ICEA – “Church at Study”

STUDENTS…YOU PLAY A GREAT ROLE in the development of the body of Christ. Every Sunday, you have the ability to develop the art of listening! What a wonderful opportunity! As you listen and watch your instructor, you can hear things that are not stated verbally. You can also see things that, if you look carefully, can only be brought in focus by the Spirit of God.

In Mark 4:23-25, Christ promises a blessing to every individual who will hone their listening skills. He stated, ²³ “Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand! ²⁴ And be sure to pay attention to what you hear. The more you do this, the more you will understand—and even more, besides. ²⁵ To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.” This is such a powerful truth that cannot be explained with much detail here, but you should know that just simple listening can bring us to a level of maturity that we cannot attain otherwise. With what intensity we listen and focus (or measure we mete), that intensity will return to us in very real and rich blessings!

Listen more and be blessed! (James 1:19)