{"id":5139,"date":"2018-04-30T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=5139"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:12:43","slug":"listening-to-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/listening-to-the-lord.htm","title":{"rendered":"Why We Start by Listening to the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An earlier post already addressed how we need to <a href=\"\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/start-listening-god.htm\">start by listening to God<\/a>. It looked at the analogy of the Lord as the Shepherd and us as the sheep for why it only makes sense we listen to Him first, above all other voices.<\/p>\n<h2>To Join the Lord on His Mission Requires We Start by Listening to the Lord<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2316 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/great-commission-2.jpg\" alt=\"Great Commission Requires Listening to the Lord\" width=\"600\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/great-commission-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/great-commission-2-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1) We start by listening to the Lord Jesus because He has ALL authority.<\/p>\n<p>2) We start by listening to the Lord because He&#8217;s ALWAYS present, available, and able.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 45px; padding-right: 45px;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/steering-church-toward-discipleship-leadership-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Steering the Church Toward Discipleship Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> provides brief input on the above points as well as thoughts on whether this means we shouldn\u2019t listen to and learn from other sources about how to disciple and function as a Church.<\/p>\n<p>For More on These Topics, Go To:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.org\/effective-christ-like-communication-skills-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Effective Christ-like Communication Skills Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.org\/discipleship-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Commission Discipleship Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>All Posts about Listening Skills:<\/h3><ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/start-listening-god.htm\">Start by Listening to God<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/getting-on-board.htm\">Getting Others On Board Starts by Listening<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/core-element-body-life.htm\">Listening, A Core Element of Body Life<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/listening-to-the-lord.htm\">Why We Start by Listening to the Lord<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/why-listen-to-others.htm\">Why Listen to Others<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/jesus-actively-listened.htm\">Jesus Actively Listened<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/christ-like-listening-communicates.htm\">Christ-like Listening Communicates<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/listening-doesnt-come-naturally.htm\">If Listening Doesn&#8217;t Come Naturally<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/listening-weaknesses.htm\">Is Listening One of Your Weaknesses?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/listening-enhanced-holy-spirit.htm\">Listening Enhanced with the Help of the Holy Spirit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/praying-according-to-gods-will-listening.htm\">Praying According to God&#8217;s Will Begins &#038; Ends with Listening<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/someone-to-listen.htm\">Want Someone to Listen?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/scripture-equips-us-to-listen.htm\">Scripture Equips Us to Listen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/in-his-name-better-listeners.htm\">Doing Everything in His Name Makes Us Better Listeners<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/gospel-gives-reason-to-listen.htm\">The Gospel Gives Us a Reason to Listen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/strongholds-keep-from-being-good-listeners.htm\">Strongholds That Keep Us from Being Good Listeners<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/resurrection-what-need-to-be-better-listeners.htm\">The Resurrection Gives What We Need to be Better Listeners<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/listening-affects-leadership-roles.htm\">Listening Affects Fulfilling Leadership Roles<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An earlier post already addressed how we need to start by listening to God. 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