LISTEN UP! DO YOU HAVE EARS TO HEAR? Luke 8:1-21

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Three Questions 1.“Do I really belong among the people of God since I am so _______________?” 2.“How am I supposed to do life so intimately with all these different people?” 3.“How do I continue Jesus’ mission to love?” 1.“Do I really belong among the people of God since I am so _______________?” 2.“How am I supposed to do life so intimately with all these different people?” 3.“How do I continue Jesus’ mission to love?”

Three Questions 1.“Do I really belong among the people of God since I am so _______________?” 2.“How am I supposed to do life so intimately with all these different people?” 3.“How do I continue Jesus’ mission to love?” 1.“Do I really belong among the people of God since I am so _______________?” 2.“How am I supposed to do life so intimately with all these different people?” 3.“How do I continue Jesus’ mission to love?” Luke arranges his material to highlight Jesus’ radical, inclusive love for all who embrace Him.

Women with Ears to Hear Luke 8:1-3 1 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, out, 3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.

The Power of Parables Luke 8:4 4 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable… Luke 8: And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

The Power of Parables Matthew 13: Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive. 15 For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.”

The Power of Parables Matthew 13: But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

The Power of Parables Luke 8:5-8a 5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8a And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.”

Luke 8:8b As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Listen Up!

Luke 8:8b As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Listen Up! 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8: “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.”

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8:18 18 “Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8:18 18 “Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8:18 18 “Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” Proverbs 28:14 Blessed is the one who fears the L ORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity. Proverbs 28:14 Blessed is the one who fears the L ORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8:18 18 “Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8:18 18 “Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” 2 Chronicles 16:9b 9 For the eyes of the L ORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8:18 18 “Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8:18 18 “Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” Hosea 4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone. Hosea 4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone.

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8:18 18 “Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” Amos 8:11-12 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord G OD, “when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the L ORD. 12 They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the L ORD, but they shall not find it.

Do Not Harden Your Hearts! Luke 8:18 18 “Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” “No greater mischief can happen to a Christian people than to have God’s Word taken from them or falsified so that they no longer have it pure and clear. God, grant that we and our descendants be not witnesses of such a calamity.” – Martin Luther, Table Talk “No greater mischief can happen to a Christian people than to have God’s Word taken from them or falsified so that they no longer have it pure and clear. God, grant that we and our descendants be not witnesses of such a calamity.” – Martin Luther, Table Talk

Luke 8:8b As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Listen Up! 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The Good Soil 8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold. ParableExplanation

The Good Soil 8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold. (NASB) 15 But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. ParableExplanation

The Good Soil 8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold. (NASB) 15 But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. ParableExplanation The Responsive Hearer

The Path Soil 5b And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. ParableExplanation

The Path Soil 5b And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. ParableExplanation

The Path Soil 5b And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. ParableExplanation The Self-Sufficient Hearer

The Rocky Soil 6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. ParableExplanation

The Rocky Soil 6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. ParableExplanation

The Rocky Soil 6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. ParableExplanation The Superficial Hearer

The Thorny Soil 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. ParableExplanation

The Thorny Soil 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. ParableExplanation

The Thorny Soil 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. ParableExplanation The Distracted Hearer

Let’s cultivate the soil!

Keep the birds away!

Water!

Pull the weeds!

Luke 8: Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.” Listen Up!