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Isaiah 50:4-6 (The Passion Translation)

The Lord Yahweh has equipped me with the anointed, skillful tongue of a teacher— to know how to speak a timely word to the weary. Morning by morning, he awakens my heart. He opens my ears to hear his voice, to be trained to teach. The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear, and I did not resist; I did not rebel. I offered my back to those who flogged me and my cheek to those who tore out my beard. I never hid my face from demeaning insults or from those who spit on me.

Deuteronomy 6:3-5

“What you select to hear is what you will listen to.”

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEARING AND LISTENING

• Hearing is the act of perceiving sound and receiving sound waves or vibrations through your ear.

• Listening is the act of hearing a sound and understanding what you hear, it is a skill that lets the sound you hear go through your brain to process its meaning.

FOUR TYPES OF LISTENING (Source: Article by Lindsay Bell – Ragan’s PR Daily)

• Appreciative Listening
• Critical Listening
• Relationship Listening
• Discriminating Listening

HEARING vs. LISTENING

• HEARING: Accidental; Involuntary & Effortless
• LISTENING: Focused; Voluntary & Intentional

HOW TO RISE ABOVE FROM SELECTIVE HEARING TO EFFECTIVE LISTENING?

1. SILENCE THE DIFFERENT VOICES AROUND YOU!
2. BE CAREFUL TO WHAT YOU’RE LISTENING INTO!
3. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO GOD’S VOICE! John 4:1-6

CONCLUSION:

When you become an effective listener…

• You will become a better disciple.

Isaiah 50:4

• You will become effective in your inter-personal relationship with God and others.

Deuteronomy 6:4