God wants you to do more than simply read His Word—He wants you to hear Him through it.

In Episode 4 of YOU CAN HEAR GOD, we discover how words written thousands of years ago can become God's living, personal Word to us today. Hebrews 4:12 tells us that the Word of God is alive and powerful, and Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would teach us, remind us of what He has said, and guide us into truth.

On the road to Emmaus, two disciples knew the Scriptures, but when Jesus opened the Scriptures to them, they said their hearts burned within them. The information they already possessed became revelation. In the same way, the Holy Spirit can illuminate Scripture and reveal who God is, what He has said, His ways, His will, and how His Word applies to our lives right now.

The goal of Bible reading isn't simply to finish another chapter or complete a reading plan. The goal is to hear the Author while you're reading His words.

So the next time you open your Bible, don't just read—listen. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you, guide you, reveal God to you, and show you what He wants you to do with what you're reading.

Don't read the Bible just to finish the chapter. Read the Bible to hear the Author.

God is speaking—but are we positioned to hear Him?

In Luke 10, Jesus was in Martha’s house and His words were filling the room, yet distraction, worry, and trouble became louder than the voice she needed most. Mary made a different choice. She sat at Jesus’ feet and listened. Jesus said she had chosen the one thing that was necessary.

In Episode 2 of You Can Hear God, Pastor Dean Forrest explores the difference between simply being around the things of God and intentionally positioning ourselves to hear Him. Discover why hearing God requires more than religious activity, how distraction and worry can compete for our attention, and why God’s voice can bring peace, clarity, direction, wisdom, and revelation into the situations we face.

God is speaking. The question is whether we will turn down the other voices, make time with Him a priority, and listen.

📖 Scriptures: Romans 8:14; Romans 10:17; John 10:1–5; Luke 10:38–42

YOU CAN HEAR GOD — Episode 2 Position Yourself to Hear

Elation Church | Davenport, Florida

God may be speaking more than you think. Do you recognize His voice when He does?

In Episode 3 of YOU CAN HEAR GOD, we discover that hearing God isn't limited to hearing an audible voice. Throughout Scripture, God communicated with people in many different ways. He spoke through His Word, conviction, people, angels, desires, dreams, visions, and by His Spirit bearing witness within. The method wasn't always the same, but the source was. The goal is to become so familiar with the Shepherd that when He speaks, something within you says, “I know that voice.”

Receive. Recognize. Respond.

YOU CAN HEAR GOD — Episode 3: God Speaks in Many Ways

Scriptures: Romans 8:14, 16; John 10:1–5, 27; Romans 1:20; Psalm 19:1; John 16:8–9; 2 Timothy 3:16; John 14:26; John 16:14; Acts 9:10–17; Philippians 2:13; Acts 2:17; 1 Corinthians 2:12; Proverbs 20:27; Romans 9:1