Attentiveness
What is attentiveness?
Listening with both ears.
How did Sarah not listen and obey her mom?
She forgot about the cake while watching TV, and it burned. The fire department came because of the smoke alarms going off.
What happened at the railroad tracks with Jimmy and his friends?
Jimmy's mom had warned them to listen for the train. Jimmy remembered just in time to warn his friends that a train was coming.
Did Sarah and Jimmy listen attentively?
Sarah did not listen, and the cake burned.
Jimmy listened, and he and his friends avoided disaster.
What did Mrs. Smith ask the boys to do in Sunday School? Why?
Share their testimony about the incident involving the train. To help the children learn the importance of attentiveness.
Why is it important to listen with both ears?
So they have your full attention, and you are hearing and thinking about what is being said.
What does a wise son do?
Hears his fathers instruction.
What are we to do with instruction and guidance from adults?
Hear and receive and then obey.
What does reproof mean?
It is a warning, or when someone corrects you.
What is God saying when he says depart not from the words of my mouth?
Never forget what God says.
How can you listen with attentiveness?
Look at the person who is speaking.
What is a scorner?
Someone who does not hear correction or rebuke.
What is the reward for being attentive to instruction?
A long life.
How does God warn us about things we shouldn't do?
In the Bible
How can listening carefully with both ears help us to hear and obey Gods Word?
We need to not let our minds wander off while someone is speaking, or we will miss what God is saying.
What is a person called who doesnt listen with both ears?
A scorner.
What does the word rebuke men?
Advice, correction, directions or instructions.
What will help you grow in wisdom and be blessed?
Being attentive to what is being taught.
What does the Bible call someone who listens to reproof and obeys?
Wise
What are some ways we can be attentive?
Sit still, look at the speaker, keep your hands and feet still, and think about what is being said.
How can we tell someone is not listening attentively?
They don't look at you; they are distracted.
Quote Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Quote Proverbs 4:10
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be many.
Quote Proverbs 15:31
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Quote Proverbs 5:7
Hear me now, therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.