Belief that Behaves: How to Listen to a Sermon

Sutherland hall

...One of the occupational hazards of being a Christian is that you have to listen to a great many sermons....But if you think about it, it takes two to make a sermon. It not only takes the person in the pulpit, it also takes the folks in the pew. And while we're given a great deal of attention to the people who have to preach the sermon, I don't think we've given nearly enough attention to those who have to listen. And yet, in what was probably the first letter written in the New Testament, James writes to the people of his day to give to them and to us some practical down-to-life instruction as to how to make the most out of listening to the word of God.