![HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR HEARING
I. WHAT HINDERS OUR HEARING?
II. THREE HEARING AIDS.
1. Listen with our eyes.
Mark 10:21
"Jesus looked at him [talking about the rich
young ruler] and loved him."](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2014-140616215448-phpapp02/75/How-To-Improve-Your-Hearing-19-2048.jpg)
![HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR HEARING
I. WHAT HINDERS OUR HEARING?
II. THREE HEARING AIDS.
III. HOW WELL DO WE LISTEN TO GOD?
Luke 8:18
"Therefore [in light of all this] consider
carefully how you listen."](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/2014-140616215448-phpapp02/75/How-To-Improve-Your-Hearing-29-2048.jpg)
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How To Improve Your Hearing
The document discusses the importance of improving listening skills, highlighting obstacles such as presumption, impatience, and pride that hinder effective hearing and understanding. It provides insights on different ways to listen—using one's eyes and heart—and stresses the necessity of making time for conversation. The text also references biblical verses to illustrate the value of listening and emphasizes the need to listen to God attentively.
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