Insights
🗣️ “My greatest memories as a believer are not what god’s done for me but what god said to me.”
📖 The Holy Spirit is described as walking alongside us, indicating that He is actively involved in guiding and speaking to believers.
🗣️ “God speaks to people. It’s all through scripture.”
🤔 “Even theological persuasions that will teach that God doesn’t speak today believe in a call to preach.”
📖 Scripture reveals that God spoke to Moses face to face as a man speaks to his friend, emphasizing the personal and intimate nature of their communication.
🤔 Jesus treated his betrayer, Judas, as a friend, even washing his feet, showing that he doesn’t treat people differently even when they treat him badly.
🙏 “I treasure his presence more than his presents.” – Dallas Willard
🗣️ “God does want to give us direction. He does want to give us guidance but he wants to have a relationship with you.”
Summary
TLDR: The key idea of the video is that God wants to have a personal relationship with individuals and speaks to them as a friend.
- 💡 God wants to talk to you and be your friend, and my greatest memories as a believer are not what God has done for me but what He has said to me.
- 👉 God speaks to people throughout the Bible, and the Holy Spirit continues to speak to us today, as shown in John 16:12-13.
- 🗣️ God guides and speaks to us today, just as he did in biblical times, through examples like Moses and Elijah.
3.1 God still speaks to us today, guiding us into truth and revealing things to come, just as he did in biblical times.
3.2 God speaks to people throughout scripture, as seen in examples such as Moses talking to a bush and Elijah hearing a still small voice, and this continues to happen today.
- 👉 God still speaks, just as he called people to preach.
- 🗣️ God speaks to people as friends, not mechanically, and wants to have a personal relationship with them.
- 👥 God wants to be your friend and speaks to you even when you treat Him badly, as shown through various scriptures.
- 🙏 God’s guidance and words have been the most significant and cherished aspect of my Christian journey, surpassing any material blessings or accomplishments.
- 🙏 God wants to have a relationship with you and be your friend, so take a moment to get to know Him and hear His voice.
