This week Rory carries on from Josiah's message last week on 'hearing the voice of the Lord', focusing on what is the tone of God's voice and how can we grow in our discernment in distinguishing His voice from the enemy's voice.

Genesis 1 - Let there be light

This is our introduction to the voice of God, where He commanded something there was a response from creation.

There is power in His voice and sometimes we loose reverence for this same voice that spoke us into being and still holds us together.

Genesis 3 - Introduction to the voice of the enemy

Did God really say you must not eat from the tree of the garden

So he takes what God said, he twists it and brings deception.

Adam and Eve had a choice to follow God's voice or the enemy's voice, and that same choice echo's throughout humanity, where we still live with this choice everyday.

Our voice's are more powerful then what we think, there is life and death in our tongue, so we need to be careful with what we say.

We need to be careful with the voices we choose to listen to in this generation of over information.

Find where their is life and tune into that.

You will know from the fruit.

John 10 -

In the days of Jesus a 'sheepfold' was a pen that was setup by nomadic shepherds' to keep herds of sheep safe.

This week Josiah leads us in a message of hearing from God, encouraging us to live a life in deep relationship with Jesus and this means hearing His voice.

Jo does a recap of last weeks message on Easter Sunday

One great quote was 'if our relationship with God is only through someone else then we're missing the Gospel'!

He paid the highest price for us to have relationship with him!

All of John 10 - Jesus the good shepherd

Hebrews chapter 3 & 4

Sheep follow the shepherd for they know His voice

Jesus is the door - the way, the truth and the life

Jesus is the door in which we enter to hear His voice

We need to be born again to hear His voice

That all would hear His voice and follow Him

This is our inheritance

2 Cor 3:15-18 - When we turn to the Lord the veil is removed.

He unveils the scripture to us, that He is all throughout the bible

And more time we spend in His word, the more we learn to know Him

Declare the truth - Jesus is my shepherd and I hear His voice!

Do's and Don'ts of hearing Gods word

Heb 3:7-19

Don’t live in active sin - like the Israelites that hardened their heart in unbelieve

Don't disobey what He tells you to do

Don't be envious and self seeking, for that is where confusion and evilness comes - James 3

Don't hold offence and bitterness, this is where we are deceived and false prophets arise - Matt 24:10-12

Heb 12:15 - Bitterness causes us to fall short of the glory of God

Unless you forgive others you will not be forgiven

Don't sear your conscience - 1 Tim 4:1-2

Don't live unsubmitted to leadership or not planted in a church - Ps 92 those who are planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of God!

Do read the bible - the more you read, the more you are familiar with His voice, His heart and His ways

Do spend time in worship and prayer

Do exercise your faith and choose to believe it - Heb 4:2-3 - the word they heard did not profit them because they did not believe

Take steps of faith and admit when you get things wrong, repent and let Him lead you

Do have a good conscience, being quick to obey and test the voice with others in the church.

This Easter Sunday Josiah takes us through the Gospel message and reminds us of the power of our risen King Jesus!

In this message we take a look a the resurrection in Matthew chapter 28 and the Gospel message in 1 Corinthians 15.

The power of the Resurrection Means

1. That we have faith in our salvation!

Without the fact that Jesus died and rose again for our sins our faith is futile!

This is fundamental to our faith, that as Jesus died on the cross so we die to our old life and as He rose again so we rise again with a new life as new creations!

If He didn't rise again we would still be in our sin, but because He went to the cross we get to be free from our sin!

If you want to be free from your sin you need to believe the truth of the cross!

2. That we worship from the joy of our salvation!

When we belief and receive the truth of the cross we fully saved and the joy of our salvation pulls us into worship and praise!

3. That we are in a battle to believe the truth of our salvation and lead others to belief!

His resurrection also means there is a battle for the Gospel message to go forth and be received!

This is the battle to believe the truth of the cross, that Jesus really rose and that our testimonies are also true!

4. Means Life, Redemption and Restoration for all who belief

Peter is so relatable that he was so vibrant in his faith yet failed many times, and still Jesus redeems and calls him.

5. Means Mission and Discipleship

Jesus has given us all authority to heal, baptise and lead others to Him.

6. Means that we have a glorious Hope

We've got to belief that His resurrection means a glorious future after this life.

7.. Means that we have eternal life

Eternal life is knowing Jesus, its having a relationship with Him

In right relationship with Him, intimately knowing Him!

Inviting Him into our life..

The joy that was set before Jesus, was that you and I would have deep relationship with Him!