Capacity Builder Pathway | Day 15

Experiment for the Week: Listening to Scripture

For the vast majority of Christian history, scripture was heard more than it was read. There is something beautiful and inviting about listening to scripture in the way it was intended. There are plenty of apps or web-based recordings you can use this week. If there are no options available to you, you can read the passages or ask a close friend or family member to read and listen with you.

In addition to the experiments for this week, continue your experiment from last week (Pausing for reflection) for another 7 days.

Level 1

Each day, listen to the Lord’s Prayer. If you come from a tradition where you prayed this frequently, avoid praying along – just listen. (Matthew 6:9)

Level 2

Find about 30 minutes where you can listen to the entire Sermon on the Mount. (Matthew 5-7). If you can do this a couple times throughout the week, even better, but just once is great!

Level 3

Listen to the entire book of Mark. You’ll need about an hour. It’s the shortest and most emotive gospel of the four. It’s also the earliest written as Mark was trying to capture Peter’s story before any of them were captured and persecuted. It’s the first time the direct story of Jesus was written down for the sake of others. Pretty cool!