![]() As the preacher opens up the passage, he may land on these same things and apply them to us more fully. If we are able, following along in our own Bible’s will help us because we may notice things in the text ourselves that we had not seen before. But we will get much more out of the preaching if we carefully listen as the Bible is being read publicly. Almost like it is the prelude to what is about to come. It’s all too easy to just let the reading of scripture wash over us. Pray before you engage and ask the Lord to help us hear well. ![]() Pray for the preacher, that he would helpfully speak into your situation and that the Word would be apt for you. Pray that the Lord would apply the sermon particularly to your situation. Key to listening well is praying before you come to church. But what does it mean to hear a sermon well? It is all very well blaming the preacher when we don’t get anything out of the sermon – and sometimes that might be fair enough – but what are our responsibilities as listeners? Are there things we can do to make sure we get more out of a sermon? There are lots of things written and said about preaching well. ![]() I pray it will be a challenge and blessing to you and through you to others. He blogs regularly and very helpfully on many issues relating to building God’s Kingdom at buildingjerusalem.blog from which the following is taken. ![]() There is paragraph break after v.13 of Romans 12 where we have been challenged over the past couple of weeks and I therefore take the opportunity to share with you this morning a blog from Stephen Kneale, Pastor of Bethel Church in Oldham, Lancs. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |