To follow the Lord one must be able to hear Him speak (Video Teaching)

Do You Have Ears to Hear? What does that mean exactly, do I have ears to hear? Of course I have ears, I have excellent hearing! 

Do you have a hearing heart? The Lord speaks through your heart via the Holy Spirit, do you hear Him?

If you don't have a hearing heart and ears that hear, no worries, you can get them. You will need the following:

• Ears to hear a hearing heart (Not physical ears)
• Requires uninterrupted attention on the Lord (a prayer closet)
• Requires humility
• Requires time
• Requires quietness

Derek Prince teaching on hearing God's Voice Part 1

What does God say about teachers and their importance within the Body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 12: 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 
28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. 

Jesus Gathered with and teaching His Disciples

Many fear being led astray by having a teacher who might be teaching the doctrines of devils. How would a new Christian know if he/she was being taught correctly? God provides the check and balance in His Word under the guidance of the Holy Spirit; He does this for all Christians new and old alike.

 Jesus taught in Parables so only those who were truly His would hear. He knows who are His and He gives them ears to hear, those who are not His miss the point and have no understanding.

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Matthew 13:9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 
12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 
13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 
14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.’ 
16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

There are built in safe guards against false doctrine. Here are a few ways to detect false teaching.

• Verify what is being taught against God's Word
• The Holy Spirit wrote God's Word from beginning to end as He moved on and inspired each author of the 66 books of the Bible.
• The Holy Spirit will never contradict Himself.

We all should be like those represented in Acts 17. Paul and Silas were Ministering at Berea.

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Acts 17:11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. 

They checked everything Paul and Silas were teaching against the Scriptures daily. Remember the Holy Spirit wrote the Scripture and He will never contradict Himself so it should match the teaching.

This requires you to do your due diligence by checking everything you are being taught against God's Word.

How can we be sure we are hearing from God? It must be in complete agreement with Scripture.

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 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

Isaiah 8:19 And when they say to you, “Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? 
20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

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Jeremiah 32:6 And Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 
7 ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.”’ 
8 Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. 
9 So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver.

God's Peace (Bold highlight added emphasis)
Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Derek Prince teaching on hearing God's Voice Part 2

There is nothing more enlightening than hearing the Voice of God! Meet with Him often and get to know His voice.