Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer
Week 8: Chapter 7 — God Speaks Through the Holy Spirit
Read Chapter 7 of Discerning the Voice of God. Key passages: John 14:16–17, 26; John 16:13; Romans 8:14–16.
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The Holy Spirit is not a mysterious force or an impersonal power but a Person — our Counselor and Guide — and Shirer opens up what it looks like to be led by Him in the rhythms of everyday life.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Jesus called the Holy Spirit the "Paraclete" — the one called alongside to help, counsel, and intercede. How does thinking of the Holy Spirit as a Person (rather than a feeling, a force, or an experience) change the way you relate to Him? Does your prayer life reflect a genuine relationship with the Spirit?
2.John 16:13 says the Spirit "will guide you into all truth" and "will tell you what is to come." Shirer unpacks this guidance as intimate and relational — the Spirit knows the Father's mind and communicates it to us. What does it mean practically for you that the very Spirit who inspired Scripture is also the Spirit living inside you?
3.Shirer discusses the inner witness of the Holy Spirit described in Romans 8:16 — the Spirit bearing witness with our spirit. Have you experienced this kind of deep, settled knowing that goes beyond intellectual reasoning? How did you know it was the Spirit and not just a strong gut feeling?
a.What is the difference between the Spirit's witness and your own intuition?
b.How does the Spirit's witness relate to Scripture — does it ever operate independently of the Word?
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