Sermons on Spiritual Listening:

Listen For Love Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Dec 5, 2019

In our text God speaks in different tones that I hope will bring us comfort and joy, to know we are loved by God.

LISTEN FOR LOVE   Isaiah 40:1-11 Introduction It is a traditional English Christmas carol, one of the oldest carols, dating back to the 16th century, the name of its author long unknown. In Dickens’ A Christmas Carol this song stirred irritation of Ebeneezer Scrooge,  causing him ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Listening With Love

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Dec 22, 2019

Sermon for Advent 4, Year A. Sermon contrasts how Joseph could have treated Mary and how he actually acted toward her. Mary has a story (and thus Jesus) because Joseph listened with love and showed mercy.

Preparing for 2020: Listening with Love I feel for Joseph. Not only because he’s often overlooked, but in some ways I understand what it’s like to be Joseph. In 1994 I found a new level of solidarity with Joseph. The children’s director concluded that the pastor’s grandson didn’t need a “speaking” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Episcopal

Listen And Remember Series

Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Oct 9, 2019

Have you ever forgotten something important? Was it important to you or perhaps your spouse. As the years go by, is it harder to remember? Is the long-term memory more fresh in your mind?

I hope I never forget my wife’s birthday, but then how could I? I had major surgery in 2015 on her birthday. It is ingrained in my mind. I will never forget that date but I recently forgot our anniversary for the first time. That’s terrible. Makes you want to be young again, doesn’t it? They ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-18

Denomination: *other

A Time To Listen Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Nov 10, 2019

This is the 1st sermon in the "A Time To..." series from Haggai. (This sermon and series is updated from 2004.)

Series: A Time To… [#1] A TIME TO LISTEN Haggai 1:1-11 Introduction: On Wednesday Night, we listened to concerns about our Fall Festival. Have we forgotten the purpose of our event? Can we do more to lead people to Christ? It has given me a lot to think about. Are we just having events and ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Empowered By Listening

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jul 17, 2022

In today's focus on Mary and Martha, we explore how listening to Jesus is the most important thing we can do as Christians....we are reminded of the shape of God's love and it shapes our actions and gives purpose to our actions.

Introduction: Today’s sermon has been prepared by Pastor Richard, who is currently recovering from Covid. Opening Prayer: Loving Lord, we thank You that You are constantly talking to us. Help us to have open ears and hearts to hear and receive from You. In Jesus name we pray. Amen Today ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42, Psalm 27:4, James 2:14-18, 1 John 4:10-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Listen To The Prophets

Contributed by Dennis Fox on Aug 21, 2022

God often gives us direction through Prophets. Why don’t we listen to him? We don’t like being told we are on the wrong path or going the wrong way. The answer as actually rooted in our psyche.

Listen to the Prophets 21 Aug 22 Richardson TX YOU’RE GOING THE WRONG WAY! My favorite scene in Planes, Trains & Automobiles is when Steve Martin and John Candy were driving down the freeway after getting spun around and a couple keeps screaming at them, “YOU’RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!” Of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:16, Matthew 24:24, 2 Peter 2:2-18

Denomination: Other

A Good Listener

Contributed by Sunitha Justin on Sep 27, 2022

We live in a world where we have more ‘speak-ers’ than ‘listen-ers’. Everyone wants to be heard. Give opinions. Suggest an idea. Give counsel. Make recommendations. But no one wants to listen.

We live in a world where we have more ‘speak-ers’ than ‘listen-ers’. Everyone wants to be heard. Give opinions. Suggest an idea. Give counsel. Make recommendations. But no one wants to listen. How many times you’ve desperately wanted to blurt your heart out to someone, but there was no willing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:12, John 9:31

Denomination: Charismatic

God Is Listening

Contributed by Thomas Andrufski on Feb 25, 2021

It is so disheartening when no one is there to listen and provide encouragement. God will listen!

Psalms 65:2 (KJV) O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. There come times in our life when we suffer loneliness It overshadows us like a cloud, (Ziggy) “Loneliness wouldn’t be such a bad thing…if you had somebody to share it with.” - Ziggy “I’d say thistles, but nobody ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 65:2, Ezra 9:6, Romans 5:20, 1 Peter 5:10, 2 Corinthians 1:3, John 14:16, Psalm 4:3, Psalm 145:18, Psalm 62:8, Lamentations 2:19, John 16:7, Ephesians 3:17-19, Psalm 66:18, Acts 3:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

Listening To The Least

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Dec 23, 2021

New Year Reflection

Listening to the Least New Year Reflection Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 2:16-21. Let us listen to the Word of God for today taken from the Gospel of Saint Luke (Luke 2:16-21): “The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, ? and the infant lying in ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 2:16-21

Denomination: Other

Are We Listening?

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Sep 2, 2015

Effective listening involves more than just our ears, When we hear the Word of God, Through a Sermon, Lesson, Reading Scripture, We have to listen with every part of our being

Did you know that in the average lifetime (80 yrs.) • A person will listen to roughly 3,400 Sunday morning sermons • Saved at 15 till the time they are 80 – 65 years of Sermons • And of those 3400 Sermons they would hear a variety of subjects • Salvation, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:29-30

Denomination: Christian Church

Be Quick To Listen Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 5, 2015

When communications fail, relationships will fail.

Let’s continue our worship of God by listening to what He has to say to Christians through James. Open your Bibles to James in the New Testament…. About 2000 years ago, God spoke through James to Christians persecuted in the MidEast. They were persecuted for their faith in Christ by ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Listening To Jesus

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jan 28, 2016

The hometown Nazarene synagogue community could not hear Jesus over the noise of their own presuppositions. They watched him grow up. What do we hear when we listen to Jesus? In this text we hear his love, truth, and authority.

Listening To Jesus Luke 4:21-30 Introduction Proverbs 1:5 (NASB) A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel.. “There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing.” ― G.K. Chesterton We should always be a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You Listening?

Contributed by Bob Phillips on May 29, 2014

Encouraging Christians to listen to what God is saying in his word.

June 21, 2009 Evening service Text: Matthew 17: 5: While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. The voice out of the cloud was saying, “Listen to him”. So I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:5

Denomination: Baptist

Learning To Listen Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

Listening to God's Word brings us into the kingdom, and it is by listening to it that we grow and become sanctified. That is why Jesus says to the churches in Revelation over and over, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit has to say to the churches."

Benjamin Franklin decided to take stock of him self one New Years, and try to figure out why he seemed to alienate people, and why he lost friends so easily. He discovered that one of his major flaws was that he was not willing to listen to others. He had all of the answers and was arrogant. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:1-22

Listening To Jesus

Contributed by Jesse Crooks on Jun 11, 2021

want to show you, from this text, what can happen in the lives of Christians who get too busy, even doing the Lord’s work, to stop and spend time at feet of Jesus.

Listening to Jesus (Luke 10: 38-42) Introduction: In our text, Jesus was visiting His good friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Martha was busy preparing for their guest. Mary was just sitting at the feet of Jesus listening to Him teach. Which one was doing the most important thing? (See v 42) I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42