• Deuteronomy 32:44-47
  • First, I need to convince us that the role of the listener is important.
    • Jesus – John 6 – many disciples withdrew (John 6:66)
    • Jonah – Jonah 1-4 – a great response (Jonah 3:4-5)
    • What made the difference between the two sermons? The listeners!
  • Be an active listener.
    • Acts 10:24-27, 33 – Cornelius was an active listener!
    • Acts 17:11-12 – The Bereans actively weighed what Paul said before they believed.
    • When I listen I should …
      • Open my Bible
      • Critique the arguments being made
  • Plan for action.
    • Acts 17:21, 31
    • Acts 2:37
    • Ezekiel 33:30
    • Luke 3:10-14 – This is active listening! They wanted to know what they personally needed to do.
    • When I listen I should …
      • Take selective notes
      • Be a doer of the word.
  • Take the hard stuff honestly.
    • II Timothy 4:2
    • When I listen I should …
      • Think about the same problem in someone else (so that I can see it more clearly in myself – consider David’s sin with Bathsheba and how Nathan brought it to his attention)
      • Take advantage of God’s grace!