God Doesn't Whisper - Episode 1 (Free)

[@simon-d-m]

I've been saved for around 48 years. I repented and believed through listening to a great pastor (I happened to go to school in the town where he was based), who went on to have a global ministry and a reputation as a Bible teacher... but that was the period when the "charismatic renewal" was sweeping through the Church in my country, and he was an advocate of it. For roughly forty years subsequently, I believed continuationism. I now believe that did me great harm, and I am so grateful to God, that, through seeking Him in Scripture, and listening to sound teaching, I have learned the truths Pastor Osman is teaching here. My faith in Christ is stronger, and my enthusiasm for the Bible is renewed. I still bitterly regret the 'years the locust has eaten', and am so grateful for God's mercy in setting me straight. Regarding my former pastor, when, particularly in his early studies, I hear him exegete clearly, I am still blessed, because I am learning what God said in His Word. As others have said in these comments though, so much of the "words from God" stuff can be looked on as vacuuous and misleading, despite how much it seemed important at the time the messages were given. My prayer life is better, too. But my conclusion is that only Scripture is God's eternal Word, through which he speaks to us, and any 'still small voices' should be treated with huge suspicion.

[@Savedbygrace22]

Great testimony about God and his faithfulness to his sheep. 🙏

[@karahb5427]

I grew up pentecostal and have been struggling with this teaching since leaving the Pentecostal movement around a year ago. The one thing I have learned this last year is just how important it is to truly let yourself be immersed in the Word as much as possible. Be in the word and pray the word. None of this mystical “voices from God” or “nudges from the Holy Spirit” can ever replace the Word. I look forward to watching the rest of these and maybe reading your book one day.

[@TheNewLifeOfFienie]

Amen!!!! Praise God you came out of the (hypercharismatic) Pentecostal movement! My husband and I also came from there + NAR. You are right: you HAVE TO be rooted in the Word yourself. 📖 Read your Bible, pray everyday. It seems so simple, but I can testify it's the most effective way to maintain your relationship with Christ Jesus. Blessings from the Netherlands! 🙌🏽💕

[@daman7129]

It's liberating to be out of this movement and trusting the word instead of subjective feelings and voices..

[@tamikascales888]

God definitely told people in the Bible where to go and who to marry (Abraham for example but there’s others) . It’s makes no sense for the Holy Spirit to be in us and not say a word. How can he counsel and teach without speaking? Of course people have gone overboard with this but God definitely still speaks.

[@amberhebert2062]

Correct me if I am wrong. I think the reason this upsets people so much is that we are lead by the Holy Spirit within us. And often times the Holy Spirt convicts us of sin in our lives or He brings something to our remembrance. Example: (true, recent story)I was praying about a situation in disciplining my children and I was quickly reminded of how I acted as I started praying. This is conviction of sin in my life. But did God speak audible words to me…no. I think this is what happens often times. That this is a way some look at God communicating with us through the guidance and convictions and promptings of the Holy Spirit. I also think we have bad vocabulary in this area. So example: I might retell that Story like this. I was praying about a situation that happened with my children and when I started praying God spoke to me and said “look at the way you acted”, I was so convicted and prayed for God to forgive me and help me in that area. I think we could clean up our vocabulary in the area of “God told me” to sound more how I explained it first. I did read the book. I loved the strong emphasis on the Bible. It is the word of God and we can trust it. I have heard soooo many “words” people have given over the years and you know what? I don’t remember a single one and none of them matter today. But the Bible still matters and holds all the weight and it trust worthy- and I can trust that it will endure forever!

[@debbiegagne4593]

This was said perfectly..thankyou for sharing ❤🙏✝️

[@victorcritelli5790]

Things like this and more has happened to me many times as well, I understand to larger things heard about are false teacher But to say this dont happen is unbiblical, Besides this scripture itself says this will happen

[@weixia2098]

I cannot agree with you more. God has so many ways to speak to us: through reading the bible, through prayer, through listening to hymns, through listening to the sermons, through the conversations with our sisters and brothers, through the great nature, etc. And sometimes, it is an audible voice. The only thing is: we need to discern them since not only does God speak to you, Satan does it as well. And when it is Satan's voice, Holy Spirit will let you know. This is how good our God is. God bless you Amber, Debbie, and Victor!

[@eddiestarrlovepoems6417]

But I did hear audible voice from God which lead me to be extremely blessed by God I had a newspaper write me my life story less than 2 months after I moved there true story.

[@tuppence144]

Well said. I agree with you 100%. I also read Jim's book. Wish I could let the whole world read it. Most cults started with people hearing God speaking to them outside of Scripture. There are so many christens who don't believe in the sufficiency of Scripture, and that's when the popo hits the fan. Deception is exactly what it says it is.

[@carlyerekson2035]

It’s taken me some time to understand this. At first I was heartbroken to know that little whisper wasn’t God. O , I cried and cried. Then I started to learn God’s character. And things started to really change. I started to understand that God isn’t here for me, I am here for God. To live for HIM, show HIS abilities, HIS character. I’m still fairly new but I am slowly learning. Scripture is incredible. Why did I ever want to change it? As if what God said wasn’t good enough. There are a few things though: “In the last days, I will pour out my spirit on all people…” . We were given a “helper”. I trust this. I ,100% believe this. I’m trying to learn Scripture as best as I can , for many reasons but this is one. Because there’s 15 billion people on the planet( or whatever), To think that God ONLY speaks one way is silly to me. Not one of us operates just like another. Agree that God doesn’t “try”, HE just does. I know for me, when The Holy Spirit convicts me, I listen to the best of my ability. I’m human, so I still struggle. And I’m still learning. I’ve always been a slow learner 😊. How blessed are WE that God has patience, compassion, LOTS of LOVE, understanding, and so much more. All I’m trying to do is keep Jesus first, remove every single distraction that’s in the way of me getting as close as I can to HIM, and worship HIM. The rest? HE will do. HE says so.

[@YoshiOST]

I think the passage is addressed in the book.

[@i-jamesazubuike9208]

Yea, it could be confusing to think that God doesn't really speak to us in these other ways. But the truth? His Scripture is absolutely sufficient and complete to guide us in all things as far as serving Him and living for Him. I think this is God's way of correcting us in mercy. You surely can obey Him and please Him without needing to fall back on some extra "revelation". I do understand your concern. God bless you.

[@sundancefriend327]

I remember, when I was nine years old, feeling desperate to hear God speak to me. My mom had a CD series by Joyce Meyers about learning to hear God's voice. Mrs. Meyers never said how she heard God's voice. Now I know not to listen to female preachers and that if I want to hear from God, I should go to the Bible.

[@mpozainno]

There are so many wolves in Sheep skin but it doesn't mean God does not speak to you through you personally

[@petalblossom96]

Every time the Lord gives me direction and guidance, it is rooted in the word. But He has also given me dreams that showed me things which later came to pass. And I have discerned things in the spirit about people and situations.

[@kurtn652]

Please support your comment biblically.

[@MetulManiac]

I don't believe you.

[@petalblossom96]

@@MetulManiac Who cares what you believe? I don't.

[@petalblossom96]

@@kurtn652 Such an arrogant and unreasonable comment. It's impossible for me to use the Bible to prove experiences I've personally had. But the Bible is full of people who have had experiences like mine. Go and read your Bible and if you wanna question their experiences, go for it.

[@Iwillsurvive95]

“What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don’t enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering.” Luke 11:52 There's so many doctrines and each one believes they're the only true way. I'm a Baptist and fundamentalism has us arguing with believers of other denominations instead of salting th earth cooperatively and sharing community ministries. The scriptures say “Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants-men and women alike." Joel 2:28‭-‬29

[@BeccainHawaii]

I think that strong desire was from God. This is how I have heard God, a strong desire to do something. Clearly if the strong desire goes against the Bible than it is not from God. Can God not speak to us differently? Can Some hear whispers and some feel the strong desire? Is not you're desire you "feeling" God leading you to do something? Yes, I believe when God speaks he will be heard. He may speak in a whisper, but He will make sure you hear it. His voice will not be something you have to strain to hear and worry that you missed it.

[@John-Christchurch-NZ]

Yes He does. God still speaks. He is a Living God. He has not changed. The Holy Spirit is God. He has not changed. Stop trying to keep people bound by your teaching, that we may find the glorious reality of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

[@pianomanny1397]

You speak in general terms. Jesus says in John 14:26 (NASB95) “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. The Holy Spirit brings to remembrance what Jesus said. Not every thought that runs through our mind comes from The Holy Spirit even if they are good and wise thoughts.

[@Savedbygrace22]

I went through this hamster wheel of pain and doubting God’s love for me because I wasn’t hearing anything. After a few years God set me free from it by studying his word more and listening to solid non- seeker sensitive teachers. One of the biggest arguments from the whisper Christians I hear is…God is such a loving father why wouldn’t he want to speak to the children he loves? The problem lies in the question, we think we know what God is thinking and what he would do when it says nothing in scripture about this practice. How sinful to presume we know the mind of God when he is silent on this. If scripture is sufficient for life and it says it is why does God need to speak outside of it just to tell you to read it or to love him? Why the redundancy? Just obey the word and read it. Like Jim said ask yourself why you need to hear outside of scripture. The only answer is the Bible isn’t enough to satisfy you. I’ve read his book and his points are rock solid. He realizes this is an emotional issue and people think you’re trying to take something away that’s precious to them but forget the emotions and read the testimony of scripture. God speaks in scripture and they heard him. There is no wondering or learning to hear if he’s speaking. Our hearts are deceitful. 🙏

[@sweetsav11]

I think that the holy spirit does speak to us directly by reminding us of scripture , like how jesus said in the ministry of the holy spirit, but I don't think he does confusing things cause God is not the author of confusion.

[@krakoosh1]

Jesus did not say the Holy Spirit would remind us of scripture. If that was true then none of us would ever forget what the scriptures say after reading them. Jesus was talking to the disciples telling them the Holy Spirit would remind them everything Jesus taught them. That was so they could write the scriptures we read today. We are commanded to study scripture to show ourselves approved.

[@ReclaimerX22]

I know this comment is old, but thank you for writing this. Last year I got my first tattoo; one of Matthew 6:24, because when I was at a very low point, I felt like the Holy Spirit brought that verse to my mind as a way of showing me why my life felt like it was falling apart. Since then, as I've been learning more and more about discernment and how the Holy Spirit speaks, I've been wondering if that was really Him or if I made that up myself. But what you wrote here, before the video even started, just brought me so much clarity and fit the last puzzle piece of my understanding into place. Thank you so much for that.

[@christopherruthart7792]

Agree with you Savvy.

[@ColtonLindsea]

John 10:27 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me"

[@AmericanGospel]

That verse is about the sheep hearing the voice of the Shepherd in salvation (believing the truth of who He claims to be- The Christ), not daily whispers in your head: So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” - John 10:24-30

[@candyburnhamknoblock2991]

"My sheep hear my voice.... I know them ... they follow me... I give them eternal life........." I see your connection to hearing His voice for eternal life, but it also says His voice is part of following Him, that sounds like our daily walk with Jesus. We need to hear His voice to follow Him. That seems ongoing. Unless you would suggest that following Jesus just means a one time decision to receive salvation.

[@magdzioczek]

I read the book, so happy I did. It cleared out so much confusion and the burden I used to have with the whole tuning in and listening for God’s voice, not to mention the foolishness I could have put myself into by telling others what I allegedly heard but then didn’t come to pass. I am so thankful to God that now I am in sound biblical church and don’t follow this supernatural signs and wonders nonsense anymore. All I want and need is to spend time studying God’s word and obeying his moral will reviled in the scripture as this is how he speaks to me. Thank you pastor Jim. I wish this book was translated to more languages and published by Christian bookstores!

[@miraclerainbowbutterfly]

God doesn’t whisper… HE makes Himself known ❤ Jesus IS ALIVE 🌈🦋

[@AJTramberg]

I first heard this teaching from videos by John MacArthur and Phil Johnson. Rather than disappointment like some comments below, it was the greatest sense of relief and understanding of what the Christian life is supposed to be. Everything made so much more sense. I grew up in a home that operated by "listening to voices in your head for God's direction". The basic cycle usually went something like this (for decades)...1) Bring a question to God 2) Listen for an answer 3) Use human understanding to explain and equivocate why that "answer" turned into a disaster, caused embarrassment, was just a terrible idea, or didn't work out 4) Dedicate oneself to learn from the mistake and listen better next time. Most of the sermons I sat under in those days weren't expositing scripture, they were akin to the Hogwarts...teaching you how to use God to make stuff happen for you, and explaining why "it didn't work". "You have unforgiveness". It was usually some version of "you don't have enough faith", "you are in sin", "you were in the flesh", "you don't give enough money". Living your life by listening to God's voice in your head is bad enough, how about listening to God's voice IN OTHER PEOPLE'S HEADS? Yeah, that caused my father to move us across the country, lose his hard earned career, dropping us into poverty, throwing me into suicide level depression, and my mother into stress induced auto-immune diseases. The remedy to all of this of course was more of the same cycle listed above. Rinse, repeat. I felt guilty for not having enough faith it what God told us. It was all my fault everything failed. I was 13. Around 16, when I was physically old enough to stand up for myself, I quit church, and I quit concerning myself with spiritual things. I didn't renounce Christianity, it just didn't matter anymore, and I put it in the attic. If the Christian walk was this complicated, this confusing, this unreliable, and this fuzzy, I was not going to waste another single minute trying to solve this rubix cube of "how to make it work right". Afterall, along with this theology is its best friend... "easy-believism/hyper-grace"...so I said the prayer when I was a kid right? I'm covered either way right? "I believe you're up there doing something God, I'm done trying to figure out what, and it doesn't seem to make any difference to what's going on down here, so I'll be doing my thing, see ya someday." There were no easily accessible or affordable resources for me in those days...no internet, no podcast. All you saw on christian TV in the 80's, not unlike today, was more of the same dangerous theology.

[@tjtabancura5680]

1 Kings 19:12 - "And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper." GOD WHISPERS

[@ValerieGriner]

God speaks through His written WORD...NOT audibly. The Holy Spirit leads me to Bible passages, but He never "whispers." I guess you think that he causes bushes to burn, too, like in Moses' day?

[@RiseOnFire]

@@ValerieGriner Yep, God can do whatever He wants. He's split seas, burned bushes, and spoken through donkeys. Are those happening all the time? No. But don't presume what God does.

[@ValerieGriner]

@@RiseOnFire This was the Old Testament God...before Jesus Christ came and "the WORD became FLESH and dwelt among us." Now...God speaks through his Holy Spirit and His WORD. I don't know of any donkeys who have spoken lately. i'm not trying to LIMIT GOD...HE can do anything.

[@RiseOnFire]

@@ValerieGriner By stating "This was the Old Testament God", you limited Him to the old testament by definition.

[@sacredrose5477]

Scripturally you found God’s will about Bible college by delighting in Him and Him giving you the desire of your heart

[@Jesus_is_otw]

God have mercy on these people who don’t believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit today. “The wise shall inherit glory, But shame shall be the legacy of fools.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭35‬

[@davidgalante9285]

1 Corinthians 13:8-10 [8] Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. [9] For we know in part and we prophesy in part, [10] but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. Those miraculous gifts were in a specific time for a specific purpose; to verify the deity of Christ. Now, we have the Word of God, and that’s enough.

[@Jesus_is_otw]

@@davidgalante9285 when the perfect comes. - When Jesus comes and brings perfection. The gifts are in operation today I myself have experienced them.

[@DanOBrien888]

There are gentle motions of the Holy Spirit in the soul which are unheeded by us: there are whisperings of divine command and of heavenly love which are alike unobserved by our leaden intellects. Alas! we have been carelessly ignorant--"Yea, thou knewest not."--Charles Spurgeon

[@cephaspetros7076]

It was the Gospel of Jesus Christ preached by Paul Washer that enabled me to understand my depravity, my wretchedness and my need for Christ. I am so fortunate that I could hear him through KZbin and nothing can be so true and pure to change the disposition of your heart other than the true Gospel. Being in a Christian state of India I couldn’t hear the true Gospel and I always thought that Christianity was self striving and blessings alone but when I heard the true Gospel God the Holy Spirit helped me to understand things better.🙂 Thank you Pastor and true servant of God Paul Washer and Heartcry Missionary Society.🙏🥲

[@SavedSkeptic]

“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me.” Psalm 139:7-10

[@teresamitchell5090]

I love that psalm

[@Outrider74]

@8:00: You are absolutely correct. This dependence on needing to "hear God's voice" is not just a pentecostal/charismatic matter. I heard this rhetoric in Baptist and Wesleyan circles, in churches that would not call themselves "charismatic" or "pentecostal," yet they often sounded just like the pentecostals/charismatics I was associated with for the better part of a decade.

[@minizimi3790]

Who are we to attempt to thwart his purpose? Can man thwart his will? He has spoken the beginning from the end. Be encouraged Church.

[@sergioberguno]

’In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Acts 2:17

[@carpntr1983]

Please read the whole context

[@mpozainno]

It's so sad seeing people who have not experienced the baptism of the Holly Spirit preaching people out of Experiencing the Holly Spirit. American Gospel is a bunch of mediocre Christians helping other mediocre Christians to feel good about themselves. The blind leading the blind. I cant Imagine how boring life would be if i didn't have the voice of God constantly speaking to me. What American Gospel Does is to Undermine the work of the Holly Spirit in the church of Christ. I don't know if they are doing it on purpose or out of ignorance

[@victorcritelli5790]

You say a lt true but at the expense of disqualifying some true as well, Yes if We NEED God to speak to move then we don't trust he is sovereign He will not always speak directly, But that does not mean he does not do so from time to time Directly I know he has clearly spoken to me directly But also I Must trust that he is sovereign and not be dependent on direct hearing to move as long as I pray on a decision I have confidence he is with me

[@thewellministries431]

Couldn’t the desire that you had to go back to school be a prompting from the Lord? Which would be in the same realm of the “ voice of God? The Holy Spirit illuminates the scripture to apply for individual situations. The Holy Spirit is a comforter, wonderful COUNSELOR. Any “voice of God” has to be in line with the scriptures. This is the same as the gift of discernment for example.

[@scandihooiigan]

Great message Jim. You’re addressing many questions I’ve had as one growing up in the charismatic church.

[@JWPlayz2023]

“Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”” ‭‭I Kings‬ ‭19‬:‭11‬-‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

[@DV77737]

Man! This is so good. I have struggled with lots of these questions soon after the Lord got a hold of me several years ago, and have been all over the place without sound doctrine with The charismatic/word of faith folks, leading me looking for that voice from the Lord

[@rachelfan8129]

Wow, that is strong faith God has given you! Praise the Lord! As He surely knew you will choose Bible College without having to tell you. May brothers and sisters be drawn near to Him in maturity, love His Law of Christ. We don't need God to whisper, nor beautiful paintings of scriptures on the wall, nor anything to make us FEEL like a "good" christian, because Christ alone is enough and better than what experience is worth

[@rachelfan8129]

Thank you, I learned lots

[@jajj_draws]

I think that I agree with his statements about 85%. However, I do not think that believing that God can speak to you in your personal life, and also believing in the sufficiency of Scripture are not mutually exclusive. I do not hear "God's Voice", as many people describe it. I do not hear a "still small voice" in my daily life, telling me to do things. However, I am not against the idea because I believe God can and will speak to me in whichever way he needs to, and I will hear it. I wholeheartedly believe that we should not "Try" to hear God's voice though. Our hearts are wicked and deceitful above all things, that last thing we should be doing as Christians is trying to conjure some voice in our head that tells us what to do. THAT SAID, I also believe that if God wants us to know something, He will tell us, and He often meets us where we are. I believe this can look different depending on the person, or situation. I believe God speaks through fellowship with other believers. I believe God speaks through scripture, and I believe that he absolutely can speak to us in a still small voice, but because of the subjective and anecdotal nature of this, you MUST test what you heard against scripture, and have wise council before you act on it. His example of his friends wife leaving him because "God told her to" is a perfect example of how this type of thing should NOT be handled... likely, she just had feelings for another man, couldn't decipher them, and just acted on them and tried to justify it. (which we all do in some ways, but maybe not to this extreme.). Once, I was eating dinner with some family when one family member stood up and. started rubbing someone else's shoulders. she claimed, "I was just talking to God and he said I should come over here and rub your shoulders.". this I feel is another way that this theology is horribly misused. Why would God specifically call you out in a certain moment to have you just do something that shows basic kindness? should'nt we always be showing kindness and looking for ways to serve people? In the bible, new testament prophets were given strict guidelines when prophesying; they were to talk only when there were other people present to Test their words against scripture, hold them accountable and call them out if/when they misspoke. This works because you have the Church, Scripture, and the holy spirit working together. I think what the people at the AG team seem to be reacting to is the total and complete ignorance of these biblical rules that are so prevalent in the charismatic community, that have leaked into the entirety of Evangelicalism. however, let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Revelation from God is a serious matter, and if you think you are hearing from him, compare the words to scripture (i.e. "If I do what I think I am hearing, is this going to in any way cause me to sin?") seek council, test it. God will NEVER tell you to do something that contradicts scripture, because he does not contradict himself.

[@BeccainHawaii]

When God doesn't speak to you, you wait. I don't mean just sit there and wait, but continue living, continue seeking God.

[@anotherdayatthefeast8100]

Loved the book, God Doesn't Whisper. This video series will be a good refresher and continual encouragement in the actual written Word of God.

[@johngregory4801]

You're right. Hearing from God puts all of the responsibility on the Believer to be obedient. That's just part of his Gospel. Those who are willing and obedient inherit the good of the land... But those who preach that he doesn't speak to us and work with us according to the words and acts of Jesus and his apostles will suffer more harsh judgment than ANYONE who's disobeyed him and had to repent for it. Matthew 23:13 applies to this error.

[@tfrankln]

The Spirit still speaks to us today. How do we know? We act on those “promptings and impressions” and then God shows up and does something that no man can plan or do on his own.

[@Jesus_is_otw]

REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL

[@Minecat140]

Hello from Norway! - What a ENORMYSLY imporant them!!! Thank you!!!!

[@HolyReV]

Father God loves You so much ❤

[@denysebriggs1613]

24:50 God doesn't 'try' to do anything! Love this, but SO hard to correct others.

[@lindaann1066]

I really appreciate this ministry. To bad I can't afford to join. But so grateful for this episode. Fighting for the faith has been so helpful to me. I started with pentecostal craziness 😁

[@Salty_Traveler]

So very too bad it is something that people are required to 'join'. Red flag.

[@gracechan5845]

@@Salty_Traveler there is a cost to produce good content. Why begrudge the worker his wages?

[@Salty_Traveler]

@gracechan5845 - I don't begrudge the worker his wages. I simply have a standard, and that standard is Jesus Christ, who poured Himself out for us unto death on the cross. Then, He tells us to take up our cross and follow Him. The Gospel of Jesus Christ isn't for sale nor to be peddled - lest these men become guilty of the same as that they bemoan.

[@nathanwatson1915]

I look forward to watching the whole series, watch the interviews with Justin Peters / Jim Osman, three parts. I grew up Pentecostal, believe there's legitimacy there, but the user/abuse of HVG is nuts right now.

[@storybypictures.]

Thanks so much, I appreciate. From UGANDA

[@keith3362]

'‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. (Acts 2:17, NKJV) Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone HEARS MY VOICE and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. (Revelation 3:20, NKJV)

[@howardzacklan5721]

You say God speaks in the Bible alone ? So you don’t believe that the Holy Spirit leads you? Acts 8 The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it." Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. You are still lead by the Holy Spirit if you let him

[@theservantsresource3565]

A few years ago I attended a weekly Bible study led by a very sincere gentleman who attended a local Reformed church. The man had a ministry to homeless men, opening his home on Sundays so they could shower, have lunch, and participate in a Bible study. We were not a part of that group, but he brought a few men from his home to our group every week, and we would read through either a NT, or OT book together. I’ll call him “Randy,” but that’s not his name. Randy would always bring a stack of Bibles with him, and they were always “The Message” translation, which, if you know, is not really a proper translation of the Scriptures, but a paraphrase, and it’s a terrible one at that, IMHO. On the very first study I attended with Randy, he recommended a little book called “God Calling;” which he explained had been written many years ago by some very devout women in England; and they had a method of listening to God’s voice, and writing down what he told them. I didn’t think much about this either good or bad, but I remember Randy recommending that we should be listening for God’s voice when we pray, because sometimes he answers back, and will tell us exactly what we should do; whether it’s to give money to a stranger, or to open up our house on Sundays to the homeless. I never did read the book “God Calling” (until recently when I found out what it is), but I remember during Bible studies, Randy was always talking about what he heard God telling him, and he always said it in such a humble way that neither I or the other men to questioned him. We were all just very eager to learn from God’s word together, and Randy seemed to have some experience and wisdom in leading us. Now a little background on Randy; he has zero theological training, and is not as far as I know, in a leadership position at his church. He’s retired from a career in which he exercised some authority over people, but not church related. Ok, so eventually I began to pay attention to a whole lot of discernment ministries, and to read a lot of books on Christian theology, discernment, apologetics and such, and I came across a KZbin video by Daniel Long of Long4Truth, which discussed the origins of a popular book in Evangelical circles called “Jesus Calling”. It didn’t trigger anything about my friend Randy until Daniel published a follow-up video about the book that inspired “Jesus Calling,” and that book was “God Calling.” Essentially what these two anonymous women from England, about 100 years ago did, was to write new scripture, which they claimed was inspired by their encounters with God in prayer. Now I want to make one thing clear. Randy wasn’t promoting that we should write new Scripture. But he did recommend their method of listening for God to answer us in prayer. At the time I didn’t think to ask him “well, but how do we know that it’s God’s voice talking back?” And that would have been a very important rhetorical question to ask, because the answer should be obvious: we don’t; and Scripture nowhere tells us that we should. Now here’s an interesting point: Tandy attends a Reformed church, and I am almost certain they don’t teach any of this stuff. So I think it’s important to ask ourselves if we know what kinds of ministries members of our church are engaged in? And if not? Shouldn’t we know? Shouldn’t we help equip them for these kinds of ministries, so they’re not engaged in teaching what is false? Should there not be a system of accountability over these non-official leaders?

[@theservantsresource3565]

@SplayMnBoss um, no it is not.

[@theservantsresource3565]

@SplayMnBoss Yeah, uh...what’s your evidence? Or is this merely an empty accusation?

[@theservantsresource3565]

@SplayMnBoss Provide evidence.

[@RiseOnFire]

“well, but how do we know that it’s God’s voice talking back?” - Simple, because it lines up with Scripture, which reveals the inspired truth of what God has said before. Anything God provides in a dream or vision, or whichever way, must line up with it. The problem is that many who listen for God's voice have swung the pendulum and lack discernment because they lack understanding of the Scriptures. Others, react to it, and say "God cannot speak outside the Scriptures." This is not true. Joel the prophet and even Moses prophesied regarding a time when God's people will be as prophets. In Acts 2, Peter said this time is now. Prophecy, whether we like it or not, we are not permitted to forbid according to Paul. God speaks to different people in different ways. We need to teach the Body to uphold the authority of Scripture above all things and test all things to it.

[@ThePattersonPod]

This was very helpful. I had missed how the sufficiency of Scripture ties in with this.

[@debbiegagne4593]

I believe that God wants us to walk and talk and think for ourselves...we choose Him and follow Him because we know Him and love Him. If you know someone well you learn to know what they want and what they like...read your Bible, love on others, put others first and serve and love the Lord. Live a life where you glorify Him the best you can🙏✝️❤

[@NoahFred29]

Why would God give us the Bible if He didn’t attend for us to live by the words in it ?

[@anotherdayatthefeast8100]

Dear Debbie, you might want to check out Proverbs 3:5-7 and Isaiah 55:8-9. God is not even remotely interested in you walking according to your thoughts, desires or understanding...He wants to transform you by the renewing of your mind see Romans 12:1-2. You must die to your thinking and your ways. You must be born again.

[@debbiegagne4593]

@@anotherdayatthefeast8100 thankyou🙏♥️

[@sergioberguno]

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. John 10:3 ( the sheep LISTEN to his voice)

[@HeyYou992]

Jesus told them this FIGURE OF SPEECH, but they did not understand what the things which He was saying to them meant. John 10:6 (emphasis mine)

[@charlynesimms9451]

I listen to David Wilkerson and Stephen Darby. I hear alot of,,, impressed on my heart or even more dangerous,,, the Holy Spirit said

[@AdventureSMBW]

True story. My friend Joan was cleaning her bathroom. The Lord said to her "Walk to the beach and wait." She put down her things, walked to the beach, and waited in the sand. 15 minutes later, a visibly distressed young man came walking by. She engaged. He was contemplating suicide. She shared Christ with him. He was converted. 20 years later, he is a pastor. Cessationists - "God didnt communicate with her. It was her own imagination or the devil that lead to that boy's conversion." Thats why cessationism is lunacy.

[@uview1]

Her experience is unreliable and cannot be proven so it doesn't matter. God can and does reach His sheep with or without the help of a woman cleaning her bathroom. To think otherwise is lunacy.

[@wicomms]

Wow thank you for that .... Is the word cessationist?! I keep saying these calvanism cult. I don't know who are these ppl...but I noticed Muslims, calvanist, jw and Mormons making their attack now because the charasmatics went off the deep end.

[@wicomms]

@@uview1 why unreliable?! So peter james and John and Polycarp unreliable too....

[@HearGodsWord]

Thanks for the tale. It doesn't prove anything other than your unloving attitude towards the cessationists though, that's the real story.

[@sergioberguno]

So, what if you are walking straight into harm’s way without knowing it and God just because he loves you and wants to protect somehow alerts you to the danger ( oops, no, that’s not possible because God can only speak through his Word and not directly to us) How do we even dare think the almighty sovereign loving God would not do something like that for one of his children !

[@HeyYou992]

I've known dozens of Christians to be seriously injured by unforeseen accidents. Care to explain why they didn't receive a Devine warning? And how about the unbelievers I know that got hunches about impending doom that turned out to be right? They don't have the Holy Spirit, so how are they getting these warning messages?

[@g.j.-493]

As in every dialog truth the answer isn’t far left or far right. The difficulty is to elaborate the middle part. It’s a great message Jim, but I miss Him dearly. He is not only scripture. He is so much more. And to ‘ask’ His help for difficult things in live or the wishes of the heart is not a bad thing. What is a relationship with Him, without talking, arguing, angry misinterpretation and His loving Teachings (9 out of 10 the Bible)? In Bible there is a lot on this topic (Henoch who walked with God, Jeshua’s Teachings, the man that wanted to buy ‘the power of the Holy Spirit’, the secondly baptized people by the apostles, and so on). What I read in Scripture are people that have a relationship with Him, and also in this relationship there is a ‘dialog’. The difficulty would be to pinpoint how this works.. Salomon said about love that he couldn’t figure it out how the ways of love works (between man and a woman). You could try to answer the How, but can you also the Why? Isn’t this also with Him? Even the smallest deeds of Him are visible to the people that Love Him. He is alive. For every man and woman there will be a moment in life where everything seems to crash, test His love and you will see He will answer. In scripture or outside of it (psalm 50:6) “call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me”.. so emphasizing (and Jeshua teaching about ‘asking God in private, and God blessing in the open) God speaks to you in His ways..

[@gogos869]

A child, uninfluenced by the modern culture, would not come to the conclusion that God speaks to anyone other than those he chose to fulfill prophecy.

[@seesee9230]

Rhetorical question: What's more important - where we live or how we treat our neighbors ?

[@martymoose8304]

Ya l'm bailing, of all the important issues we need to focus on during these vital times and this is what you are spending time on? "Behold l stand at the door and knock, if any man hears my knock"..... if? What a waste of time!

[@karmengreidanus4237]

Excellent video! Thanks for this series. I’m looking forward to the next one!

[@thereallindalucy]

Help me understand this. Are you saying God doesn"t speak to his people today? Does he not tell us about his will through the Holy Spirit?

[@vaughnlonganecker986]

I misunderstood he was proposing at the outset, I apologize. Anyone who proposes that it's a learning process of hearing revealed word is unbiblical, but this is a Biblical teaching that he is doing.

[@SaudaraLink]

There is bad use of scripture in this video. The Bible does not say that THE BIBLE is everything God has given us for life and godliness. God has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him... For many of us, that comes through scripture. Through Peter's readers, that probably came from hearing the apostles and those who heard them teach apostolic doctrine, since not all the epistles had been written. Some people are illiterate or do not have the Bible in their own language and hear the Gospel from others. Even those of us who read generally come to faith through someone speaking the word to us. Peter's readers had everything they needed for life and godliness before Peter wrote those words in I Peter, or he would not have written them. The problem with gnosticism was the false doctrines, not knowing something that someone else does not. One could argue that the seminary grad who acts like his knowledge of Greek and hermenueitics gives him an inside track on scripture is practicing 'gnosticism' if one wants to play fast and loose with the issue. Once you 'gain the skill', you have the inside track on Greek that the rest of the church does not have. The Bible doesn't condemn the term 'gnosticism'. That was a term developed later that described some false doctrines, many of which denied the true God or the nature of Christ, and some of which might have been referred to in scripture. Gnostics claimed to have secret knowledge, but the Bible doesn't condemn knowing things others do not. The issue is whether the Bible teaches God communicate through means other than scripture. Another issue is whether the Bible teaches that somehow the situation changed or would change and that God has revealed that He would stop reveling things through extra-Biblical means. God reveals certain aspects of His Godhead through creation in addition to scripture. There are examples of God speaking to Gentiles in dreams, the Pharoah in the time of Joseph, Nebucadnezzer, and some guy in the Midianite camp who had a dream about Gideon. The book of Job shows us that God gives men dreams to warn them of their ways. There are numerous examples in Acts that show that the Spirit can direct individuals. Peter received a vision, and the Spirit directed him to go with the men sent by Cornelius. But this was not limited to apostles. Philip was an evangelist. He received direction on where to go from an angel. The Spirit also directed him to go near a chariot. This led to an evangelistic encounter where he was invited into a chariot where he shared the Gospel with an individual. So right there in the Bible there is an example of the Spirit leading someone who wasn't an apostle to direct that individual to evangelize. If one's position is that God does NOT communicate in such says, then the burden of proof is on those who say things changed between the way things were when these scriptures were revealed and now. I Corinthians 12 teaches that there are different spiritual gifts. Prophecy, the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, and discernment of spirits my involve getting revelation. These gifts are distributed as the Spirit wills. But does that mean we cannot pray for them in faith and receive them? There is this broad teaching in scripture about asking in faith, that God responds to faith. Interpreting tongues is a spiritual gift, and in I Corinthians 14:13 Paul says for the one who speaks in an unknown tongue to pray that he may interpret. Given the number of scriptures that instruct that prayers be made in faith, shouldn't we interpret I Corinthians 14:13 with the understanding that if we are instructed to pray for something, we should be instructed to do so in faith? So wouldn't that imply that one who does so would recieve the gift. The idea that we can seek God to hear Him is in line with scripture. Jeremiah 29:13 (written to Israel, but let us consider how this applies to us also.) And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. Hebrews 11:5 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Do we have to 'hear God' on every issue, even big issues, to make decisions? I would say 'no'. We have the direction from God given in scripture. Specific direction may be available to us if we seek Him. We should bring important matters to God in prayer. We should be subject to Him and acknowledge him in all our ways. Proverbs 3:5-6 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. If we do this, we will pray to God about decisions. Notice the promise there, 'he shall direct thy paths.' There are many examples in the Bible of God just working events out according to His plan. There are no miracles or angels in the Book of Ruth, but God works through mundane events, also. But there are angels and other supernatural events in other books that God worked through as well. A friend of mine told me when he wanted to make a big decision-- giving an example of moving his family to Indonesia to find work when his wife got a job offer, he read and considered the Bible to consider if anything it taught had implications for his decisions. He prayed and listened for any specific direction from the Lord. He was open to any dreams the Lord might give him. But he had to make a decision. Not making a decision is also a decision. if he didn't get any specific direction, then he would trust God to give him the wisdom to make the right decision. So that is what he did when he moved to Indonesia. He ended up getting a job, then starting his own business and his family was provided for. He also shared the message of Christ with other people in his life there, and encouraged me while I lived there and made a decision to get married.

[@JavarGarrett]

I agree with this wholeheartedly and couldn’t have put it better. There is some truth to what’s being said in this video because some people do take it too far with the whole “God told me this and that” but to say that God doesn’t speak at all is just the other side of a dangerous spectrum. And also, the whole idea of being punished for not obeying a prompting of the Holy spirit is ludicrous. WE DISOBEY HIS WRITTEN WORD ALL THE TIME! Yet He still gives us grace and mercy. Last time I checked, Jesus actually came to earth for a reason. And Since when did the God who spoke the world into existence ever say that He would be silent or confined to the words He already gave us? Now don’t get me wrong, The word of God is the PRIMARY and I mean ABSOLUTE PRIMARY way that the Lord speaks to us. We can go to it for direction and application in our lives, but when God DESIRES to, He CAN (not will) speak to us and direct us in many different ways. Nothing happens in this world by coincidence, nor are we left to our own devices when it comes to making every decision. There are many scriptures stating that God will direct us in the ways we should go. Does God always speak? Absolutely not. It’s in those moments that not be like the mule or horse, but rather we use the wisdom and the principles he’s already given us to make a decision, trusting that He will never leave us nor forsake us. But when He does lead us a certain way. It’s a privilege and a blessing that He didn’t have to give us. And it really makes me wonder, how close and intimate can you truly be with a father who doesn’t want to talk to you? God says in his word many times that He cares for us and can care for us better than our earthly parents. How then can I have a better relationship with God than my own parents if He’s only referring me to the letters he wrote me whenever I try to talk to Him? Is prayer now just a monologue? Is every example modern example of God speaking to someone and it coming to pass just a sheer coincidence that God allowed? It may just be me, but a life without the leading, communication and encouragement of the Holy Spirit just seems desolate. How am I ever supposed to experience God if the only thing connecting me to Him is a history book he left me and some important rules? Does He ever become Abba on this side of Heaven? Or will I only get the chance to truly know Him for myself when He brings me home? No, I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

[@janharper3963]

God gave you free will.

[@BrianWilson-cf4re]

James 4: 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. -

[@neilmccarthy6201]

Very sad to see a ‘Christian’ who doesn’t know what it’s like to communicate with God. Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you and get to know Him in a personal way. Assuming God no longer speaks solely because you have your ears closed is so sad😢 Truly repent and truly believe in Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will be saved, and you WILL have the ability to communicate with your Saviour ❤

[@azcountry6064]

Well done sir

[@dionmakumborenga7532]

Please make all the episodes freeeee

[@gunilla554]

Where are they? I want to listen to the others parts as well!!☘️☘️☘️

[@roxannaortiz4009]

I think I have heard Gods guidence but I also know the enemy can deceive people..

[@j.w.neidhardt3787]

Good series. Looking forward to reading the book.

[@BrianWilson-cf4re]

Luke 12: 11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: 12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. -

[@AdventureSMBW]

Dont give him scripture. He's a cessationist. He won't accept it.

[@BrianWilson-cf4re]

Yeah JD, the Holy Spirit gave me that exact same thought, if I can say that! Peace be with you...

[@victorcritelli5790]

Now wait a Minuette I do agree many take this hearing from the holy spirit to the extreme in fact many of those types have no doctrine at all Some take it to occult level and yes that needs to be understood But Truly God Does speak to Christians I have heard from God Myself even Martin Loydd Jones has mentioned this thought it is different than the Word of Faith and bethel types Also There will be gifts till Christ returns, Though probably not so much in the US now and def not in the sense to feel puffed up as some do But I expect more as we enter the end times but when its real the person will truly be humble not like the ones we see on TV and when it's real The person will have good and strong doctrine and not be worldly as those we see today

[@lisahooper7578]

So helpful!

[@gangacintury441]

Thankyou Sir.

[@JonahGhost]

Sure he does. ““Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.” ‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭19‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭29‬ ‭NLT‬‬

[@AmericanGospel]

@@JonahGhost this verse is addressed in the series. If you continue the passage you’ll understand the context: After the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” - 1 Kings 19:12-13 The voice sounded like a whisper or a gentle blowing because the Lord was outside of the cave, speaking from there, and Elijah was inside unable to hear it clearly. When Elijah moved outside of the cave, he heard the voice of the Lord audibly and clearly. The point of this series to show that you cannot support the idea that God speaks to people in “whispers” in the sense of impressions, nudging, etc. in your head that you have to somehow learn to discern from your own thoughts. There’s no teaching like that in Scripture.

[@JonahGhost]

@@AmericanGospel I understand the verse. We all have different perspectives which equips us for the unique works God has planned for us. BTW I totally agree with the dangers of HVG theology. Not the way you approach it though.

[@candyburnhamknoblock2991]

I find it interesting that one of the main stories from the American Gospel movie Christ Alone is about a young couple. I can't remember her name, but she was dealing with some health issues and when sharing her testimony of coming to God and having different health emergencies, she had gone to the hospital and was checked by a nurse who initially thought she was okay and was about to send her home and then felt like a "Presence", the nurse said she believed it was God, told the nurse to check her again. And they discovered she was bleeding internally. The couple, in their own testimony in the original movie testify that the wife would have died had that nurse not rechecked her. That is a testimony of God whispering to someone in one of your (American Gospel) key stories in your movie. Which seemed to be glossed over, but was clearly there. Just curious, @AmericanGospel what you believed happened from that moment in your movie? Thanks Mr. Osman for sharing your testimony and your background. Great yo hear how God has moved in your life?

[@theomaimba9245]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@emmanintz6448]

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. And the people stood afar off... (Exodus 20 : 19-21a) "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." (John 10 : 27) To day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation [rebellion]. (Hebrews 3:15) [Jesus] is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. (Hebrews 8:6)

[@arthurp19]

Please create a way to click on a thumbnail for the next video, going to the channel to try and find it isn’t easy.

[@michaeleaston833]

Greetings from Perth Western Australia

[@WDYD]

It's been proven time after time that if someone thinks they can expound on God's Word and writes their own book they wind up being a false teacher so I'll pass on this.

[@theservantsresource3565]

Who proved this?

[@anotherdayatthefeast8100]

Explain how to fulfill the great commission of Christ (Matthew 28:18-20) without expounding on His Word.

[@tuppence144]

I agree. It seems most, if not all cults, are birthed through people claiming that God told them, through a vision or dream or visitation or audible voice etc. For that exact reason, I say, Sola Scriptura

[@HearGodsWord]

You didn't prove anything, you just made a broadbrush complaint.

[@tuppence144]

@@brittianyclements1821 Hebrews 1v1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world....... Therefore, what do we want to know what has not been said in the written Word? 2 Tim 3 v 16,17 is enough so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

[@tjtabancura5680]

"GOD WHISPERS" 1 KINGS 19:11-13 (11)And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. (12)And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. (13)And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 1 Kings 19:11-13

[@marvelousmarvin4th]

This is a very exhaustive way to blaspheme the Holy Spirit! God does speak directly to his children. But it will never contradict His written Word.

[@SaudaraLink]

Cloud-reading was forbidden in Deuteronomy 18 (translated 'omens.')

[@bryanweber395]

I was in Sandpoint last week visiting my daughter! I would've loved to meet up with you. I stopped by the Kozars on my way home to purchase some Kozar artwork. He is an amazing artist. We might be out in January or February. Would live to meet you. Thank you for your ministry.

[@tomfromeriej4611]

By some of these comments below, some of you were wearing ear plugs while watching or thinking ''yeah, butt ......'' Wow, sad!

[@EternityinOurHearts316]

When do the rest of the episodes come out?

[@SaudaraLink]

Something else to keep in mind is that even though we do not see a lot of people going to prophets to inquire of the LORD over petty issues in the Old Testament, they probably did, and they were allowed to. We know Saul eventually became prince over the people. But before he was a ruler, he and his servant went to Samuel to ask where his father's lost donkeys were. Apparently, people could go to prophets about these relatively minor issues--minor as they relate to our understanding of redemptive history. Deuteronomy 18 forbids consulting various types of occultists and allows consulting prophets. After the Babylonians invaded, the people asked Jeremiah to inquire of the Lord about whether to live in Egypt. They didn't believe his answer, but it is an example of trying to get direction from the Lord about where to live geographically.

[@dr.dreymisenheimer8499]

How can I find this series??

[@debbehemmer7694]

Hi Jim, I really appreciated what you said on episode 1 of God Doesn’t Whisper. You mentioned an 8 part series that you would be teaching and I’m wondering where I can find that series? Thanks Jim!

[@AmericanGospel]

I'm watching God Doesn't Whisper - Jim Osman on AGTV www.watchagtv.com/god-doesn-t-whisper-jim-osman

[@lisahooper7578]

Where can I find the 8 episodes? Thanks!

[@vaughnlonganecker986]

His pointed out that we have reliable scripture, and he goes on to say that we can learn to listen to God speaking. The prophets of God did not learn to listen to God, when God spoke to the prophets there was no "learning" process, this is an unscriptural teaching, beware, he is adding to God's holy words. Rev 22:18-19

[@marlaprinsloo4710]

So are you saying that God never speaks to us outside of the Bible?

[@PrincessAfrica3]

I dont think so. The Lord does sometimes speak to us directly

[@kevinlee4950]

God speaks in providence. But you need to understand what that term means.

[@HearGodsWord]

Depends what you mean by speaks.

[@akash12erollno.48]

​@@PrincessAfrica3No, He doesn't.

[@mpozainno]

It's so sad seeing people who have not experienced the baptism of the Holly Spirit preaching people out of Experiencing the Holly Spirit. American Gospel is a bunch of mediocre Christians helping other mediocre Christians to feel good about themselves. The blind leading the blind. I cant Imagine how life would be if i didn't have the voice of God constantly speaking to me. What American Gospel Does is to Undermine the work of the Holly Spirit in the church of Christ. I don't know if they are doing it on purpose or out of ignorance

[@471CDA]

Hello from Yucaipa

[@jc.eph.6]

It's a pitty one has to pay to watch Christian content, we, who live in 3rd world countries, do not earn USD and cannot afford paying such high prices. Most of us, if we lucky earn 100 - 400USD a month, which must cover all our living expenses. I hope you can consider making this content free for the hungry Christians out there.

[@HearGodsWord]

If you can find financial backers for them then they'll be able to afford to make it free.

[@Mochaba9]

Where can I find the rest of these episodes at?

[@gunilla554]

I have the same question?🍀

[@gunilla554]

Where can I find the other videos in this series?? The part 2-8…

[@eugenenunn4900]

The gifts are alive and active in the Body today. I believe he is very wrong on this issue

[@magdzioczek]

Are the other episodes available?

[@davidhess1019]

God not only whispers, He sometimes speaks in an almost audible voice, both which are verified in the Scriptures. He also speaks through dreams and visions as in the book of Acts and Joel. I agree that there is plenty of fleshly error regarding hearing God, especially among the charismatic prosperity teachers, which are many, but again this title, "God does not whisper" takes the baby and throws it out with the dirty bath water. You can't declare that the Scriptures are complete while rejecting the Scriptures that don't fit your denominational narrative, such as anything to do with the Baptism with the Holy Spirit, the "Promise of the Father" according to Jesus in Acts 1: 4-8. How you conveniently relegate the 3rd Person of the Godhead to only being mentioned in the benediction is clearly not comprehending His role in the Body of Christ, especially when He is in control of the Church, such as described in Acts 13:1-4, Acts 16:6-7, and Acts 21:10. How could the disciples have been more qualified or knowledgeable? They heard His teaching face to face, they saw the miracles, and lived with Him for 3 years, yet Jesus commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, or teach or preach, or do anything until, "I send the Promise of My Father upon you-- until you be endued with power from on high." This very promise is rejected by so many today because men have taught other men that this is not for today and it has passed away....the devil's greatest scam. How can we be witnesses to Jesus to the ends of the earth without the Promise of the Father, which Peter later says, "For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call" (Acts 2:39).

[@nicholasoxley2766]

3:48 You can’t say claim a “confession of orthodox Christianity” without mentioning council of Nicea. If you the emphasis the Bible as the foundation of Christian faith and revelation of God you get a bunch of confused interpretations, crusades, and people pointing out inconsistencies that could crush our “faith”. The incarnation is the revelation of God, Scripture should first bow to the person of Jesus not the other way around. This is orthodox confession as seen in Nicene creed

[@angelinenabe3927]

Are the rest of the episodes free ?😅

[@AmericanGospel]

No, but you can susbcribe to AGTV and watch the rest as they come out over the coming months! :)

[@angelinenabe3927]

@@AmericanGospel i see, thank you 😊

[@michaelsalomo7007]

Indonesia subtitle please