Prophetic words, personal revival, and the power of prayer
- Have you ever had a prophet speak into your life?
Asked whether a prophet has ever spoken into his life, Boova describes being called out on things he was hearing from God but not acting on. Guest Cody McCorney, a recent convert, relates: thoughts he ignored until God put people in his pathway, including youth-group outreach. Dan recounts a mentor asking "how are you with God?" over lunch, sparking a season of personal revival. Boova, convicted by reading Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, resolves to start praying alone at his apartment complex's community center on Thursday nights without inviting anyone. Mike adds that a church's real health shows at Tuesday prayer night, recalls spiritual attack while running youth group, and describes "mini Ebenezer" rocks marking God's faithfulness, closing with "This is Mike missing out on an invitation to be part of a rock."
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'When God is silent': what counts as hearing from the Lord?
- What does it mean to 'hear from the Lord,' and how often should we expect it?
Mike brings a question from his Bible study, whose paragraph heading was 'when God is silent': the author wrote that he experienced God's silence for a couple of weeks and freaked out, and Ben expected a relatable years-long drought story — 'Oh, two weeks.
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Mike frames the question: are more people hearing from God?
- Does it seem like more and more people are hearing from God — and is that real or a lie and a huge distraction?
Ben asks Mike for a two-sentence framing; Mike says listening to the book of Job while mowing made him furious when Bildad 'received a word from the Lord,' turning a bad human argument into an unarguable divine claim.
From No. 597 · Maybe A Word From God
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Does God speak more now? Indwelling Spirit versus prophets
- Does God talk to people as much now as he did in the Old Testament or New Testament?
A host asks whether God talks to people as much now as in the Old and New Testaments. Ben's key distinction: the indwelling Holy Spirit means more people can have the experience…
From No. 597 · Maybe A Word From God
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How to tell your voice from God's: the Bible test and leniency
- How can you tell the difference between you speaking and God speaking?
Ella distills the question: how do you tell the difference between you speaking and God speaking? Her first answer: we have a Bible — what God is telling you is probably already in it ('Ben's gonna have a proud papa moment').
From No. 597 · Maybe A Word From God