Hearing Christ
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Time Before
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Hearing vs. Listening
• Hearing and listening are two different words.
• You may hear the words, but they do not settle in your mind, i.e. listening.
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The Bible and Hearing
• Seven times the churches of Revelation are encouraged to hear.
• “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
• Matthew 11.15• Matthew 13.9• Matthew 13.43
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The Bible and Hearing
The Words of James:
– “…quick to hear, slow to speak…”
– “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
Remember your hearing/listening must be active with your actions.
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Time Before
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“Listen to Him”
Matthew 17.1-8
– “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
Hebrews 1.1-2
– “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son…”
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Wise Man vs Foolish Man
“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
(Matthew 7.24)
A wise man does the words of A wise man does the words of Christ.Christ.
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Becoming a Wise Listener
• Hunger for the truth (Matthew 5.6)
• Realize the value of hearing.
– “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”
(Romans 10:17)
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Becoming a Wise Listener
• Prepare to listen. (Nehemiah 8.1-8)
• Take notes and review to improve listening. (Acts 17.11)
• Listen and examine all points. (Nehemiah 8.1-8)
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Becoming a Wise Listener
• Accept the truth. (Acts 2.37-41)
• Listen and act! (James 1.22)
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