FINDING THE WILL OF GOD

As the ship sails up the coastline it must have all harbor lights become one light. Then it can turn and enter directly through the straights and into the harbor so it can dock.

THE FOUR HARBOR LIGHTS:

-THE WORD GOD

-THE WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT

-THE CIRCUMSTANCES

-THE NEED FOR COUNSEL

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                 GUIDANCE

A ) All believers can learn to hear

Hebrews 11:8, "By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance."

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B) When we see others doing the word of God it’s evident they have heard the word of God.

James 1:22 “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves."

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C) Hearing is a point of Maturity

Hebrews 5:14 “mature believers have their senses trained to distinguish good from evil."

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D) The fear of the Lord enables us to hear

Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God,"

Habakuk 2:20 “The Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before Him.”

Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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E) The Church hears

Acts 13:2 “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

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F) Our circumstances help us to see the will of God at work

Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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G) Hearing from the multitude of counsel

Proverbs 11:14 Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.