Exploring the story of Christ's playful, poignant conversation on the road to Emmaus, Pete draws deeply from the insights of a wide range of Christian traditions.

The Emmaus Road story of Jesus drawing alongside the two disciples is a great model for learning to hear God. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Centred on the story of the disciples who encountered Jesus on the road to Emmaus, Pete uses his characteristic accessible and practical style to unpack the many ways that God speaks to us today. The current book study is on Pete Greig’s new book, How to Hear God, and I recommend that you get hold of your own copy – you can purchase it here. Nothing could possibly matter more than learning to discern the voice of God, but few things in life are more susceptible to delusion, deception and downright abuse. Join Pete for 5 sessions as he explores the story of Christ’s playful, poignant conversation on the road to Emmaus, Pete draws deeply from the insights of a wide range of Christian traditions.

He heads up Emmaus Rd in Guildford with his wife Sammy, serves as Vice-President for the NGO Tearfund and was part of the senior leadership team at HTB in London for seven years.And if we want to learn to hear God, we need to be prepared to go slow, not just trying to pick up a few tips but seeking a fresh encounter with Jesus. Different people’s psychological make-up affects how they hear God and that is okay – find out what best fits you.

I discovered, rather late in my walk with God, tools like The Examen and Lectio Divina, developed by early church fathers for growing in our faith. Pete Greig is the Senior Pastor of Emmaus Rd church, and the bewildered founder of 24-7 Prayer, an international, inter-denominational movement of prayer, mission and justice operating in more than 100 countries. The most important prayer of the Old Testament – the ‘Shema’ means ‘hear’ or ‘listen’ – begins with hearing God (Deut.Using the story of Jesus encountering two discouraged disciples on the Emmaus Road, Greig shows how God speaks in mealtimes, in nature, through his word in guided meditation, and good counsel from friends.

Having addressed God's silence in God on Mute, and then How to Pray in his previous bestseller, Pete Greig is back to bring wisdom and guidance to one of the most pressing and perplexing aspects of universal Christian experience - How to Hear God. There is a very useful introduction to the topic of each of the chapters – ‘how to read this book in 5 minutes’ – which gives good overview of the journey before we set off. Learning to hear God’s voice – his word and his whisper – is the single most important thing you will ever do. Chapter 1 – Hearing God’s Word in Jesus: We have been created for a conversational relationship with Jesus and therefore hearing God is vital.The follow up to Pete Greig’s How To Pray is a practical and encouraging guide to the other side of the prayer conversation: how to hear what God might be saying in response to the prayers we pray. Exploring the story of Christ’s playful, poignant conversation on the road to Emmaus, Pete draws deeply from the insights of a wide range of Christian traditions. Community Church is a trading name of Rivertree Trust a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. Jesus is what God sounds like’ and every other way of hearing God must lead us to getting closer to Jesus. Nothing could possibly matter more than learning to discern the authentic voice of God, but few things in life are more susceptible to delusion, deception, and downright abuse.