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The Three Levels of Listening to God

This teaching series delves into the three levels of listening to God: internal, focused, and sensitive listening. Discover how each level impacts our understanding of God's will and the importance of accurate interpretation of God's word. Learn to worship and interpret the Bible with sincerity and contextual relevance.

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The Three Levels of Listening to God

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  1. 2007 A.M.S. TEACHING SERIES

  2. WORKMAN APPROVED SESSION ONE

  3. IT’S QUIZ TIME! 1. The <blank> Levels of <blank> to God A.TheTHREELevels ofLISTENINGto God 2. Level 1 Listening is a.k.a. <blank> Listening A.INTERNAL 3. Level 1 Listeners tend to hear <blank> A.THEMSELVES / WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR

  4. A.FALSE 4. Internal Listening = highest form of listening. TRUE or FALSE? 5. Internal Listeners are overly influenced by <blank> A.NEED TO EXPRESS / PERSONAL AGENDA / BIAS 6. Level 2 Listening is a.k.a. <blank> Listening A.FOCUSED

  5. 7. Describe Focused “Listening” to God in your own words. 8. What God intends the Bible to mean is secondary when preparing to preach from your heart. TRUE or FALSE? A.FALSE 9. Accurate understanding of God’s will requires accurate interpretation of God’s word. TRUE or FALSE A.TRUE

  6. A.SENSITIVE 10. Level 3 Listening is a.k.a <blank> Listening 11. Sensitive Listening to God means <blank> God’s thoughts and <blank> God’s feelings. A.KNOWING / FEELING 12. The Understanding which comes from <blank> Listening to God is the basis for Sensitive Listening to God. A.FOCUSED

  7. A.TRUE 13. “Sensitive Listening” is more commonly known as Worship. TRUE or FALSE? 14. Accurate Understanding doesn’t matter as long as we worship God. TRUE or FALSE? A.FALSE 15. As long as I’m sincere, Bible interpretation is unnecessary. TRUE or FALSE? A.FALSE

  8. A.3 / SENSITIVE 16. Level <blank>,<blank> Listening to God—Worship—is our goal. 17. Level <blank>,<blank> Listening to God is the requirement. A.2 / FOCUSED 18. Level 1, Internal Listening to God is our <blank>. A.TENDENCY

  9. WORKMAN APPROVED SESSION ONE

  10. GOD’S WORDTO THEM YOUR ROLE ASBIBLE INTERPRETER

  11. Key concept or principle General Relevance for today Content of the passage Personal Application Context of the passage Lesson/ Sharing Biblical Text The Pathway to Understanding

  12. BIBLE STUDENT AS INTERPRETER Your Task is to Determine Two Things #1 GOD’S WORD TO THEM EXEGESIS #2 GOD’S WORD TO US HERMENEUTICS

  13. GOD’S WORD TO THEM EXEGESIS ἐξάγωexagō Careful study of Scripture to discover the original intended meaning of the author.

  14. The Key to Knowing God’s Word to Them Read the text carefully and ask the right questions CONTEXT CONTENT

  15. Key concept or principle General Relevance for today Content of the passage Personal Application Context of the passage Lesson/ Sharing Biblical Text The Pathway to Understanding

  16. CONTEXT TWO BASIC KINDS OF QUESTIONS CONCERNING… • HISTORICAL CONTEXT • LITERARY CONTEXT

  17. HISTORICAL CONTEXT JUST LIKE C.S.I.YOU ATTEMPT TO RECONSTRUCT THE SITUATION INSTEAD OF A Crime Scene Investigator YOU ARE A Context Seeing Investigator

  18. OUR C.S.I.INVESTIGATION BEGINS BY IDENTIFYING WHO’S INVOLVED? and BACKGROUND CHECK

  19. WHO’S INVOLVED? WRITER and AUDIENCE BACKGROUND CHECK What factors wereinfluencing them? • Personal • Social • Political • Geographical • Cultural

  20. THE SEARCH FOR A MOTIVE LEADS US TO THE OCCASION& PURPOSE

  21. OCCASION Situation that made the writing necessary PURPOSE is to address that situation

  22. TheOCCASION and PURPOSEhelp you determine the main objective of the text

  23. CONTEXT TWO BASIC KINDS OF QUESTIONS CONCERNING… • HISTORICAL CONTEXT • LITERARY CONTEXT

  24. LITERARY CONTEXT FIRST: WORDS ONLY HAVE MEANING IN SENTENCES

  25. LITERARY CONTEXT FOR EXAMPLE: WHILE GLANCING OVER LUKE 12:50, YOU SPOT THE TERM “…BAPTISM…” AND THINK TO YOURSELF: “AHA! BAPTIDZO MEANS “TO DIP OR IMMERSE”  THIS MUST REFER TO TOTAL IMMERSION IN WATER…”

  26. HOWEVER WHEN YOU READ THE ENTIRE SENTENCE… “But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is completed!” LUKE 12:50 NIV IN THIS PASSAGE BAPTISM “TOTAL IMMERSION IN H20” CONTEXT determines the meaning

  27. WORDS ONLY HAVE MEANING IN SENTENCES

  28. SOMETIMES THE SAME WORD MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS IN DIFFERENT PLACES And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.“ Acts 16:31 Even the demons believe--and shudder! James 2:19 CONTEXT determines the meaning

  29. WORDS ONLY HAVE MEANING IN SENTENCES

  30. LITERARY CONTEXT SECOND: SENTENCES USUALLY HAVE MEANING AS PART OF A PARAGRAPH—THE AUTHOR’S OVERALL TRAIN OF THOUGHT.

  31. “Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if your were told.” Habakkuk 1:5 NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION Is this a tantalizing prediction of amazingly good things to come?

  32. “Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if your were told. I am raising up the Babylonians, …ruthless …a feared and dreaded people …they fly like a vulture swooping to devour…bent on violence.. their hordes gather prisoners like sand…”Habakkuk 1:5-6 Invasion & Catastrophe are coming!

  33. SENTENCES USUALLY HAVE MEANING AS PART OF A PARAGRAPH—IN RELATION TO THE SENTENCES BEFORE AND AFTER—THE AUTHOR’S OVERALL TRAIN OF THOUGHT.

  34. LITERARY CONTEXT THE MOST CRUCIAL CONTEXTUAL QUESTION IS WHAT’S THE POINT?

  35. The Key to Knowing GOD’S WORD TO THEM Read the text carefully and ask the right questions CONTEXT CONTENT

  36. Key concept or principle General Relevance for today Content of the passage Personal Application Context of the passage Lesson/ Sharing Biblical Text The Pathway to Understanding

  37. CONTENT Meanings of certain words Relationships of words within sentences Manuscripts

  38. POWER-TOOLS 1. SEVERAL GOOD TRANSLATIONS 2. STUDY BIBLE 3. BIBLE HANDBOOK

  39. By this point you’ll know: WHAT IS THIS TEXT ABOUT? You will also know:WHY WAS THIS TEXT WRITTEN?

  40. Key concept or principle General Relevance for today Content of the passage Personal Application Context of the passage Lesson/ Sharing Biblical Text The Pathway to Understanding

  41. First Task GOD’S WORD TO THEM TASKS OF THE INTERPRETER THE AUTHOR’S INTENT “EXEGESIS” READING CAREFULLY & ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT: CONTEXT &CONTENT POWER-TOOLS

  42. Q&A

  43. EXERCISES:Practicing what we’ve learned.

  44. FORCEFULNESS? From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it. Matthew 11:12 NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION

  45. From the time John preached his message until this very day the Kingdom of heaven hassuffered violent attacks, andviolent mentry to seize it. Matthew 11:12 GOOD NEWS BIBLE

  46. From the time of John the Baptist until now,violent peoplehave been trying to take over the kingdom of heaven by force. Matthew 11:12 CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH VERSION

  47. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heavensuffers violence, andviolent mentake it by force. Matthew 11:12 NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE

  48. Since John the Baptist came, up to this present time, the kingdom of heaven has beensubjected to violenceandthe violent are taking it by storm. Matthew 11:12 JERUSALEM BIBLE

  49. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heavensuffereth violence, andthe violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12 KING JAMES VERSION

  50. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. Matthew 11:12 TODAYS NIV (TNIV)

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