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Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. - Eph 4:29 NKJV To listen to the audio-only version click below  Giving Opportunity Message   Communication is a vital part of all of our lives. Without it how do we interact with one another? Think about it…there are words, thoughts, pictures that are seen or heard for the most part. There is non verbal communication also however at its simplist form most communication is spoken and heard. Greek definition for communication is - logos Definition of communication - the imparting or exchanging of information or news. Tower of Babel - Echad Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake [them] thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they had...

“Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.” (Mark 4:18-19) To listen to the audio-only version click below  Giving Opportunity Message   Communication is the heart of a covenant marriage. The parable of the sower speaks to us about the different ways in which we listen. The first heart condition is what allows Satan to snatch away the seed, the communication, through offense. The second heart condition is the shallow nature of the cultural concepts of what true relationships are about. The superficial joy vanishes when we realize that love is sometimes tough and requires sacrifice. The third condition of heart is the entangled heart. This is heart that is surrounded with a protection of thorns. Thorns are a protection nature uses to defend the flowers or the fruit. Those of us who live or ...

“Therefore, take heed how you hear . For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him."” (Luke 8:18) To listen to the audio-only version click below  Giving Opportunity Message   The biggest secret to a deep and abiding love is an open and listening heart. The principal commandment from the Lord begins with the sh’ma, which means to listen with an open heart: “Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is: 'HEAR, O ISRAEL, THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE. ” (Mark 12:29) This is a direct quote of Deuteronomy 6:4, which goes on the speak of loving the Lord with all our heart and as Yeshua stated, our neighbor as ourselves. At the heart of these instructions is the sh’ma, the listening heart. This chapter, we want to focus on how to develop a listening heart and unlock the love that comes from true communication. The first foundation stone for true communication is the rock of liste...

"For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God."   Romans 8:14 Last week we spoke about attitudes of the heart that affect the harvest in our lives.   We recognized that it is both the seed and the soil that affect the outcome in our lives.   The seed can be the voice we are listening to.   We can either listen to the voice of the Lord or we can listen to the voice of our carnal experience which the scripture calls in various places, the old man, the flesh, even our own mind.   The other key element is the condition of our heart, which is reflected in the attitude with which we listen.   Attitude is a huge part of communication. Listen to Spiritual Reality We looked at 4 attitudes from the parable of the sower. Mark 4:14-20: (reader) "The sower sows the word. "These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been so...