What Do You Hear?
What’s your favorite pet?
How did this pet respond when it heard your voice?
What do you think the voice of God sounds like?
How can you tell when He’s speaking to you?
Read: John 10:1-30
1. Jesus compares His followers to which animal?
2. In verse 5, Jesus says His sheep will run away from a stranger’s voice because they do not recognize it. What do you think He was referring to?
3. Jesus also teaches in this passage that His sheep recognize His voice. Do you think that’s easy or difficult to do?
4. Jesus calls Himself the Good Shepherd in this passage. Do you think that has anything to do with His sheep listening to Him?
5. Some people in this passage didn’t understand Jesus’ words. What did He tell them was wrong with them? The answer is in verse 26.
6. According to verse 28, what does Jesus do for His sheep?
7. What makes it difficult to hear Jesus today?
8. What areas of your life does Jesus seem to be the quietest in, or say the least?
9. What do you think you can do to listen to God better?
We need to ask God to speak to us.. If this sounds silly, let me help you make sense of this important step. If you’ve got a boyfriend or girlfriend, don’t you want them to talk to you? Don’t you call them up or swing by their science class to chat with them as much as you can? You tell them over and over again that you love the sound of their voice and that you enjoy talking to them. Why wouldn’t God feel the same way? He wants to know that you want Him to speak to you. He wants to know that you love the sound of His voice. By the way, He’s given His life for you! Why wouldn’t He want to speak with you about the new direction He has planned for you?
Prayer
Tell God you ant a closer relationship. We do that by repenting of our sin, asking God to forgive us, and promising to follow Him the rest of our lives.
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