Title: Attention
Scripture: Luke 12:35-40
Speaker: Jordan Green, JordanG@ChristCommunityKC.org


> Our call to attentiveness.
> Our trouble with attentiveness.
> Our joy in attentiveness.

“Attentiveness means respecting, attending to, waiting on, looking at and listening to the other - the persons and things that we encounter - for what they are in themselves, not what we can make of them. We are called to pay attention to the Other - our Creator God - to know and worship him.”
- Leighton Ford

>> Our trouble with Attentiveness.
- Our focus is fractured
- Our attention is up for sale.
- Our technology is shaping us.

“Servants/slaves who have lamps lit, robes duly belted and are awake, eagerly expecting the arrival of the master, are already filed with the blessing of God and are a bless-ed presence in the household. The way they act is an expression of who they are, not an attempt to earn something they do not have.” - Kenneth Bailey

>> What can we do to cultivate this attentive life?
- Put distraction in its place.
- Be alone and quiet.
- Have a conversation.
- Stay attentive to the One who’s attentive to you.