How to Not Waste Your Most Valuable Asset - Dr. John Ortberg

About this sermon

Who has your attention? In a world where screens, money, health, worries, ambitions, and countless other forces compete for our focus, John Ortberg asks a deeper question: Who is my master? Psalm 143 teaches us how to pay attention to God through two important practices: focused attention and open attention. John explores why attention is so powerful, how what we consistently attend to can actually change us, and how we can learn to notice God's presence throughout an ordinary day. The invitation is simple: Pay attention to the God who is already paying attention to you. In this episode: Psalm 143 • attention • distraction • spiritual formation • neuroscience • noticing God #Psalm143 #JohnOrtberg #SpiritualFormation #Attention #Psalms #ChristianFaith 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT us at 51504 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text NEW to 51504 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team DOWNLOAD FREE STUDY GUIDES: BecomeNew.com/study-guides 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Vikersund by RØRE - MB01V0UASAACPKE Alta by RØRE - MB01IWZVJASGKHF 00:00 Pay Very Careful Attention 00:12 Are You Still With Me? 00:31 Attention Is Something We Pay 00:55 Who Is Your Master? 01:18 God Is Paying Attention to You 01:39 Two Kinds of Attention 02:01 How Attention Changes Your World 02:28 How Do You Attend to Other People? 02:49 Attention Changes You 03:15 You Become More Like What You Attend To 03:45 Focused Attention 04:14 How a Bird Pays Attention 04:42 Open Attention 05:09 Two Very Different Ways of Seeing 05:33 Seeing Yourself as Part of Something Bigger 05:56 The Fellowship of Toads 😂 06:22 Why We Need Both Kinds of Attention 06:41 Psalm 143: God, Hear Me 06:53 Paying Attention to What's Wrong in Me 07:17 Taking an Honest Inventory 07:35 Who Is the Enemy? 08:02 When the Enemy Is Inside Me 08:30 Remember, Meditate, Consider 09:24 Learning to Pay Attention to God 09:48 God Is Paying Attention to Me 10:06 Let the Morning Bring Me Word 10:27 Show Me, Rescue Me, Teach Me, Lead Me 10:51 Open Your Attention to God 11:16 Focus on What's in Front of You 11:39 God, How Are You Here? 11:57 Who Is My Master?