(086) Hearing God with First Nations Peoples – Lydia Read
All over the Western world, people are revisiting their history and in particular, their participation in colonialism. Many nations in the West were established in......
All over the Western world, people are revisiting their history and in particular, their participation in colonialism. Many nations in the West were established in......
How do we hear God’s voice? Perhaps the best way to describe the forms of Holy Spirit communication is by starting with the human forms......
One of the most challenging times to hear God’s voice is in seasons of suffering and ill-health. Clarity is difficult to find in the midst......
Lyn Packer thought that one day she’d end up in a mental institution. As a young prophet, she experienced revelatory encounters on a regular basis,......
Catch up on a podcast you missed in 2023 or replay your favourites as you set your heart and get inspired for 2024! ......
Lucky Te Koha was a prominent leader of an infamous crime gang in New Zealand. His was a life of extreme violence, crime, drugs and......
Does our personality have anything to do with hearing God’s voice? How does our human imagination, thinking and intuition interact with the Spirit? Our guest......
Have you ever heard God speak in a riddle or a pun? God is a masterful communicator with a great sense of wit and humour! We......
Ps. Adam Dyer grew up with the “Titanic Gospel.” Here, the only thing that mattered was people’s “souls.” The “ship was going down” so, you......
God Told Arthur Guinness to Make a Better Drink and other Famous God-conversations in History God is and always has been a talking God.......
We’re called to become more like Jesus. But does that mean we’re supposed to become more like a Middle-Eastern man? When we become a Christian,......
If God truly is the Creator, that makes him the supreme artist. We’ve all enjoyed the beauty of a world that never ceases to amaze......
There’s a lot of talk around discipleship at the moment, but what does discipleship actually look like? We know it’s all about following Jesus. But......
A Dream of a Child’s Toy and Feet Full of Maggots One Christmas morning, Nicola had a dream that would change her and her family’s......
We all know that we should do it, but the question is how? Prayer – one of the main callings of Christians and the key......
I grew up in a church that believed that God had stopped speaking outside of the Bible. This teaching, known as Cessationism, is seen throughout......
The concept of hearing God’s voice for yourself bears enormous potential, but it is also fraught with pitfalls. Indeed, the entire scope of history tells......
Hearing God’s voice may well be the most powerful experience on earth. Think about it. How was the earth created? It began with God speaking......
During my time in church life, I’ve heard some pretty interesting prophecies. Some of them have been couched in a strange “King James” language. Others......
“Listen to the Holy Spirit” is not the usual advice you hear at a business seminar. Yet this is the approach pastor and business consultant......
What does hearing the voice of the Spirit look like in the business world? How do you balance the tension between working with the natural......
In a dream, a man saw a vision of Jesus. To his surprise, Jesus gave him a “Liverpool kiss” (a head-butt in English football terms!)......
In church life, there seems to be two groups of people. There’s the group who seem to hear from God easily… God’s speaking about this;......
God is speaking to Muslims all over the Middle East and he’s doing it through dreams of Jesus! You may have heard the stories. In......
“My Mum was clinically dead for 8 minutes. She saw a beautiful light and moved towards it, but then she heard a voice say, ‘you......
“Everybody’s looking for something,” the Eurythmics once sang. Augustine referred to a “god-shaped hole” within each one of us that longs to be fulfilled. There......
“The root of disappointment is misplaced expectations. The question is, what should our expectations of God be?” – Lynn Moresi What does God promise when......
Recently I completed my PhD in practical theology, examining the theology and practice of hearing God’s voice. Since then, people have asked me about my......
“This is a season of divine paradox. It looks like everything is ‘Stop, stop!’ but in God everything is ‘Start, start.’” (Ps. Vicki Simpson) What......
“There are places in my heart that I am still hiding from God.” (Andy Wallis) Why are we afraid to hear from God? I suspect......
We know that God can speak in dreams, but it can be a challenge to know what God is saying. How do we know if......
Our podcast this week is an encore episode from a couple of years ago. Back then it was terror attacks in Paris and Beirut, a devastating......
Nightmares are common to us all. By definition, they are vivid and frightening dreams that have no resolution. You may see yourself being attacked by a fiendish......
If I were to ask you, what was the one thing that was stopping you from being successful in your life, what would you say?......
We know that God is able to speak to us by his Spirit, but does God speak to those who don’t know him? You may......
Unforgiveness stops us from hearing God’s voice almost more than any other area. When we bear unforgiveness in our heart, we can’t get through to......
At God Conversations, our emphasis is on how to recognise God’s voice when he speaks back. However, this podcast is all about the other side......
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to hear from God every day, while others seldom hear from God? What is happening here? We......
Loneliness has become the plague of the modern world. Even though our widespread telecommunication systems and sophisticated transport networks make us more connected than ever......
Dr Craig Keener tells the story of his wife to be. He and his wife met in seminary, but he confesses he was a bit......
If we can all hear God’s voice for ourselves, do we still need to go to church? The answer is, no. You don’t need to go......
What is God saying to us in the midst of our pain? On the show today, we’re talking about the questions we ask when life......
Money, sex and power are some of the most powerful agents in the world. Any one of them can take down presidents and pastors, politicians......
If you have a God-dream in the African church, no-one thinks you’re unusual. Hearing God’s voice in dreams is common in this part of the world.......
You don’t need to be a Christian to live a good life. Plenty of my friends live a great life without God. They are well......
How could God have created the world in 6 days when geological data shows the earth is over four billion years old? How does the......
Magnums are one of my all-time favourite ice-creams. I love the smooth Belgian chocolate and the rich ice-cream inside. But some years ago, Magnum launched......
Can anyone hear God’s voice? What about those who don’t know him? Can non-Christians or those who’ve never been to church hear him speak? And......
Have you noticed that God does a lot of talking at Christmas time? The first God-conversation with Mary was the one that started it all......
Stories of God talking to his people abound throughout the Bible, but we usually only get the highlights. We read; “God said; ‘Go to Egypt’”,......
A few years ago on an Australian reality talent show, a young man expressed his dream to be a famous singer. The emcee told of......
What would Jesus say to a terrorist? Just this week we’ve received news here in Australia of another terrorist plot. Our nation remains on high......
How do we get better at hearing God’s voice? The answer doesn’t lie in a formula or a set of rules: “Follow these 3 steps,......
Back in the first century, it wasn’t normal for men and women to be friends. They didn’t meet for coffee in morning tea breaks or......
What does prophecy look like in the contemporary church? How do we handle the fact that we can get it wrong when we try to hear......
How do we know the will of God for our lives? It’s a question that is often hotly debated with one side emphasising the need for......
One of the most difficult times to hear God’s voice is when we’re in the throes of making a big decision. Shall I take this......
Does God still speak today? I grew up in a church that didn’t believe he does. We were taught that as soon as the last......
In the Western world, one of the biggest challenges we find in hearing God’s voice is the ability to take time out to listen to......
Last week, a new reality show called Married at First Sight was launched on Australian TV. I have to confess, I’ve been glued to it......
Since I started my ministry eight years ago I’ve heard plenty of God-conversation stories, some life-transforming and God-glorifying, and some to be honest, I’d much......
2015 has been another year of global chaos and turmoil. From terror attacks in Paris and Beirut, drowned toddlers washed up on the Turkish coast, a......
When God spoke to Joseph about his future destiny as a great leader, he waited until he was sleeping. When God spoke to the Apostle......
How do you follow God’s voice for your life if there are two of you? What if both of you hear different things? Or what......
You may have heard it said that being a Christian is boring – that it’s all about keeping the rules and making sure you don’t......
A few years after starting God Conversations, God spoke to me about a second branch of ministry. Unlike equipping people to recognise God’s voice, this......
“What? You’re a pastor?” “What do you mean – like in a church?” “Do you think God called you because there was no man available?”......
How can hearing God’s voice be easy? Admittedly it is a slightly provocative statement designed to get you reading my eBook, The Easy Way to......
How did John know his Revelation was from God? I wonder how the seven churches of Asia Minor felt when they first received John’s letter.......
What the Hallmark Designers Didn’t See at Christmas… The scene appears so peaceful on our Christmas cards. A soft glow over the manger. The serene......
How could Jesus have white hair if he was only in his early thirties? How can a lamb have seven horns? How could clothes be white after......
A beast with seven heads? A prostitute drunk with blood? A lamb with seven eyes and seven horns? What was the author thinking? What had......
The last book in the Bible – the book of Revelation – can be a closed and confusing read. Graphic imagery of seven-headed beasts, gaudy prostitutes......
On this week’s podcast, Light FM radio host Clayton Bjelan and I chat about the experiences of listeners from Melbourne (Australia) in hearing God’s voice.......
“Gold told me; …to park my car here.” …to divorce my wife.” …to kill the Muslims.” It doesn’t take long in church life before you......
I was first asked this question while pioneering my church in Melbourne around fifteen years ago; “How does it feel to be a woman pastoring......
Yes, the podcast today is for those who can’t find time in their busy schedules to get away for hours and sit cross-legged on a......
“‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will......
Our response to God’s voice is critical – both in terms of the consequences of our decision-making as well as our ongoing conversations with God. In......
How often does God speak? Is it a rare, one-off event that we look back on and reminisce over? Or is it a normal part of......
Men are better at parking cars and reading maps. Women are better at communication and intuition. The prevailing research shows that our gender differences are......
Growing up in church, we would make fun of Gideon. Everyone knew that this was a man who did not have enough faith. He kept......
Is God’s will a narrow path where I must hear from God specifically for my life, then do exactly what he says? Or is it......
God tells you to move from one country to another. Pack up your home, leave a secure job, uproot your family. How would you know if it......
Hearing God’s voice is easy when we rely on God’s ability to speak rather than our ability to hear. Think about it. God is an......
It’s a line I hear often. I heard it again recently chatting with a friend. I’d just shared one of those stories of how God had......
We read the story every year at Christmas time, but I wonder how it would have felt as a fourteen year-old girl to receive an......
If God said it, will it always happen? If I’ve received a promise from God, does that mean it will come to pass? I remember asking......
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