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As each of us practitioners know, listening to God through the Holy Spirit is a critical element to any disciple making movement and therefore we have taught this concept many times in our own communities and around the world. It is a vital component to a 3/3 group, it is an element in the 1 hour prayer wheel, and it is important to any prayer walk.
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Even so, it is highly beneficial if we press into this even harder during our personal prayer time and even throughout our daily activities. Because, what if the strength of our relationship with the Lord depended on it? Perhaps you have never thought of it that way. Think about the strongest relationships in your life. There is no doubt that those relationships have been forged in part through lots of time in conversation. It is through both speaking and listening that your relationships have grown strong. Not surprisingly, the same is true of our relationship with the Lord.
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One thing is certain, God desires to speak to us even more than we desire to listen to him. Throughout the scriptures, God “speaks” to his people in a variety of ways...
• a particular scripture coming to mind (Acts 1:20; Acts 13:16)
• a picture or vision (Acts 10:11-17; Acts 16:9-10)
• a dream (Daniel 4:4-17; Daniel 7:1-14)
• an interpretation of a dream or vision (Daniel 4:18-27; Daniel 7:15-27)
• a picture or impression of a word (Acts 10:3)
• a sensation or pain in one’s body (Acts 9:8-9)
• a spiritual song (Acts 16:25; Ephesians 5:19)
• divinely sent messengers or angels (Acts 1:9-11; Acts 8:26) (Philip is told to go south to Gaza—that’s all—but along the way he bumps into a seeker, and it’s obvious to Philip this is the
reason he was told to come.)
• signs and wonders (Luke 23:44-45; Acts 5:18-21; Acts 9:36-42; Acts 12:6-11)
• restriction of movement and speech (Acts 16:6-8)
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God is not limited in His ability to “speak” to us. He has even been known to use an ass (Numbers 22:21-39). The question is... “Are we willing and ready to listen?” Learn more at hubs.la/Q01GNTBN0
Praise Jesus for people who responded to the gospel and received baptism in India. They are all from Hindu backgrounds and received healing and deliverance from their illness and problems. They declared their faith in Christ through baptism!
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Learn more about where this is happening at hubs.la/Q01GzH3m0
Leaders from the UK, South Asia and Middle East recently connected in Turkey for meetings and vision casting. Local church leaders asking for more training in the days ahead. Will you pray for this time? Learn more at hubs.la/Q01G68wm0
Last week, Biglife South Asia held a Summit with our regional leaders. It was a wonderful 2 days of worship and fellowship together. We spent time setting our vision and faith goals for the year and discussing ideas of how we can further multiply our work across Asia!
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Please pray for our team as they go out and share in difficult areas. Learn more at hubs.la/Q01FHQCH0
In recent days, an 86 year old woman in Nepal became a disciple of Jesus. She was suffering from demonic attacks that made her very ill. Our Biglife family visited her village and met her. When they prayed for her, the Lord completely set her free from the demonic influences and her health improved immediately. Having experienced the power of God in such a dramatic fashion, she chose to follow Jesus.
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Being elderly and not able to make the trek down to the river for water baptism, it was done in her home instead. She is being faithful to share her testimony and now many of her neighbors are showing interest in following Jesus as well. Praise the Lord! hubs.la/Q01FGYqB0