How To Listen To Sermons Better

George Whitefield is often called the greatest preacher of all English speaking preachers. Many of Whitefield’s sermons have been lost over time but there are a few that remain. One of which is a sermon about how to listen to sermons. In this sermon, Whitefield shows us six ways we must be faithful when we are sitting under the preached Word. Here are six ways:

1. Come to hear, not out of curiosity, but from a sincere desire to know and do your duty.

2. Give diligent heed to the things that are spoken from the Word of God.

3. Do not entertain even the least prejudice against the minister.

4. Be careful not to depend too much on a preacher, or think more highly of him than you ought to think.

5. Make particular application to your own hearts of everything that has been delivered.

6. Pray to the Lord before, during, and after every sermon.

For more explanation on these, see more of Whitefield’s notes here.

For more content on this, check out this podcast from the Behold Your God podcast channel.

Youth Ministry Sermons & Chapel Messages Now On Podcast

I have learned that there are fewer people who sit down to listen to sermons on their computer than there are people who download them on their phone to listen to them while they drive, walk, or workout. Knowing this, I have decided to start uploading all the youth sermons, chapel messages, FCA talks, and anything that is recorded onto this podcast. I have given the podcast an overly simplistic name to keep it simple and to make it distinct from Pear Orchard’s normal sermon podcast for the Sunday sermons. When you download the Apple “Podcast” app (which is free), you then can search for “Wilson Van Hooser” or “Wilson Van Hooser Audio” to find the audio recordings. Hopefully, this will make these recordings easier to access and also easier to pass along to others.

I will give a slight warning to all listeners: Since I am speaking primarily to youth, sometimes I make loud noises. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy.