Cultivating Attentive Listening to God’s Word – Introduction

Recently I found myself reviewing my habits concerning Bible intake (see the outline from the last Men’s Breakfast) and also how I listen/respond to the message(s) on Sunday.

I realized I want to make some adjustments in these areas.  Maybe you do too.

Men, here’s a question to ask ourselves:
Are there habits to be formed, a mindset or a heart attitude to develop, that will facilitate the implanting and application of the Word to my heart and mind, for the Glory of God and for my joy?

So, to get things going here on the Men’s Ministry blog I thought we could walk through six practical ideas (we’re men, we like the practical, right?) on how to foster more attentive listening to God’s Word, as outlined by Thabiti Anyabwile in his book What is a Healthy Church Member?.  He calls this becoming an “Expositional Listener”.

These will be short posts designed to give us some ideas on how to become better listeners of God’s Word.

Stay tuned for next time when we’ll discuss the first practical suggestion on becoming Expositional Listeners.