Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby & Claude King
Week 4: Chapter 3 — God Speaks
Read Chapter 3 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: Hebrews 1:1–2; John 10:27; 2 Timothy 3:16–17.
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One of the most personal and sometimes confusing questions in the Christian life is: Does God still speak today, and if so, how? Blackaby answers with a confident yes and a careful how — come ready to examine your own assumptions about hearing from God.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Blackaby identifies several primary ways God speaks to His people: through Scripture, prayer, circumstances, and the church (other believers). Which of these has been most real and reliable in your own experience?
2.The chapter strongly emphasizes Scripture as the primary and most certain means by which God speaks. How does Blackaby guard against the idea that personal feelings or circumstances are an equally reliable guide on their own?
3.Blackaby uses the image of a shepherd and sheep from John 10 — "My sheep hear my voice." What does it take, practically, to become the kind of 'sheep' who recognizes the Shepherd's voice? Have you grown in this over time?