1. 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? --unless indeed you are disqualified.”

2. PARABLE OF THE SOWER LISTEN HEED YIELD Blame for Failure on HEARERS
The Hearer who pleases God Must:
LISTEN
HEED
YIELD

4. Wrong Motives for Hearing
Curiosity – Acts 17:18-21
Material Gain – Acts 24:24-26
Entrap the Speaker – Mark 12:13
Admiration for the Speaker- Preacheritis

5. Good Motives
Search for solution to problems – Ecclesiastes 1:2,14; 2:17; 3:19; 12:8 “all is vanity”
Love for Truth – Luke 10:38-41 – Learn & Obey

6. Wrong Type of Hearers
In the one ear and out the other hearer – Matthew 13:19
Religious spree hearer – Matthew 13:20,21
Worldly minded hearer – Matthew 13:22; 6:24

7. Wrong Type of Hearers Loss of memory hearers – James 1:22-26; 4:17
Closed Ear hearers – Acts 7:57
Itching Ear hearers – 2 Timothy 4:3,4

8. RIGHT KIND OF HEARERS
Discerning hearers – Mark 4:24; Matthew 7:15,16; 1 John 4:1
Candid hearers – Acts 17:11
Reverent hearers – Nehemiah 8:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:13

9. RIGHT KIND OF HEARERS
Frequent hearers – Psalm 1:1,2; Acts 2:42; John 5:39
Submissive hearers –Hebrews 4:2; James 2:20; Acts 10:33

10. Jesus can Restore your Hearing if you will do your part in obeying His will