Seven ingredients for healthy sermon listening.
Why on earth does anyone need a guide on how to listen to sermons? Don't we simply need to 'be there' and stay awake? Yet Jesus said: 'Consider carefully how you listen.' The fact is, much more is involved in truly listening to Bible teaching than just sitting and staring at the preacher.
Christopher Ash outlines seven ingredients for healthy listening. He then deals with how to respond to bad sermons - ones that are dull, or inadequate, or heretical. And finally, he challenges us with ideas for helping and encouraging our Bible teachers to give sermons that will really help us to grow as Christians.
• Where does the authority of a Bible teacher come from?
• Why is Bible teaching offensive?
• Why is it important to hear Bible teaching in church?
• How can we actually enjoy Bible teaching more?
These (and more) are the questions answered by this practical guide, which includes effective, hands-on suggestions for implementing each idea. All with the aim of helping us learn how to listen properly, so that through His word, God will make us more and more Christ like.
'We give Listen Up to all our new members' - Mark Dever, Senior Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church
Seven ingredients for healthy sermon listening:
1. Expect God to speak
2. Admit God knows better than you
3. Check the preacher says what the passage says
4. Hear the sermon in church
5. Be there week by week
6. Do what the Bible says
7. Do what the Bible says today - and rejoice!
How to listen to bad sermons
Seven suggestions for encouraging good preaching
| Contributors | Christopher Ash |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781908317629 |
| Format | eBook |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
We give Listen Up to all our new members.
Provides crucial theology and practical advice about listening that can make the difference between life and death in the church.
We just don’t have teaching and training on how to listen to sermons. Christopher Ash shows what a gaping hole that omission leaves.
Here’s a question for you. Think back to church last week. What was the sermon about? Have a think. What passage in the Bible was it from? Do you remember the main points from the sermon? Can you remember any of the applications the preacher made?... continue reading
The content is spot on; the challenge not always comfortable. It includes ‘How to listen to bad sermons’ (and get better ones), but not ‘How to preach to bad listeners’; others may cover that. The preacher who knows his hearers have read this will preach all the better for it.... continue reading
This is a great resource to help congregations grow in their understanding on how they can maximally benefit from sermons by taking an active role in listening well & giving constructive, thoughtful feedback to their pastors in order that the Word can take root & bear fruit in their lives. Highly recommended!
This is a great resource to help congregations grow in their understanding on how they can maximally benefit from sermons by taking an active role in listening well & giving constructive, thoughtful feedback to their pastors in order that the Word can take root & bear fruit in their lives. Highly recommended!
Brilliant book. We gave this book to our teenagers at church. Simple, straight forward language broken down into relevant sections. Highly recommend.
Brilliant book. We gave this book to our teenagers at church. Simple, straight forward language broken down into relevant sections. Highly recommend.
Concise, crystal clear and founded on biblical principles. Helpfully points out why and how we should listen to sermons together.
Concise, crystal clear and founded on biblical principles. Helpfully points out why and how we should listen to sermons together.
Great content and really made me think how to teach this to a congregation. Small groups would be great if the people who really need this went to one, alternative is in the Sunday sermon
Great content and really made me think how to teach this to a congregation. Small groups would be great if the people who really need this went to one, alternative is in the Sunday sermon
This is a great book to read often. It is very practical for any level of walk from new in Christ to teacher. I really enjoyed it.
This is a great book to read often. It is very practical for any level of walk from new in Christ to teacher. I really enjoyed it.
