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Hearing God’s Voice

Answer all questions.

  1. Write the Key Verse from memory:

  2. What is meant by the "rhema" Word of God?
  3. What is meant by the "logos" Word of God?
  4. How is knowing God's voice related to determining His will for your life?
  5. Give a reference from the book of Hebrews which confirms God spoke to men in the past and still speaks today.
  6. What is meant by the "will of God"?

  7. With what does the "rhema" Word of God always agree?
  8. What separated man from God's presence?
  9. You must be a of the Word and not a only.
  10. There are several verses in the Bible which describe the voice of God. Look up each reference and record the words describing God's voice. The first one is done as an example for you to follow. From your own study of the Bible you can continue to add references and descriptions of the voice of God to this chart.
    Reference Description Of God's Voice
    II Samuel 22:14 Thunder from Heaven
    Psalms 18:13
    Psalms 29:3-9
    Psalms 68:33
    Daniel 10:6-9
  11. Read about the results of disobeying God's voice in the following verses. Record the results of disobedience on the chart:
    Reference Results Of Disobedience
    Exodus 15:26
    Deuteronomy 28:15-68
    I Samuel 12:15
  12. Read the following Scriptures and record what you learn about the results of obeying God's voice:
    Deuteronomy 28:1-14:
    I Samuel 12:14:
  13. The entire Bible is a record of how individuals and nations responded to the voice of God. Complete the following chart as you study the response of man to God’s voice. The first one is done as an example for you to follow. You may need to read verses before and after the reference given in order to obtain the information needed to complete the chart. Like the previous chart, you can continue to add references from your own study of God's Word.
    Reference People Response Results
    Genesis 26:5 Abraham Obedience His seed and the nations of the world were blessed.
    Genesis 22:18
    Deuteronomy 8:20
    Judges 2:2,4,20-23
    Judges 6:10
    I Samuel 15:1,19,22,24
    I Samuel 28:18
    Psalms 106:25
    Jeremiah 32:23
    Daniel 9:10-14
    Zephaniah 3:2
    Haggai 1:12
  14. Write the Key Verses from memory.

  15. What does the word "prerequisite" mean?
  16. What are the prerequisites presented in this chapter as necessary in order to know God's will?
  17. What is the main ministry of the Holy Spirit as it relates to knowing God's voice?
  18. What does it mean to be born-again?
  19. Why is it necessary to be born again in order to come to know the voice of God?
  20. What does it mean to be spiritually mature?
  21. Define the word "transformed" as it was used in this chapter.

    Is this statement true or false: According to Romans 12:1-2 surrender precedes the knowledge of God's will. The statement is:
  22. Write the Key Verse from memory.
  23. What is the right motivation for doing the will of God?
  24. List 10 reasons why it is important to do God's will:
  25. Define the word "will."
  26. Identify the three meanings of God's will:
  27. What are the three types of will at work in the world today?
  28. Read the following statements. If the statement is true, write the letter T on the blank in front of it. If the statement is false, write the letter F on the blank in front of it:
    • Jesus was not concerned about doing God's will.
    • The Bible indicates that man lacks the capacity to guide his own way correctly.
    • The individual will of God may sometimes disagree with the moral will of God.
    • Only God has complete knowledge of the future.
    • You can experience great spiritual blessings by walking in your own self- will.
  29. Write the Key Verse from memory.

  30. What does the word "emulations" mean?
  31. Read the statements below. If the statement is TRUE put the letter T in the blank provided in front of it. If the statement is FALSE write the letter F in the blank in front of it:
    • The Bible teaches it is acceptable to seek guidance through occult practices.
    • If you can not get guidance for yourself from God, it is safe to depend on other people to guide your life.
    • You should always accept what a prophet says to you as truth and God's will for your life.
    • Human tradition conceals divine revelation.
    • "Casting of lots" and other methods of chance are good ways to determine God's will.
    • The Bible teaches putting out a fleece is one sure way to determine God's will.
    • One of the best ways to distinguish false from true prophets is to observe their conduct.
    • True prophecy always agrees with the written Word of God.
    • Personal prophecy should be for confirmation only, not direction or guidance.
  32. The Bible records the stories of great men of God who headed the wrong direction because they did not listen to the voice of God. Read and summarize what you learn about. . .
    King Saul who went to a witch for guidance: I Samuel 28.



    Manasseh who consulted sorcerer: II Chronicles 33:16.


  33. An unnamed man of God who listened to a man who claimed to be a prophet instead of obeying what God told him to do: I Kings 13.



    Balaam who listened to wrong counsel of man: Numbers 22.


  34. Write the Key Verses from memory.


  35. Complete the following sentence by filling in the missing words in the blanks provided:
    The two divisions of God's will discussed in this chapter were that which is revealed in and that which is not revealed in .
  36. Give a Biblical principle that would apply to the following life situation:
    "I am engaged to an unsaved man. He is kind, courteous, and has high moral standards. Although I am a believer and he is not, he said it would be all right for me to attend church after we are married and that he might even go with me. I am praying for God's will to be done in regards to our proposed marriage."
    The Biblical principle that applies is. . .


  37. List six facts about God's will which were discussed in this chapter:





  38. Is this statement true or false: If God has revealed His will regarding a certain matter in His Word you should still seek Him for confirmation. The statement is .
  39. Which of the following diagrams is the more realistic in showing the believer's actual conformity to the will of God:
    Diagram A

    Diagram B
  40. What are the four areas presented as the pattern of God's will in this chapter?
  41. Write the Key Verse from memory.

  42. Give one of the several Scriptural examples discussed in this lesson which confirm God is not limited and does not always speak in the same way.
  43. List the twelve ways discussed in this chapter as Biblical methods God uses to speak to man.
  44. Read the following statements. If the statement is True, write the letter T on the blank provided in front of it. If a statement is False, write the letter F on the blank provided in front of it.
    • If you encounter a "closed door" it means you must have missed God's will.
    • Jesus did not pray for God's will because He already knew it.
    • Joseph felt he was a victim of circumstances and resented it. d Circumstances are the best indication of the will of God.
      e Jonah manipulated circumstances to fulfill his own will instead of God's will.
      f God's other methods of communication will always agree with His written Word.
  45. Read the book of Acts. Make a list of the different ways God communicated with men in the early church.









  46. Write the Key Verse from memory.
  47. What is the assurance God gives when a believer is functioning in His perfect will?
  48. What are the three keys to determining God's will given in Proverbs 3:5-6?
  49. What does it mean to "acknowledge God" in all ways?
  50. List seven steps for finding God's will discussed in this chapter.
  51. Read the following statements. If the statement is True, write the letter T on the blank provided in front of it. If the statement is False, write the letter F on the blank in front of it.
    • An excellent method of using the Bible to determine God's will is to open it at random and take the first verse that stands out to you as your answer.
    • God usually reveals His entire plan for your life, with all the details, in one miraculous revelation.
    • God does not speak today through dreams, visions, and other similar miraculous methods.
  52. Write the Key Verse from memory.

  53. What is meant by the term "questionable practices"?
  54. List ten Biblical guidelines given in this chapter for dealing with questionable practices:
  55. What is meant by the term a "weaker brother”?
  56. What is meant by a "stronger brother"?
  57. List five Biblical guidelines for handling disagreements between believers:
  58. What are three steps to take when you have been offended by another believer?
  59. Write the Key Verse from memory.

  60. What is the purpose of a model?



  61. What is a model for decision making?



  62. Write the Key Verse from memory.


  63. Identify three Biblical examples great men who triumphed over their failures and returned to the perfect will of God.


  64. Identify three Biblical examples of men who missed the will of God and whose lives ended in failure:


  65. List six guidelines for getting back into God's will when you have failed:
  66. Jesus told two important parables about the will of God. Study Luke 12:42-48 and Matthew 21:28-32 and summarize what you learn.



  67. Write the Key Verse from memory.


  68. What are five ways suffering may enter the life of a believer?




  69. List three positive benefits of suffering according to the will of God.


  70. List three of the positive attitudes the believer is to have when experiencing suffering:


  71. Read the following statements. If the statement is True, write the letter T on the blank in front of it. If the statement is False, write the letter F on the blank in front of it.
    • It is never God's will for you to suffer.
    • If you experience trouble it means you are out of the will of God.
    • Paul was out of the will of God in the storm at sea which he experienced.
    • When you suffer out of the will of God you are often the cause of your own problems because of disobedience.
    • God chastises you because He loves you and desires to bring you back into conformity to His will.
    • If Elijah had been in God's will by going to Brook Cherith, the brook never would have run dry.
    • God sometimes uses trouble to get your attention because He wants to lead you in a new direction.
    • The Bible teaches only sinners experience suffering.
  1. Study the book of I Peter which focuses on the subject of suffering. Record what you learn about suffering from this epistle:


  2. Write the Key Verse from memory.



  3. List the six stages of revelation of a plan of God.





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