#331 Christmas Miracles Series# 3, Simeon Hearing

#331 Christmas Miracles Series# 3, Simeon Hearing
By: Pastor Karl Thomas

Calling All Miracle Workers 

God is good at delegation. He has given man responsibility for the affairs of earth. He won’t interfere unless He is invited.

Genesis 1:26 (AMP)  “…let them have complete authority …over all of the earth,…”

Psalm 115:16
“The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s; But the earth He has given to the children of men.”
Psalm 8:6
“You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,”

2 ways Gods Glory is revealed through you:
1. Consciously 2. Unconsciously (shadow) … unforced genuine
Consciously you have to hear his voice 

Luke 2:25-32 25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, 28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:
29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word; 30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation 31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples 32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”

“Simeon”:– harkening, able to hear.During the noise of his day he was able to tune into the frequency of Holy Spirit and he was in the right place at the right time.

SOMEONE IN EVERY GENERATION IS HEARING AND DECLARING THE PURPOSES OF GOD INTO THE EARTH … EVEN FOR JESUS TO COME THERE HAD TO BE A COMMUNITY THAT CONFESSED THIS!!!

1. Hearing Is Heartfelt
1 Kings 3:9 (NLT) “Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people.”
Shama:- to hear or listen attentively and interest    Leb:- heart inner man

2. Hearing Is Innate
Inborn — natural to each of us.
John 10:3-5 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

3. Hearing Is Learned
Mark 4:24
“And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you—and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.”

4. Hearing Is Attacked
Mark 4:3-9 3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air[a] came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. 7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. 8 But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” 9 And He said to them,[b] “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Mark 4:13-20
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. 18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

a. Damaged … worn down
Frustration within … focused on my screw ups … enemy will accuse you … how dare you
Frustration without … focused on conflict … enemy throws this in your face … loser

b. Divided … double-minded shallow … easily pull back when persecuted

c. Distracted … cares of life – stuff … have to keep all the red dots off my phone

5. Hearing Is Lifestyle
Proverbs 3:6  MESSAGE
“Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.” 

Proverbs 8:34
“Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.”

Basic Hearing Skills
1. Focused “just and devout” (25)   Lay hold of well … He had embraced the truth well … working knowledge
2. Relational “Holy Spirit upon” (25) Relationship with God tight with Holy Spirit
3. Available “waiting for” (25) Waiting … people who wait are strong … people who wait are ready
4. Reliable “by the Spirit” (27) Do everything in His power … go in His strength!!!
5. Finishers “he took Him up” (28) Haven’t really heard until you act on it …

Proverbs 3:5-12 Message
Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don’t try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he’s the one who will keep you on track.
Don’t assume that you know it all.
Run to God! Run from evil!
Your body will glow with health,
your very bones will vibrate with life!
Honor God with everything you own;
give him the first and the best.
Your barns will burst,
your wine vats will brim over.
But don’t, dear friend, resent God’s discipline;
don’t sulk under his loving correction.
It’s the child he loves that God corrects;
a father’s delight is behind all this.

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