1. Unstopping Blocked Ears Zech. 7:8-12

2. 8 Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, 9 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.' 11 "But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear. 12 "Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the LORD of hosts." Zech. 7:8-12

3. 8 Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, 9 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.'

4. 8 Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, 9 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.' 11 "But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear.

5. 8 Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, 9 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.' 11 "But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear. 12 "Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the LORD of hosts." Zech. 7:8-12

6. Unstopping Blocked Ears

7. Hungering for truth

8. Hungering for truth 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Matt. 5:6 Hungering for truth

9. Unstopping Blocked Ears Hungering for truth Wanting to do His will

10. Wanting to do His will 17 If anyone wants to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. John 7:17 Wanting to do His will

11. Unstopping Blocked Ears Hungering for truth Fair-minded searching Wanting to do His will

12. Fair-minded Searching 11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Acts 17:11 Fair-minded Searching

13. Unstopping Blocked Ears Hungering for truth Fair-minded searching Trembling at His word Wanting to do His will

14. Trembling At His word 2 For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist," Says the LORD. "But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word. Isaiah 66:2 Trembling At His word

15. Unstopping Blocked Ears Hungering for truth Fair-minded searching Open face honesty Trembling at His word Wanting to do His will

16. Open face honesty 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor. 3:18 Open faced honesty

17. Unstopping Blocked Ears Hungering for truth Fair-minded searching Open face honesty Changed by the Spirit Trembling at His word Wanting to do His will

18. Changed by the Spirit 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor. 3:18 Changed by the Spirit

19. Unstopping Blocked Ears Hungering for truth Fair-minded searching Open face honesty Changed by the Spirit Trembling at His word Wanting to do His will Responsively

20. 12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. Luke 8:12 Responsively

21. Hungering for truth Love for the truth Fair-minded searching Open face honesty Changed by the Spirit Trembling at His word Wanting to do His will Responsively Unstopping Blocked Ears

22. Love for the truth 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 2 Thess. 2:10,11 Love for the truth

23. Open Your Ears to These Truths

24. Believe in HimJohn 8:24

25. Open Your Ears to These Truths Believe in HimJohn 8:24 Turn (repent) from sinLuke 13:3

26. Open Your Ears to These Truths Believe in HimJohn 8:24 Turn (repent) from sinLuke 13:3 Confess ChristMatt. 10:32

27. Open Your Ears to These Truths Believe in HimJohn 8:24 Turn (repent) from sinLuke 13:3 Confess ChristMatt. 10:32 Baptized into ChristActs 2:38

28. Open Your Ears to These Truths Believe in HimJohn 8:24 Turn (repent) from sinLuke 13:3 Confess ChristMatt. 10:32 Baptized into ChristActs 2:38 Added to His Kingdom, His Church

29. Open Your Ears to These Truths Believe in HimJohn 8:24 Turn (repent) from sinLuke 13:3 Confess ChristMatt. 10:32 Baptized into ChristActs 2:38 Added to His Kingdom, His Church Live Faithfully unto death Rev. 2:10