Steps for being a better listener to conversations.
Steps for being a better listener to sermons.
15 Practical Tips for Receiving the Word
1. Prepare your heart in prayer.
2. Pray for the proclamation of the Word.
3. Read the passage to be preached before the service starts.
4. Prepare your mind and body for receiving the Word.
5. Arrive at church early.
6. Listen to the sermon with an open Bible.
7. Take notes during the sermon.
8. Listen prayerfully.
9. Maintain a posture of humility and submission to the Word.
10. Apply truths from the message to yourself–and write them down.
11. Fight against distractions for yourself and others.
12. Discuss the sermon afterward.
13. Review the sermon.
14. Give God the glory for a great sermon.
15. Live it out.
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