Styles of Communication, Part 1 of 12

Begin with some research and study…know what to say before you say something at all so you can be more effective in the moment that they’re allowing you to speak into them. If you’re ignorant about the subject at hand and or not prepared, then be patient and ask God to do a work in you before you attempt to do a work in someone else. Just when you think you know enough, strive to know more. BUT don’t give up or avoid attempting to know more…we’re all called to knowing and are responsible for what we do and or don’t know. 

I ask you to please…

• Allow me some time to think of questions you might have so I can maybe even answer your questions before you ask them…take into consideration my entire audience and be prepared to come at it from every angle…do my research beforehand and then present it to you in a little more detail than I would have originally done…I want my words to immediately resonate with you…

Answering/Responding…

• 4:34 (Jesus answered at the right and appropriate time); 14:62

Explaining…(keep in mind that “said” in these verses is different from “taught” in the Teaching section to come, which is why I kept these two separate…the Holy Spirit must have had a reason for choosing to use two different words…“saying” is a little more direct…grab their attention from the very beginning). 

• 1:15; 2:17, 27-28; 4:34; 6:4; 7:21-23, 27; 8:2, 31, 34-35, 38; 9:29, 31, 35, 39, 43-44; 10:5-9, 11-12, 23, 25, 27, 32-34, 40; 12:31; 13:2; 16:17

Next time we’ll answer the question, “I can answer/respond/explain by means of what?”