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Hearing God's Word: The Call to Listen and Be Formed into Community

In our journey of faith, Christ invites us to gather and listen attentively to God's Word, allowing it to nourish and shape our community. Hearing is more than a passive act; it evokes responses and requires interpretation influenced by our experiences. We explore how distractions and overstimulation can hinder our ability to listen authentically and what it means to genuinely hear. As we reflect on Jesus' proclamation in Luke 4:21, we are challenged to discern the true essence of His message amidst the noise of our lives.

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Hearing God's Word: The Call to Listen and Be Formed into Community

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  1. Christ gathers us to listen, to hear, to be nourished and to be formed into community by God’s Word.Stage 2

  2. Christ gathers us … • To listen • To hear ?

  3. Hearing • A natural function • Involuntary • Evokes response/reaction • Requires interpretation • We bring our experience to bear on what we hear

  4. Where do we listen best? • Do some sounds have a particular effect on us • (distracting; disturbing; exciting etc.)? • When can we say that we truly did hear? • What do we hear that we can ignore/dismiss? • Who do we listen to most willingly/least willingly? • What do we hear that demands our attention? • Why do we listen to some people/sounds and not others?

  5. Obstacles to hearing • Over stimulation of the ear • Tuning out • Distractions • Multitasking

  6. Hearing Aids:What helps us hear? • Being Present • Expectation • Intention • Beyond words/sounds • Attentiveness to what is evoked

  7. We bring our experience to bear on what we hear

  8. Let us reflect

  9. The challenge today? How to hear the Word amidst the words

  10. What does Jesus mean then when he says ‘this word is fulfilled in your hearing’? Lk 4:21

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