Sanjay Poonen - Be Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak. Two Ears, One Mouth

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Speaker: Sanjay Poonen Title: Be Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak. Two Ears, One Mouth Date: 12/22/2024 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

Sanjay Poonen teaches on James 1:19—being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—emphasizing that believers often speak more than they listen, particularly when stirred by anger. He challenges the congregation to examine this weakness in their personal relationships and to enter 2025 with humility, honesty, and hunger to apply God's Word, recognizing that life is fragile and uncertain.

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Entering 2025 with an honest, humble, and hungry spiritThe speaker expresses his desire to enter the new year applying the memory verse from James with an honest, humble, and hungry spirit.

Which is bigger, your tongue or your ear?Using an interactive question about body parts, he highlights our human weakness to speak much more than we listen.

Recognizing the weakness of overspeaking in relationshipsFamily members, children, spouses, and colleagues are often the best witnesses to our failure to be quick to hear and slow to speak.

Why we tend to speak more than we listenOur impulse to speak quickly is tightly linked to the second part of the verse: being slow to anger.

Uncovering the dirt at the bottom of the lakeSudden anger stirs up hidden dirt in our souls, showing that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wiseQuoting Proverbs, the speaker reminds us that keeping our lips closed can make us appear intelligent and wise.Proverbs 17:28

A prayer for better listening in the new yearHe prays that God will help him avoid distractions, multitask less, and truly digest memory verses during the week.

Life is not guaranteedSharing the tragic and sudden passing of a colleague during a triathlon, he reminds everyone that our days on earth are numbered.

Rededicating our lives before the new yearHe encourages listeners of all ages to rededicate their hearts to God so that their passion and fire for Him reach a whole new level.

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