We Venerate God in Our Memorial We “Praise” God in Our Music We “Honor” God in Corporate Prayer

We Venerate God in Our Memorial We “Praise” God in Our Music We “Honor” God in Corporate Prayer We “Glorify” God in Our Giving

“Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. On the first day of every week let each one of you put aside and save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come. And when I arrive, whomever you may approve I shall send them with letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem.” 1 Cor. 16:1-3 Corporate Giving Is Biblical “Save” from Greek “thesaurizo” (treasury), avoiding a special collection

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We Venerate God in Our Memorial We “Praise” God in Our Music We “Honor” God in Corporate Prayer We “Glorify” God in Our Giving We Pay Homage to God in Learning

“The word of God is proclaimed from the pulpit, yet the listeners often learn little from it and change very little as a result of it.” - Charles Spurgeon

Sometimes preachers are untrained, unprepared, unmotivated and/or ungifted And then again, the finest orator with the clearest speech and most important message can’t communicate with a brick wall

Luke 8:18 Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” Luke 10:16 The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.” Matt. 13:9; Rev. 2-3 He who has ears, let him hear.”

10 Suggestions To Be Better Listeners and Learners 1.Test yourself 2.Confess your sins 3.Prepare your mind w/rest/time 4.Prepare your attitude

“Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderful things from Thy law…Behold, I long for Thy precepts; revive me through Thy righteousness.” Ps. 119:18, 40

10 Suggestions To Be Better Listeners and Learners 1.Test yourself 2.Confess your sins 3.Prepare your mind w/rest/time 4.Prepare your attitude 5.Eliminate potential distraction

10 Suggestions To Be Better Listeners and Learners 1.Test yourself 2.Confess your sins 3.Prepare your mind w/rest/time 4.Prepare your attitude 5.Eliminate potential distraction 6.Make the effort to retain

“I have inherited Thy testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart.” Ps. 19:111

10 Suggestions To Be Better Listeners and Learners 1.Test yourself 2.Confess your sins 3.Prepare your mind w/rest/time 4.Prepare your attitude 5.Eliminate potential distraction 6.Make the effort to retain 7.Examine teaching/stay teachable 8.Discuss challenges/encourage 9.Study passages farther 10.Determine to make needed changes

We Venerate God in Our Memorial We “Praise” God in Our Music We “Honor” God in Corporate Prayer We “Glorify” God in Our Giving We Pay Homage to God in Learning We “Reverence” Him in Serving

“And since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let each exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching.” Rom. 12:6-7

“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies…” 1 Pet. 4:10-11

“Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned, as it were, with salt, so that you may know how you should respond to each person.” Col. 4:5-6 We also “serve” outsiders and “reverence” God in so doing. Col. 4:5-6

With an attitude of service and actions according to our God’s directions, we approach the throne of grace in true worship.