Hasn’t listening to God’s word been a meaningful experience? It’s never too
late to begin doing the right thing—start today and join us in Luke 14. Before we
gather for worship next Sunday, we’ll be in the book of Acts! The schedule for
our corporate “Bible listening” is printed in the calendar of the worship guide, the
folder for your Faith Comes by Hearing MP3 disc, and on the church website.
God is continually sharing His heart with us through His word—it is up to us to
listen.

Bo Prosser shares these additional insights to make this experience more
significant:

Reflect and respond—After you have spent time hearing and listening, take a few moments to reflect on what you’ve heard. Be quiet and still and let the words and phrases sink in. Ask God to reveal to you the words that you need to hear. Think about the feelings that have emerged as you’ve listened to the passage.

After you have reflected on what you’ve heard, write down a few sentences in a journal or a prayer book. These words don’t have to be profound; they don’t even have to be complete sentences. Just write down something that has impacted you in this session, something that seemed important to you. These words may be a prayer, they may be random thoughts or they may be your paraphrase of the passage. Don’t judge your writing; just express something based on the thoughts and feelings of your reflection.

Reflecting without responding changes nothing. Responding appropriately just
isn’t possible without reflecting. James might describe it as “faith without
works,” don’t you think?

Let’s put God’s word to work in our lives and in our church.

I’m proud to be your pastor,

Jerry