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from “I Know That Voice”

It's found in 1 Samuel, chapter 16. I'm going to read only through verse 4, and then I'll pick up the rest in just a moment. We stand in honor of the Word of God. In our house, it's just something we do to say to him, Speak, Lord. We respect you. It's something we do to say, You're the most important person in the room, Lord, so speak to me. Somebody say, Speak to me, Lord. You may even want to stand right where you are, in your home or in your kitchen. If you're driving, I understand there are limitations. Keep your seatbelt on. But just in your heart, your posture, reverence the Lord. This is his word. 1 Samuel, chapter 16, verse 1. The Lord said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king. But Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me. The Lord said, Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you. I think that's the most beautiful thing I've read in the Bible in a long time, for the Lord to say, I know you're confused. I know you're afraid, but I will show you. Somebody say that. He will show me. The Lord said, I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate. I'm going to stop my reading right here. Samuel did what the Lord said. That's really the goal of this sermon, the goal of this series, and the goal of our faith. Samuel did what the Lord said. For our week one installment of our new series, I Know That Voice, I want to say something to you that maybe you've felt before but maybe don't have the courage to say, so I'll say it for both of us. This is the title of today's message. It's Hard to Hear God.

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