Watch the training session video below. Make notes as you follow what Pastor Mark says. The workbook notes below correspond with the video session.
*Runtime: 12min23sec
*Note that all the info below is a exact digtal copy of the Workbook, intented to save paper consumption for a better inviroment.
Make sure to answer the questions below. If you are unsure refer back to the video. Bring your notes to the Online Chat session at the end of the week. If there are any questions or statements that stand out or the Holy Spirit implanted in your heart, highlight them to share with the group.
According to Mark, what are the six secondary languages of God?
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What are some dangers of not filtering what you think you’ve heard from God through Scripture?
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How has God used your desires to speak to you? What’s the difference between desires from God and sinful desires? How can you tell?
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What dreams has God given you? How do you discern if a dream is from God or not?
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When has God opened or closed a door for you? How did you react? What did you end up doing? How did God use that open or closed door to give you direction?
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How have godly people spoken God’s truth into your life? How did you receive that truth?
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When has the Holy Spirit prompted you to do something? How could you tell it was the Spirit moving in you? How did you feel about His prompting? Did you obey? What did you learn through the process?
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How has God used pain to speak to you? What did you learn?
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Hebrews 1:1–4. What do these verses say about Jesus?
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Is it easy or difficult for you to recognize God’s love for you? Why do you think that is? How do you think listening to God and accepting His love for you are related?
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John 16:7–15. Why is it better that Jesus went away? Who is the Advocate?
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Why do you think God sent the Spirit to us? What does He do? How is the gift of the Holy Spirit an expression of God’s love for us?
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When have you needed to be guided in truth? How did the Holy Spirit help you in that situation?
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Thinking back to the languages of God (Scripture, desires, dreams, doors, people, promptings, pain), how has the Spirit used those languages to speak truth to you?
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When you’ve heard something through the six secondary languages, how has the Spirit helped you discern if those words were from God or not?
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What fears, if any, do you have about hearing God’s voice? Why do you think you have those fears?
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Looking back on this series, how has your attitude toward listening to God changed? What has God taught you through this series? How could you apply what you learned this week?
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REFLECT | List the seven languages of God on a sheet of paper. Reflect on the ways God has used each of those languages to speak to you and write down what you remember. When you doubt God’s voice in your life, use this sheet as an encouragement and a reminder.
REJOICE | Choose a worship song that focuses on how God reveals His love for us through Jesus. Some songs include: How Deep the Father’s Love for Us, At the Cross (Love Ran Red), Jesus Paid It All. Listen to that song every day to remind you of His love.
TELL | Pick one person—a coworker, your spouse, a friend—and share what you’ve learned through this series with him or her.
PRAY | Thank God for what He’s taught you through this series. Thank Him for His love and ask that He would use you to show others His love this week.