Hearing Vs. Listening
1 SAMUEL 3:2-10 msg
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LISTENING AND HEARING IS
– HEARING IS ALWAYS OCCURING
AND LISTENING IS ACTUALLY ACTION TAKEN BY THE LISTENER!
THE PARABLE OF THE SCATTERED SEED / FARMER PLANTING THE WORD - MARK 4
THE WAY YOU HEAR THE WORD, IS THE WAY YOU MEASURE AND RESPOND TO THE WORD
IS THE MEASURE THAT THE WORD WORKS IN YOUR LIFE!
MATTHEW 10:27NIV 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.
YOU GO WHERE YOU’RE SENT
YOU STAY WHERE YOU’RE PUT
YOU GIVE WHAT YOU’VE GOT UNTIL YOU’RE DONE
PSALM 37:7 BE STILL BEFORE THE LORD, AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR HIM
PROVERBS 18:13MSG – ANSWERING BEFORE LISTENING IS BOTH STUPID AND RUDE
JOHN 10:27 MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE. I KNOW THEM, AND THEY FOLLOW ME
JOB 33:14-15 FOR GOD SPEAKS IN ONE WAY, AND IN TWO, THOUGH PEOPLE DO NOT PERCEIVE IT. IN A DREAM, IN A VISION OF THE NIGHTS, WHEN DEEP SLEEP FALLS ON MEN
FIRST – FOR SOMEONE TO SPEAK WITH YOU – YOU MUST BE IN A RELATIONSHIP
SECONDLY – YOU MUST HAVE A SERVANT TYPE ATTITUDE. KNOW YOUR PLACE BEFORE GOD
THIRDLY – HAVE AN OPEN EAR TO HEAR WHAT GOD IS SAYING TO YOU AND REALLY LISTEN TO HIM
LASTLY – ACT ON WHAT YOU HEAR FROM GOD