Quick To Listen
Jason Evans
Part of Me & My Big Mouth
July 25, 2021

19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,— James 1:19 NIV


1. Slow to speak: If you have to say something, be .


2. You can the person you love out the door.

19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,— James 1:19 NIV


3. James’s formula: The longer you , the more you will , the you will be.


4. Everything everyone makes sense to them.


5. Everything everyone makes sense to them.


6. Everything everyone makes sense to them.

why they would: Do That! Say That! Believe That!

Habit #5: Seek first to understand then to be understood.— Stephen Covey: 7 Habits of highly effective people.


7. When we listen to give a , we don’t learn anything.

20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. — James 1:20 NIV


8. Don’t settle for being . Make things .

21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. — James 1:21 NIV

why I would: Do That! Say That! Believe That!