Greetings Flag Branch members and friends and thanks for taking the time to join me, Pastor Jordan, for some Fine Points from Sunday’s service and message “Listening, Learning, Teaching”.
Listening is one of our primary ways of receiving information. The sounds we hear, whether words or something else, informs us about the world we live and provides us with information that helps us to keep and maintain the lives we have.
But just as these words and sounds can help us to preserve and maintain life they can also degrade and destroy life. This is why it is important to exercise discretion and caution to who and what we listen to.
People are listening to many things and many people but fewer of them are listening to the words of Jesus. Of all the people one can listen to there is none wiser or intelligent when it comes to matters concerning the purpose and meaning of life and our existence in this world.
Life and the world in which we find ourselves is a mystery. There are many unanswered questions and questions we don’t even know to ask. Yet Jesus has emerged has the purest and clearest source to the answers to such questions.
He informed us to take heed to His word. That means to not only listen but also to seek to know the meaning of them. The effort we place in listening and learning we be equal to or greater than what we receive. But those who fail to do these things will lose what they had or think they had.
And while many things remain a mystery, Jesus said that there is nothing hidden that shall not be revealed or secret that shall not be known. Jesus says to listen to Him and learn the meaning of what He is saying. Then do not sit on what you discover and uncover, but share it with others so they too can have the benefit and blessings of the knowledge of life and the world.
This is not to say that others have nothing of value to say or contribute. But there is nothing that eclipse the words and sayings of Jesus. Our nation and world is falling into disarray and contention because people aren’t listening to and learning the words of life which were spoken by Jesus.
Our calling as believers is to first listen and learn the Master’s words by understanding and implementing them. Then He told us to teach them to others. Because His words contain the light of life.
Light is not to be hidden, but place upon a candlestick or platform so that many can see the light thereof. They may reject the light, but that is no reason to deny them the opportunity to see the light.
We are called to make disciples by teaching them what Jesus taught us. Those that believe and are baptized will be saved. Those who believe not shall be condemned.
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Pastor Jordan
