Voice Lessons
Chris Seidman
Part of VOX DEI—Hearing God
October 2, 2022

Vox Dei

Voice Lessons
October 2, 2022
Chris Seidman, Lead Minister, The Branch

Three Voices …

  • The voice of Satan.


John 8:44b (NIV)
“He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”


2 Corinthians 11:14 (NIV)
… for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.


Matthew 16:23 (NIV)
… “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”


Matthew 16:17 (NIV)
… “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.”

  • The voice of self.


Genesis 17:17 (NIV)
Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”


Genesis 27:41 (NIV)
Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”


Esther 6:6 (NIV)
When Haman entered, the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?”

Now Haman thought to himself, “Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?”


Psalm 14:1 (NIV)
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”


Luke 12:16-21 (NIV)
… “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

“Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

  • The voice of the Savior.


John 10:27 (NIV)
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

Dallas Willard’s Three Aspects Of Discerning Or Recognizing The Voice Of Someone You Can’t See.

  • The quality of their voice.

  • The spirit of their voice.

  • The content of their voice - what they are communicating.

Three Things To Think About That Relate To The Voice Of the Lord

  • The quality of His voice.

  • The spirit of His voice.


James 3:17-18 (NIV)
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

  • The content of His voice.


Galatians 1:8 (NIV)
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!


Romans 13:13-14 (NIV)
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.


Psalm 84:7 (NIV)
They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.