Everyday Rhythms
Listen With Care
Pastor Kirk, February 21, 2020
Read: Genesis 12:1-3, Acts 8:26-36
Big Idea: Great things happen when you listen to the Spirit and the people around you. You bless people when you listen.
Getting to Know Each Other (Start Here):
- Are you a talker or a listener? What would your friends say?
Going Deeper:
- Has there been a time in your life when you truly felt heard? How did that impact you?
- When you talk more than you listen, what does this express to the other person?
- What part does listening play in sharing the gospel?
- Are there people that you habitual don’t listen with care to?
- Does God ever lay out the whole plan for you? Or like Philip in Acts 8 is it a step by step progression of listening? Why do you think God breaks things down for us?
- Look up some examples of how Jesus listened and asked questions. What can we do to emulate Him?
- Luke 18:19, Luke 18:35-41, John 4:7, Mark 10:35-38
- Have you cultivated the ability to hear God while you are doing something else: whether it’s listening to another person, walking down the street, etcetera? Why is this important for us to learn? How do you learn to do this?
- When we listen to people we give them time, respect and dignity. There are people in our lives who need a compassionate ear to be heard because they have been marginalized or hurt. How can we as the Body of Christ listen with care?
Apply it:
B.L.E.S.S. Journal
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- Start a page for each person
- Write BLESS down the left hand side
- For the L write down what you hear when you are with that person
Spend time praying for and with each other. (If you are comfortable allow moments of silence to linger to hear from God).
