Speak Lord, for your servant is listening...
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I found "Hungry for God, Hearing God's Voice in the Ordinary and the Everyday" to be a surprising blessing.

I must admit that the writing style did not captivate me.  I found it lacking in the type of wordsmithing and mystery that I prefer when approaching such a subject.  And yet, the style fit the title.  Bringing the discussion of hearing God's voice into a rather unembellished presentation makes this an ideal book for the every day reader.

The subject matter is compelling and the biggest difficulty that I had with the book is that I kept putting it down.  I would read a paragraph about prayer and feel compelled to stop reading and start praying.  It isn't often I have that response to what I'm reading and I think that says more that pretty language or poetic description.

I would recommend this book for anyone who desires to increase their appetite for God and gather practical suggestions that help to "cultivate a seeking heart."  Whether you are new in your walk with Christ or have been long on the journey, Hungary for God, has the potential to touch you and awaken within a deeper desire and expectancy to hear from God in ways that just may transform your life.
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'Knowing Your Rights' provides us with sound scriptural principles that may be utilized to effectively communicate with God, and to deepen our relationship with Him. The reader is encouraged to seek God's Kingdom with the knowledge that all things will be provided by a loving Father who finds joy in meeting the needs of His children.
Thank you Dr. Dawn-Marie for your insight and clarity.
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This is a very good audio bible word for word narration.  When I listen to the message, I feel so blessed as if God is speaking to me.
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Become a minister of God through this program. Peter wrote to the Galatians The law can be summed up in 1 phrase treat your neighbor as you would yourself. Can you think of any idea this world needs to hear more than that?
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While I am just now breaking down the book, I must say it is highly recommended. "Everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort" (1 Cor 14:3). The Lord is using the experience of Dr. Bill Hamon & Christian International to strengthen my walk with the Lord in this critical area & to increase my understanding & wisdom in its application.

As the author writes, "The coming of the Holy Spirit, the birth of the church, and the writing of the Bible did not eliminate the need for the prophetic voice of the Lord; in fact, it intensified that need. Peter insisted that the prophet Joel was speaking to the Church age when he proclaimed, "I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy" (Acts 2:17). Paul emphasized that truth when he told the church at Corinth to "covet to prophesy" (1 Cor 14:39; Eph 4:11)

God still wants the revelation of His Word to be vocalized. So He has established the prophetic ministry as a voice of revelation and illumination which will reveal the mind of Christ to the human race. He also uses this ministry to give specific instructions to individuals concerning His personal will for their lives." (p. 13)

Pick up a copy today. "Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy" (1 Cor 14:1). You won't regret it.

Eighteenth Printing (2012)
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With the way our nation is today Lord knows we need help! Perfect timing for this song. Dj is gifted and anointed! His ministry has always ministered to my heart. All for Jesus!
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Every day I breath I must remind myself that the court is adjourned. Reading this will help you remember that we as followers of Christ must live for an audience of ONE.
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Among those who delight in deep preaching, who does not know the name of the famous baptist preacher of old, Charles Haddon Spurgeon? I think none. One of his greatest gifts was unequivocally preaching. He was even called the Prince of Preachers. Now, brother Barry Davis offers us a tremendous way to learn more about sound preaching through the sermon's notes of C. H. Spurgeon. I encourage everybody who wants to learn more how to build up a godly and powerful sermon using this precious tool. Now, a brotherly challenge is in order. To everyone who is active in the ministry of the Word of God, you would miss a great thing not to have this tool in your hand. The price is very reasonable and the impact could be awesome for you as well as for your listeners. Now, having said this, let us be realistic. None of us would become like Spurgeon, but this tool is definitely a good help to make our preachings more arranged and prepared. God uses His Holy Spirit, yes, but it is never disconnected from a good preparation of the preacher. This tool is for you and I wish you the best in your ministry to God's glory as you will use Spurgeon's Sermon Outlines.

Thank you brother David !
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Anyone who is a follower of Jesus and wants to be able to hear from and recognize the voice of God, will want to read this book.  I have underlined so many of the things she has written- and I've only read the first chapter so far!!  This is a book will be one that is in my permanent library to be picked up and read again and again.
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Last week, as I wrote about feminism alongside multiple other writers, I talked about giving a voice to every person. Since then, I have read several posts that gently reminded me that giving a voice to anyone is not my prerogative. God gives the voice. At our best moments, we encourage and support a fellow human whose voice remains unheard. Then we can hand them a microphone to allow their voice to take on more volume.

And in a move that at times seems brilliant and at times appears completely disastrous, God has chosen to let His people not just hand Him the microphone (as if He needed one), but actually speak on His behalf. We are charged with spreading the gospel. We are the means of spreading the message. Many of us live with the balance of the benefits God's people have built into our lives and the painful injuries His people have inflicted on us at one time or another. No wonder many of us hesitate when people claim to speak for God. No wonder many of us long to hear His voice for ourselves.

It is out of the desire to hear Him more clearly in Scripture that the Ecclesia Bible Society began work on The Voice: Step Into the Story of Scripture. Setting the conversations in the New Testament in dialogue form, inserting into the verses phrases in italics that give contextual information that people would have understood from the text at the time of each book's writing, and putting explanatory paragraphs in sidebars are three ways that the EBS approaches the Scripture with the hope of making the good news clearer and more accessible to today's reader.

As I have spent time reading through the New Testament in The Voice, I find myself caught up in the interactions in a way that often I don't when the delineation of dialogue is not as clear. The inserted phrases remind me of the unspoken, commonly understood context from which the original readers of Scripture probably operated. I feel more kinship with the idea of all the believers who have come before me, reading and re-reading these passages, letting the Bible speak to them as it would.

The Voice, for me, is a Bible of community. Sure, it's a useful paraphrase, albeit a very close one, and a helpful tool as I choose to spend more time in Scripture. But its main draw, in my experience, is the way it pulls me into the realization that I am not alone with the Word of God. Surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, or, as The Voice reminds us, all those who have gone before, I feel reassured and strengthened.

Likewise, as we consider any issue, whether feminism or justice or theology, one of the most helpful stances is one of humble remembrance. Generations, and sometimes centuries' worth of believers, have gone before us in all these things. We draw on their knowledge and experience to form our own mindsets; we naturally move in the tracks they painstakingly cleared. We can't extricate ourselves from our own history any more than the people to whom the original letters within the New Testament could have un-remembered their own experiences.

Moving forward together, Church, won't mean we forget our differences. It will mean that we acknowledge them and choose to travel together anyway. It will mean that some are called to be outspoken and loud, while others are called to take notice of those who wander and gently bring them home. Some of us will dig deep into knowledge to serve the body of believers. Still others will see the ones who have never spoken up, listen to them, and say to the rest of us, "Hey, everyone! Listen to this!"

As I read The Voice, my desire to be part of this ongoing story experiences renewal.

I received an electronic download of The Voice for free in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are mine.
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This man in the voice that Catholics need to hear today. His words are beautiful, simple, and holy, leading all things to Christ.
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Ryken rightly detects that 'In its presently weakened condition, the church is desperate for godly men who have the courage and wisdom to defend sound doctrine. People can know what it means to live under God's authority only if they have faithful and diligent leaders'. In this great tradition, David Dickson endeared himself to more than only his generation. He knew, for good measure, that:

'If the elder is to discharge the duty laid upon him in Scripture - "to reprove, rebuke and exhort" (2 Tim 4:2), to "be able by sound doctrine to exhort and convince gainsayers" (Titus 1:9) - the Word of God must be the man of his counsel, his daily companion.' p 32 The man of God is satisfied with the Word of God.

Paul's instruction to Timothy would indicate that Timothy served as the appointee of overseers/elders/bishops/shepherds of Christ's flock in a first generation setting. These terms are used synonymously, and thereby imply equality and plurality, as practised by Presbyterian office-bearers, which provides for collegial governance. This is in opposition to the linear flow-chart of church governance as found in papal authority, causing ambition to play a role in church leadership.

According to Dickson, the primary responsibility of elders is two-fold. Hebrews 13:17 asks they give an account for the souls under their care, with Calvin serving the necessary precaution that those to whom honor and obedience must be rendered are those that are found faithful in their office, as elders who are only so by title, are so '...for the purpose of destroying the church, [and ] deserve but little reverence and still less confidence.'&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Commentary-on-Hebrews-13-17/dp/0802808123/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Commentary on Hebrews 13:17</a>&nbsp;A more private aspect is determined by Paul's words in Acts 20:28 in that they are to "pay attention to yourselves", for as Calvin rightly commented, 'For that man will never be careful for the salvation of other men who will neglect his own.'&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Commentary-on-Acts-20-28/dp/0891077251/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Commentary on Acts 20:28</a>&nbsp;Dickson defended what many today feel to be the most important qualification of an elder, given the sudden increase in the demand for charisma: 'The usefulness of an elder will depend in the long run more on his character than on his gifts and knowledge.' p 34  The duty of spiritual care is made easier if the elder knows every member of the congregation, and is familiar with those in his particular district of visitation. 'An elder should visit all the people, rich as well as poor.' p 50 Dickson was especially attentive of children present and endeavoured always 'to catechize them a little', hoping that it would bear fruit 'in the case of those who reach years of understanding' as 'it has passed through the crucible of their own minds and souls'. 'It was the command of our Lord that the lambs should be fed as well as the sheep. This has been too lightly thought of, and a handle has thus been given to opponents of infant baptism.' p 66

A variety of ways of doing good is discussed by Dickson. He cautions that 'Cases occur of great delicacy and difficulty, and in dealing with them the elder must take care to give no occasion for his good being evil spoken of.' p 85 Dickson was mindful that Scripture sets the restoration and salvation of the offender as the primary effect desired of the ordinance of discipline (Gal 6). 'The second is maintaining the purity of the church and freeing it from scandal.' p 95  Ameliorating Matthew 18, he urged elders to "First speak to your brother alone, and deal with him faithfully and kindly". Dickson gave a time-honored defense and biblical summary that would serve as a beachhead for all elders.
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Tozer has so much to speak to us today.  We need to listen and put to practice the voice of the prophets and of the prophet A. W. Tozer.  It is a book that needs to be studied.
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I so appreciate hearing what God whispers to Dr. Simmon's heart. And then, ending each whisper with the written Word.  It's an example of how I believe we each need to live. Hearing God speak to our hearts as well as receiving revelation from the written Word of God.
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I can't listen too much! It speaks to my heart and my message to teach women they are valuable to God! Uplifting and validating about our strength in the Lord!
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As a pastor and a follower of Jesus I deeply believe we serve a God of relationship who speaks to his people.  The problem is that statement means a lot of things to a lot of different people.  And if you're anything like me there are times you have that haunting doubt that says, "God do you really speak me to me?  Am I really hearing you?"  Hearing God actually has answers for not only the truth that God speaks, but an understanding of how to discern His voice and live in His presence.  This is the real deal.  I really encourage everyone to read it.  And the best part, it's simple.  It's not hyper-spiritual, it's not cryptic and weird, but it's an invitation to believe Jesus and the Bible.  I highly recommend this.
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Wow, we tend to think that 'Bible teachers'lives must be so smooth and
'holy'. This is a timely reminder to pray for all who preach the Gospel -
satan never stands by and happily allows ministry to happen.  He looks
for creative ways to destroy those who serve the Lord.
I have been blessed by reading this book.  Praise the Lord!