d) Meditation

on a scripture

can bring

revelation.

2. THE HOLY

SPIRIT

John 16:13-14

But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes,

He will guide you into all truth. He will

not speak on his own, He will speak

only what He hears, and He will tell you

what is yet to come.

John 16:13-14

He will bring glory to me by taking

from what is mine and making it

known to you.

God’s Voice: Devil’s voice:

Stills Rushes

Leads Pushes

Reassures Frightens

Enlightens Confuses

Encourages Discourages

Comforts Worries

Convicts Condemns

3. THROUGH

OTHER

PEOPLE

a) Through

those in

authority

over us

Hebrews 13:17

“Obey those who rule over you, and be

submissive, for they watch out for your

souls, as those who must give account.

Let them do so with joy and not with

grief, for that would be unprofitable for

you”

1 Thess 2:10-13

You are witnesses, and God also, how

devoutly and justly and blamelessly we

behaved ourselves among you who

believe; as you know how we exhorted,

and comforted, and charged every one

of you,

1 Thess 2:10-13

as a father does his own children, that

you would walk worthy of God who

calls you into His own kingdom and

glory. For this reason we also thank

God without ceasing,

1 Thess 2:10-13

because when you received the word

of God which you heard from us, you

welcomed it not as the word of men,

but as it is in truth, the word of God,

which also effectively works in you

who believe”

b) Through

mentors and

those more

mature and

experienced

Prov 12:15

“The way of a fool is right in his own

eyes, but he who heeds

counsel is wise”

Prov 15:22

Without counsel, plans go awry, but in

the multitude of counsellors they are

established.

c) Through

those whom we

have invited to

speak into our

lives

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore, putting away lying, “let each

one of you speak truth with his

neighbour," for we are members of one

another”.

Ephesians 4:14-16

“That we should no longer be children,

tossed to and fro and carried about with

every wind of doctrine, by the trickery

of men, in the cunning craftiness of

deceitful plotting,

Ephesians 4:14-16

but, speaking the truth in love, may

grow up in all things into Him who is the

head— Christ— from whom the whole

body, joined and knit together by what

every joint

Ephesians 4:14-16

supplies, according to the effective

working by which every part does its

share, causes growth of the body for

the edifying of itself in love”.

d) Your spouse

Ephesians 5:22-29

“Wives, submit to your own husbands,

as to the Lord. For the husband is head

of the wife, as also Christ is head of the

church; and He is the Saviour of the

body.

Ephesians 5:22-29

Therefore, just as the church is subject

to Christ, so let the wives be to their

own husbands in everything.

Husbands, love your wives, just as

Christ also loved the church and gave

Himself for her,

Ephesians 5:22-29

that He might sanctify and cleanse her

with the washing of water by the word,

that He might present her to Himself a

glorious church, not having spot or

wrinkle or any such thing,

Ephesians 5:22-29

but that she should be holy and without

blemish. So husbands ought to love

their own wives as their own bodies; he

who loves his wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:22-29

For no one ever hated his own flesh,

but nourishes and cherishes it, just as

the Lord does the church”.

e) Through

fellow believers

and

discussions

around the

Word of God

Ephesians 5:19

“…speaking to one another in psalms

and hymns and spiritual songs, singing

and making melody in your heart to the

Lord…”

Colossians 3:16

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you

richly in all wisdom, teaching and

admonishing one another in psalms

and hymns and spiritual songs, singing

with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

f.) Any other

person or child

Numbers 22:22-31

4. PROPHETIC

IMPRESSIONS

a) Prophetic

impressions in

our mind or

spirit

Act 27:9-10

Now when much time had been spent,

and sailing was now dangerous

because the Fast was already over,

Paul advised them, saying,

Act 27:9-10

"Men, I perceive that this voyage will

end with disaster and much loss, not

only of the cargo and ship, but also our

lives."

b) Prophetic

impressions in

our bodies

Luke 8:46

"Somebody has touched Me, for I

perceive that virtue has gone out of

Me."

c) Prophetic

impressions in

our emotions

John 11:33-44

Therefore, when Jesus saw her

weeping, and the Jews who came with

her weeping, He groaned in the spirit

and was troubled. And He said,

"Where have you laid him?"

John 11:33-44

They said to Him, "Lord, come and

see." Jesus wept. Then the Jews said,

"See how He loved him!" And some of

them said, "Could not this Man, who

opened the eyes

John 11:33-44

of the blind, also have kept this man

from dying?" Then Jesus, again

groaning in Himself, came to the

tomb. It was a cave, and a stone

lay against it.