According to Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth, the way you begin listening to a sermon will affect how you respond at the end.

Don't wait for that invitation to be given to respond to the message. Start responding before you hear the message.

Before you even know what your pastor is going to say, say, Lord, I'm here to listen and I'm here to obey.

My heart is surrendering.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamo, author of Let's Go to Church.

For October 18th, 2022, I'm Dana Gresh.

Ever since the COVID pandemic, many more churches have been streaming their services online.

Now, that's a wonderful thing for folks who aren't able, for whatever reason, to get to church in person.

But it can also become a lazy alternative to just watch church from home rather than going to the trouble to be there physically.

Does it really matter?

You're about to hear that it does.

Find out why.

As part of our emphasis during Pastor's Appreciation Month, Nancy's giving us some practical advice in a series called How to Listen to a Sermon.

Here's Nancy. I read a cute story about a little boy one Sunday morning who was staring up at a large plaque that hung in the foyer of his church. And his pastor noticed this little boy looking up

this plaque. And the boy had been staring at the plaque for a long time. So the pastor

walked up and he stood next to the boy and he said quietly, good morning, son. Good morning,

pastor, said the little boy. He was still focused on the plaque on the wall.

And then finally the boy looked up at the pastor and he said, Pastor, what is this?

Well, son, said the pastor, that's a list of all the people who've died in the service.

And then as they stood together, staring up at the large plaque, the little boy finally said in a barely audible voice,

which service was it? The 8.30 or the 11 o'clock? All the people who died in the service.

Well, there are a couple different meanings to that word service, but we're talking about how to get

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