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  HOW DO WE LISTEN?
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: The sermon highlights the problem of unbelief and how people
often deny hearing God's voice, but ultimately, every knee will bow and
every tongue will confess Jesus Christ as Lord.

Topics: "Hearing God's Voice", "Spiritual Awareness"
Scripture References: John 12:28

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DESCRIPTION
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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the various ways God has spoken to humanity, yet
many fail to recognize His voice, often dismissing it as mere noise or
misunderstanding. He reflects on the biblical account where Jesus speaks
of His impending death, and the crowd misinterprets God's audible
response, preferring their own reasoning over divine revelation. Tozer
warns that despite the tendency to ignore God's call, a day will come
when all will acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord. The sermon challenges
listeners to truly listen for God's voice amidst their distractions and
misconceptions.

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CONTENT
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The living God has spoken to lost mankind in a variety of ways. The
general response among us has been, "We did not hear His voice. We did
not hear anything." John recorded in his gospel the reactions of an
audience of people who heard God speak audibly. When Jesus talked of His
coming death, asking God to glorify His name through it, "a voice came
from heaven, 'I have glorified it, and will glorify it again':" (John
12:28). And what were the reactions of the bystanders? "The crowd that
was there heard it and said it had thundered; others said an angel had
spoken to him" (John 12:29). People prefer their own logic, their own
powers of reason. even when God speaks, they refuse to recognize His
voice.

They will not confess that God has spoken through Jesus Christ, the
eternal Son.

When He confronts them with their sin, they consult a psychiatrist and
hope they can get their personalities "properly adjusted." But in a
coming day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord of all!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/how-do-we-listen/
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