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Pastimes : Ask and You Shall Receive
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To: gregor who started this subject9/20/2004 1:56:00 PM
From: calgal   of 14396
 
How to Listen to the Word of God
NEHEMIAH 8:1-8

There is a secret to enjoying worship services. People who know the key leave church uplifted and comforted. Others are unmoved. The difference is that the first group knows how to listen to what they are hearing.

We should eagerly anticipate listening to Scripture. It is hard to be excited if we think a sermon is aimed at a general crowd. That's not how God works. Every time you hear from the Bible, God has something specific and personal to say to you. Certainly the Israelites believed that, or they wouldn't have gathered with such eagerness to hear Ezra read. (verses 5-6)

The people also listened attentively. With no writing tools, they had to commit as much as possible to memory. We often sit through a service, thinking about the time and what is for lunch, when all the while God is revealing Himself through the Scriptures. Our attention span is determined by our genuine interest in the subject. Why is it some people can watch a three-hour movie with rapt attention and yet fidget after only five minutes of Bible reading? We assume that a movie will be entertaining but often approach church with no expectation at all.

If God desires to speak to each of us through His Word, then we should be expectantly listening. He has a word of encouragement, strength, or comfort. It is the great mystery of preaching that a man can give a message about one truth from Scripture and everybody in the church hears something different—the exact point God knows each person needs.

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