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Hearing and Responding to God: Part 2
In this video, Greg continues his thoughts about the difficulties we can encounter when we try to hear God speaking to us. You can view the first part here.
Category: Q&A
Tags: Choice, Hearing God, Open Theism, Prayer, Video Q&A, Warfare Worldview
Topics: Hearing God, Prayer
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