HOW GOD MAKES AN UNSHAKEABLE PERSON
TEACHING OUTLINE: STAND FIRM AND HEAR GOD
PART ONE: STAND FIRM, HOW GOD MAKES AN UNSHAKEABLE PERSON
Big Idea
Stability is not a personality trait. It is a spiritual construction project.
Anchor Passages
Psalm 16, Matthew 7:24 to 27, Ephesians 6, Hebrews 12
1. Foundations of Stability
Stability begins with orientation, not circumstances (Psalm 16).
You become like whatever you keep in front of you.
Stability is the fruit of focus.
2. Jesus’ Blueprint for a Storm Proof Life (Matthew 7)
Both builders hear Jesus. Only one obeys.
Storms reveal what you have built, they do not create collapse.
Hearing is not building. Doing is building.
3. Paul’s Call to Stand Firm (Ephesians 6)
The battle is spiritual, not flesh and blood.
The goal is to stand.
Stability flows from spiritual armor.
Truth
Righteousness
Peace as traction
Faith
Salvation
Scripture
4. The Purpose of Shaking (Hebrews 12)
Everything that can be shaken will be shaken.
Shaking exposes unstable foundations.
God removes what cannot remain so that what is eternal will stand.
Fix your eyes on Jesus.
5. Practical Steps to Build Stability
Step one: Establish your orientation.
Step two: Build with obedience.
Step three: Dress for the right battle.
Step four: Anchor your perspective.
Step five: Fix your eyes on Jesus.
PART TWO: THE VOICE OF GOD, HOW TO HEAR GOD CLEARLY IN A DISTRACTED AGE
Big Idea
God is not silent. You are surrounded by noise.
Anchor Passages
John 10, 1 Kings 19, Hebrews 4, Psalm 25
1. Jesus the Shepherd (John 10)
His sheep hear His voice.
The Shepherd calls His sheep by name.
Gods voice is personal and life giving.
2. Elijah and the Whisper (1 Kings 19)
God was not in the wind, earthquake, or fire.
God spoke in a whisper to draw Elijah near.
You cannot hear the whisper without slowing down.
3. Scripture as Gods Living Voice (Hebrews 4)
Gods Word is living and active.
Discernment is Scripture sharpened attention.
The Bible is the primary training ground for hearing God.
4. The Secret of Intimacy (Psalm 25)
God confides in those who fear Him.
Intimacy increases discernment.
5. How to Recognize the Voice of God
It aligns with Scripture.
It carries Gods character.
It draws you closer, not farther away.
It becomes clear when distractions decrease.
It becomes familiar through repeated obedience.
6. Practical Framework for Hearing God
Step one: Quiet your environment.
Step two: Quiet your soul.
Step three: Open Scripture and ask, What are You saying here?
Step four: Listen with expectation, not superstition.
Step five: Test what you sense.
Step six: Obey the nudge.
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