Zibuyile
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Q.4
Sometimes our desires are not what God wants of us , therefore surrendering them to God will make them to fit what God wants of us as we might find that God changes what we desired with what He desire of us
We might find ourselves going astray and at times being destroyed by what we thought we needed when it was nit God's desire for us
Sin hinders us from hearing God , even the small nudges He gives us we cannot hear because sin is clouding our judgement
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Q.3 The voice of the flesh would say
There is no harm if i can take just one glass of alcohol
Voice of the world
God help those who help themselves
Voice of the devil
You've been praying long enough , but there is no change in your situation
Knowledge of the scriptures is so important in that when such voices speak you will know what to respond to the voices using the scripture
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Q.2. Sometimes we will think that we're heard God speaking to us , yet it is not more especially in the early stages where we are still new and haven't been accustomed to His voice then well make mistakes
God is always speaking , but requires spiritual maturity for us to discern voices we hear , and know when it is God speaking
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Q.1 No it was not because of Unbelief, he just needed confirmation of what he heard is what God is saying to him
Seeking information is when you want to be sure what you heard is really what is required of you , but putting God to test is more of Unbelief
I don't think God mind asking for confirmation, if you did not heard correctly
God might be upset if asking for confirmation is more of putting God to test to see what will happen
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Q.4 Pride can cause us to think we are better , just because God is speaking things to us and can misuse the ability to manipulate people
Learn to be humble , be sure what you heard us indeed God speaking , as voice of the enemy is always misleading to think you are hearing Gos
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Q.3 God is in control , He is all powerful, omniscient God whatever happens in and around us He is in control and knows everything and all we can do is trust and obey
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Q 2 You cannot spend your time seeking to hear a voice of someone you don't know or don't care about . Therefore spending time with lGod through prayer , worthing and reading His word enables us to hear God
Ability to God’s voice give assurety of the relationship we have with God and strengththens our faith
We should make it our responsibility to press on seeking God and stays in Him no matter what our situations
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Q.1 Eli's counsel to Samuel was to instruct him to go lie down and whenever he ears the voice again to say " speak lord your servant is listening
Yes it was , as it was going to teach him to hear God's voice and how to respond to call
The significance of Samuel recognizing he is a servant is that he will learn to be obedient to God and be willing to do what God requires of him
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Q.4 God is always talking , might happen that at times He is not talking to us , because we are not tuned to hear His voice
Yes it could be because we are not quiet to be able to hear when He speak , could be ignorance or being not sensitized to His voice duck that we miss Him when He speaks
Reading His word , is the initial way we hear God speaks, and ask Him what He want us to hear through His word , that is how we grow in hearing His voice. Being still also help us to hear when He speaks
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Q.2 The similarity between the two is that both have a ye or no answer or sometimes nothing at all
When David needed more than a yes or no answer God gave him full instruction of how to attack so as to win the battle
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Q.1 yes they are, though at times require yielding to Holy Spirit for direction
No is as important as a yes ,, because when God says No He knows about the dangers ahead should you follow through
Yes , fulfillment of what has been spoken
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Q.1 The author contrast still small voice with earth quake , wind and fire to show us that God can speak to us in many form to get our attention , and will choose to use either depending on the circumstance
God comforts Elijah by by pointing him to his new companion Elisha who will later takes after him
It is easy to miss God's still small voice because there is so much noise happening around us that distract us such that God will speak and do not recognize its Him speaking
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Q.4 The Holy Spirit make available the mind of Christ to us , by revealing to us God's deepest desires to us things that a natural mind cannot fathom , because they are revealed by the Spirit
It relates to listening to the voice of God , because without the mind of Christ in us we cannot be able to hear God because we able to hear God as we spend our time with Him, and that is when we get His revelations to us
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Q.3
Jesus gave the promise of Holy Spirit that will be with us forever
Heis there to tell the truth . To give comfort during difficult times of our lives . To be our counselor whenever we need guidance and to help us when we don't know what to do
When we take our time to listen and hear Him will , He will be our guide
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Q.2 Wnen Jesus said , I do what my father tells me He meant that apart from God there is nothing that He can do , He does what God tells Him to do
Jesus devine nature as son of God
Jesus in trinity He is God but subordinate to His father
We can use Jesus example by also yielding to the voice of tthe spirit to guide us , so that what we do is what God please with us
Jesus would hear and see what God wants a d require of Him only, as He says i do what my father tells me
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Q.1 The pattern in Jesus prayer life was that of taking time to withdraw from the crowd and noise and find a queit time with God in prayer
Q.2 It is when He gets instruction from the father about His mission , to preach the gospel
Q.3 This prepares Him for His daily encounters , as many people come to Him with various issues which He has to help them eg healing the sick , casting out demons etc
Q.4 The wanted Jesus to spend more time with them , whilst Jesus was on a mission to preach the gospel through Galilee
Q.5 Yes I do have quiet time
Q.6 To keep to it require that I set the time daily and be consistent no matter what to have that quiet time with God
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Q.57.
Jesus was heartbroken seeing the crowd weary and lost without a sheperd looking after them
The lost sheep of the community are all those who are not saved , and have no one to tell them about saving power of Jesus Christ
Compassion towards them
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Q.56 Jesus meant by mercy than sacrifice - He had compassion for the sinners and seeks to save them rather than feeling better than them or feel righteous
The pharisees had an attitude of being superior and more righteous than the sinners
Jesus had compassion towards them and seeking to save them
Love and and longing to see them getting saved
The spiritual doctor is the to provide healing to the people
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Q.55 The Jews and Levites were the highly respected people serving in the temple and expected to be of help to others as compared to Samaritans who were hated , but became of help to a man who was in need
According to Jesus a neighbour is anyone who has love for people and is readily available to provide in times of need
It s about letting go of yourself and be in the shoes of Jesus , if it was Him what He would do as at times self can get better of us
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Q.54
Jesus wanted to teach His disciples about the last days , when He returns how they used what they have been entrusted with
I use my talents by being there with people in their need , bringing hope , where it has lost and being of help wherever there is a need
They bury their talents , because of ignorance, selfishness or deliberately not seeing the need to
Reward for faithfulness is getting praised for the good work done
To whom much is given , much is required
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Q.53 Jesus wanted to teach His disciple about serving one another
It was so shocking because it was done by the low class people to the superiors not the other way round as Jesus did to His disciples
It was customary that before reclining to eat they must wash their feet to remove dust , hence Jesus did it to His disciples
When it was Peter's turn to be washed , he couldn't accept Jesus washing his feet and started questioning Him to the point where he asked Jesus to wash his whole body. Jesus had to tell him there is no need to wash the whole body since that has been done (initial salvation)
Washing a person's feet is humbling service as it requires a servant heart to do so and also being service done by low class people to their superiors
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Q.51
He gave them this parable to teach them about the heart of a father , that when you ask of Him , He gives what we desire.
He wanted to correct that God is not an evil father to give what you did not ask for , but as a good father , He gives what is best
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Q.52 They are similar in that both speaks about perseverance in seeking
Persistence is that I don't get tired until I get what I want
Persistant in prayer builds my faith , to always trusting God that in due time it will come to pass if I do not lose heart
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Q.48 Being wealthy as Christian is not a sin
A man's sin was that of being greedy with what he had
People not being satisfied with what they've got always wanting more for themselves
Q5. Counselors and Mentors
in 5. Discerning God's Voice
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Q.5. A mentor is someone who has grown spiritually and capable hearing The voice of God than you would as a novice , therefore he/she is able to provide you with guidance
We will be sure we are on the right track as he /she has walked with God far more than I have
The danger might be when what he is guiding you on is not what God want for you and you do as told without inquiring on the Lord with regards to the matter