1. Life
Stew 1

2. INGREDIENTS Goal Setting Taking Action Gratitude Energy Time
Savory Relationships 2

3. Goal
Setting
Process by which
we form better
habits. 3

4. Taking
Action
Go!
Moving with a Spirit-led focus 4

5. Gratitude
Elevates our perspective, changes our
outlook. 5

6. Energy
We are continually being re-created with God’s never-ending, everlasting spiritual energy. 6

7. Time
We manage our priorities and not our hours and minutes. 7

8. Savory
Relationships
Relationships are eternal. They are built on God’s love for us and our love for others. 8

9. Savory
Relationships
Two greatest commands in the Bible are built on that.
Matt. 22: 36-40 9

10. Savory Relationships Matthew 7:12
“Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. 10

11. We teach others how we would like to be treated.
Savory
Relationships
We teach others how we would like to be treated. 11

12. Listening 12

13. Listening 13

14. We are losing our ability to listen.14

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18. Listening Creates Understanding18

19. Every good conversation starts with good listening.19

20. Listening is making meaning from sound.20

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25. What does the Bible say? James 1:19
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Proverbs 19:20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Proverbs 18:13 If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
Matthew 11:15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Proverbs 19:27 Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. 25

26. What does the Bible say? Mark 9:7
And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”
Luke 11:28
He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Psalm 116: 1-1
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. 26

27. 1. Good listening requires patience.
God Wants Good Listeners
1. Good listening requires patience. 27

28. 2. Good listening is an act of love.
God Wants Good Listeners
2. Good listening is an act of love. 28

29. KEY
Love of God begins with listening, so the love for our brothers and sisters begins with listening. 29

30. 3. Good listeners ask perceptive questions.
God Wants Good Listeners
3. Good listeners ask perceptive questions. 30

31. 4. Good listening is ministry.
God Wants Good Listeners
4. Good listening is ministry. 31

32. KEY
At times what our neighbor needs most is simple for someone else to know. 32

33. 5. Good listening prepares us to speak well
God Wants Good Listeners
5. Good listening prepares us to speak well 33

34. The gift of grace and mercy comes only after listening.
KEY
The gift of grace and mercy comes only after listening. 34

35. 6. Good listening reflects our relationship with God.
God Wants Good Listeners
6. Good listening reflects our relationship with God. 35

36. KEY
If you can no longer be listening to your brother or sister, you will soon no longer be listening to God. 36

37. 5 Ways to improve your listening skill
Silence
Mixer
Savoring
Listening Position 37

38. Listening Position Passive-to-Active Reductive-to-Expansive
Critical-to-Empathic 38

39. 5 Ways to improve your listening skill
Silence
Mixer
Savoring
Listening Position
R.A.S.A. 39

40. R.A.S.A.
R= Receive
A=Appreciate
S=Summarize
A=Ask Questions 40

41. Practice Listening in Christian Love
Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply. 41

42. Practice Listening in Christian Love
Listen to understand
Ask open questions
Summarize
Reflect
Clarify
Encourage
Posture 42

43. To-Done Exercise Savor a Sound
Find quiet and listen for as many sounds as you can
In at least 3 conversations ask an INTENTIONAL open question 43

44. Two
Weeks:
-Sleep
-Stress
-Security 44

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