Proverbs: let the wise listen

Speaker: Ruth Brown

Notes

Key verse: Proverbs 1:5

It's not just about listening more, but listening to the right things. Examples of what to listen to and what not.

Why listen?

• Learning - Prov 1:5

• Insight - Prov 5:1

• Safety - Prov 1:33

What to listen to?

• Truth - Prov 7:2

• Experience - Prov 1:8

• kNowledge - Prov 23:12

Application

In Matt 13:10-17 Jesus quotes Isaiah's prophecy about hearing and understanding. What is the difference between hearing and listening? How can we become better listeners? See also Matthew 7:24-27 and James 1:22-25

Share examples of when you listened to wisdom / experience / truth / knowledge and what was the outcome ... and times when you didn't. What did you learn from these experiences?

Posted: 29 Nov 2009