Hearing and Obeying—Devotionals PostsIn the months leading up to the 2022 Mission Central Conferences we are going to be reflecting on the theme of “Hearing and Obeying”. If you feel like it’s a struggle to hear and obey in your daily life, you are not alone. We want to invite you to journey with us by using this devotional series. Our prayer is that the devotions will be a bit of sunshine and rain to help you grow as a missional disciple of Jesus.DevotionalCount the CostAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateJan 25, 2022 Have you counted the cost of being a disciple? Go to Jesus, lay out your concerns before him, and ask for his perspective on your struggle.Read more Read more...DevotionalLove Your EnemiesAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateJan 25, 2022 If you have an enemy in your life, if someone hates you, consider how Jesus is asking you to go to them? Hearing and obeying requires embodied action.Read more Read more...DevotionalHoliness and ObedienceAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateJan 20, 2022 Our goals, the accumulation of power, and things that we spend so much time on may have less importance than we may be willing to admit.Read more Read more...DevotionalIdols and Mighty DeedsAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateJan 11, 2022 God desires that he is the only one to whom we direct our worship, and one of the reasons is so that His power can be demonstrated in our lives.Read more Read more...DevotionalObedience In, Joy OutAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateJan 11, 2022 God’s economy doesn’t work in a paradigm of effort in - reward out. In the paradigm of hearing and obeying everything rests on love and intimacy.Read more Read more...DevotionalHearing WavesAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateDec 7, 2021 Be oriented to Jesus who gives our lives stability. This is something you must do if you want to experience peace.Read more Read more...DevotionalPassionate Love and HearingAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateNov 2, 2021 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind and Love your neighbour as yourselfRead more Read more...DevotionalCircumstancesAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateOct 5, 2021 Sometimes we have selective hearing. Consider the tension between hearing and doing, and hearing and waiting—the issue of timing.Read more Read more...DevotionalBut Seek First His KingdomAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateSep 7, 2021 Jesus says if we seek the kingdom first and are concerned with our right-standing with God, then we don’t have to worry about the rest of life.Read more Read more...DevotionalFirst ThingsAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateAug 24, 2021 There are two things that must happen before you can hear and obey Jesus wellRead more Read more...ArticleHearing and Obeying as the Way of Life with JesusAuthorAuthorJohn HallDate publishedDateAug 17, 2021 Hearing and obeying for a follower of Jesus is not something that is simply encouraged, but a way of life that Jesus calls us to.Read more Read more...