Deeper Intimacy with God Weekend Retreat

Hearing God: A Journey Into Deeper Intimacy

Purpose:

To equip individuals—both couples and singles—with biblical, practical, and experiential ways to discern God’s voice and develop a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit.

Retreat Schedule & Sessions

Day 1: Arrival & Preparation

5:00 PM – Check-In & Welcome

• Name tags
• Personal prayer journals distributed

5:30 PM – Dinner & Fellowship

7:00 PM – Opening Session: “God is Always Speaking”

• Worship & Teaching: Biblical foundations for hearing God’s voice (John 10:27)
• Small Group Reflection: Share personal experiences of hearing (or struggling to hear) God

8:30 PM – Guided Prayer Walk

• Silent walk through nature, meditating on Psalm 46:10 (“Be still and know that I am God”)

Day 2: Learning to Listen & Discern

7:00 AM – Breakfast

8:00 AM – Morning Worship & Devotion

• Focus: Positioning our hearts to hear God (1 Kings 19:11-12)

9:00 AM – Session 1: “How Does God Speak?”

• Teaching: Different ways God speaks (Scripture, impressions, dreams, circumstances, others, inner witness)
• Activity: Lectio Divina – meditative scripture reading and listening

11:00 AM – Breakout Workshop: “Removing Hindrances to Hearing”

• Identifying distractions, doubts, and fears
• Group challenge: Write down and “surrender” barriers in a symbolic act (burning, tearing, or burying them)

12:30 PM – Lunch & Reflection Time

2:00 PM – Outdoor Challenge: “The Listening Walk”

• Participants walk in silence for 30 minutes, journaling impressions they receive
• Regroup to discuss: What did you sense God saying?

4:00 PM – Session 2: “Discerning God’s Voice vs. Other Voices”

• Teaching: Differentiating between God’s voice, our thoughts, and the enemy (2 Corinthians 10:5)
• Role-Playing Activity: Group discusses different scenarios to practice discernment

6:30 PM – Dinner & Testimonies

8:00 PM – Evening Encounter: “Holy Spirit Night”

• Extended worship, prophetic prayer, and laying on of hands
• Invitation for participants to step out in faith and practice hearing from God for others

Day 3: Walking in Daily Communion with the Holy Spirit

7:00 AM – Breakfast

8:00 AM – Sunrise Worship & Communion

9:00 AM – Session 3: “Developing a Lifestyle of Listening”

• Teaching: Practical habits to stay in tune with the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14)
• Journaling Exercise: Ask God a question and write down what you sense

10:30 AM – Group Challenge: “Prophetic Encouragement”

• Participants pray for a partner and share an encouraging word they feel God is giving them
• Facilitators guide and affirm what aligns with biblical truth

12:00 PM – Closing Commissioning & Prayer Over Each Participant

• Sending them out with confidence to walk daily with the Holy Spirit