TO: WONDER MEMBERS
MEMO: WONDER CHARACTER: ATTENTIVENESS
MONTH: OCTOBER
MEMORY VERSES
- Scripture of the Month: Psalms 71:17-18 – God, You have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wonders. Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come. – Psalms 71:17-18
- Character Scripture:
- Proverbs 2:1-5 – My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you, by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding…Then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God. – Proverbs 2:1-5 NET (New English Translation)
- Isaiah 28:23 – Listen, and hear my voice! Listen attentively, and hear my word! – Isaiah 28:23 LEB (Lexham English Bible)
- Proverbs 4:20-22 – My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22 ESV (English Standard Version)
- Matthew 7:24 – Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock. – Matthew 7:24 World English Bible (WEB)
- 1 John 3:11 – For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. – 1 John 3:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
CHARACTER STUDY
- Character Trait: Attentiveness
- Definition: Attentiveness is showing a person’s worth by giving full attention to their words.
- Bible Word: Hebrew word: קָשַׁב qashav (Strong’s Number H7181) means to prick one’s ears to intently listen and heed what has been said. Greek word: ἀκούω akouō (Strong’s Number G191) means to attend to or consider what is or has been said.