Styles of Communication, Part 6 of 12

How might they process all that's been communicated to them? 
I ask you to please…

• Allow me to think on this if it doesn’t seem to be clicking for you…to go back and do my research…or give you some time to think through the concept(s) that was presented to you, eventually you might answer it on your own…and or you already know the answer but just want to ask a “smart alec” question…sometimes asking a question out loud allows that person to answer it for themselves as it comes out of their mouth…sometimes just having my listening ear is all you need, I just need to zip-it in the moment…and just because I think it, doesn’t mean I have to say it…

Silently…

• 14:61; 15:3, 5

Pondering…

• 2:6, 8 (“reasoning in their hearts” caused them to be pondering); 9:1 (“there are some standing here who will not”...I’m sure they were wondering who He was speaking of)

Sighing…

• 8:12

Self-reflecting…

• 7:6-8, 11, 13

Questioning…

• 2:8; 3:4, 23, 33; 4:21, 30, 40; 5:9, 30, 39; 6:38; 7:18-19; 8:5, 12, 17-21, 23, 27; 9:12, 16, 19, 21, 33, 50; 10:3, 18, 36, 38, 51; 11:17, 29-30; 12:10-11, 15-16, 24, 26, 35, 37; 13:2; 14:6, 37, 41, 48; 15:34
  • Answering a question with a question…
    • 2:18-19

Now you need to understand that you’re responsible for the information that God provides for you in His Word whether you read it or not. Are there times to be blunt when communicating? We’ll consider what that can look like next time. 

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