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One Thing

The other day I was on the phone with a friend who was at the opening of GBCK's "PG: Parental Guidance" series this past Sunday.  Here's something that stuck out to me from the conversation:

Like most parents, he wants to do his best in raising his kids.  What really impressed me is he immediately applied what was said on Sunday to his life.  For him, the application is he started to gather his kids in the evening for a focused time of communication and prayer.  I love how he took one thing that was said on Sunday and is trying to implement it into his life.  Too often I'm inspired on Sunday but I don't do anything with it on Monday.  Another thing he does is he listens to the messages again during the week in order to catch something he may have missed on Sunday.  Wow!  (GBCK's message archive is here.)

The Bible tells us to be doers of God's word, not just hearers.  When we listen to sermons, let's do so with an open and discerning heart, tuning in to what the Lord is instructing us to do.  It's easy to criticize or to "tune out" because you heard it all before.  My encouragement is to sharpen your mind and prayerfully listen to the whisper and prompting of the Holy Spirit when listening to a sermon.

Ask yourself, "What is the one thing God wants me to learn, remember, and/or do?"

Remember, it's hear and do.