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196 God speaks to us through pastors and preachers
How God speaks to us Talk 12 Preachers and Pastors In recent talks we’ve been considering how God speaks to us through our parents and through other Christians. We now turn our attention to how God speaks to us through the preaching of his word by those he has…
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195 God speaks to us through other Christians
Talk 11 God speaks through other Christians Welcome back after a short break. Let’s remind you what we’ve been saying so far. We’ve seen that: God speaks to all humanity through his creation He spoke to Israel by the prophets He has finally spoken by his Son He speaks today through the Bible He speaks…
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194 God speaks to us through our parents
How God speaks to us Talk 10 God speaks to us through our Parents So far, all that we have said has centred very much around the Bible. We have said that God speaks to us through the person of Jesus, but what we know about Jesus we derive from the Bible. We have…
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193 Different ways God speaks through the Bible – Part 3
Talk 9. How God speaks to us through the Bible (Part 3) He directs us by bringing key verses to our attention So far we have identified three ways in which God speaks to us through the Bible. He shows us what to believe and how to behave. Through the lives of God’s people in…
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192 Different ways God speaks through the Bible – Part 2
Talk 8 Different ways God speaks to us through the Bible – Part Two Last time we saw that God speaks to us through the Bible by teaching us: What to believe and how to behave What to expect by giving us examples from the lives of God’s people Today we will see that: He…
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191 Different ways God speaks through the Bible – Part 1
Talk 7 Different ways God speaks through the Bible (Part 1) In recent talks we have been considering the fact that God speaks to us through the Bible. We have seen why we should believe that God speaks to us through the Bible and how we can understand the Bible correctly. We now turn to…
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190 Understanding the Bible correctly – Part 2
How God speaks to us Talk 6 Understanding the Bible correctly (Part 2) In the last talk we saw that to understand the Bible correctly we must be aware of what part of the Bible we are reading and of the context of the passage we are looking at. We considered the literary context and…
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189 Understanding the Bible correctly – Part 1
How God speaks to us Talk 5 Understanding the Bible correctly (Part 1) In the last talk we considered why we should believe that God speaks to us through the Bible. In the next few talks will be looking at how he does so. But first it will be important to consider how to understand…
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188 God speaks to us through the Bible
Talk 4. God speaks to us through the Bible So far we have seen that God speaks to all people through creation, that in Old Testament times God spoke to Israel through the prophets, and that now God has spoken finally and definitively by his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. We now turn our attention…
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187 God speaks to us in Jesus – Part 2
Talk 3. God speaks to us through Jesus (Part 2) Last time: God speaks to us in the person of Jesus God speaks to us in the words of Jesus Today: God speaks to us in the actions of Jesus In his letter to the Galatians Paul lists nine wonderful qualities which he calls the…