1. Luke 8:4-18

2.  Christ said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (Matthew 11:15; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8; 14:35)  To the seven churches of Asia, he wrote, “He who has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit says” (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22)\  God says we are to hear Christ (Matthew 17:5)

3.  Pseudolistening “To pretend to listen” / Fake listening Matthew 15:8  Stage hogging “Mississippi Hearing” 1 Corinthians 1:21-22 James 1:19  Selective Hearing “You hear what you want to hear”

4.  Listen attentively “He that has an ear to hear, let him hear” As the Jews did (Nehemiah 8:3) As the people did to Christ (Luke 19:47-48)  Listen with understanding (Ephesians 5:17)

6.  Listen attentively  Listen with understanding (Ephesians 5:17) We must prove what is pleasing to God (Ephesians 5:10) We do so with God’s word (2 Timothy 2:15)

7.  Listen attentively  Listen with understanding (Ephesians 5:17)  Listen with reverence God is reverend (Psalm 111:9 KJV) We have come to hear that commanded by God (Acts 10:33)

8.  Listen attentively  Listen with understanding (Ephesians 5:17)  Listen with reverence  Listen with obedience We must be doers, and not hearers only (James 1:21-25) Obedience is wise (Matthew 7:24-27) It is the example Christ set (Hebrews 5:8-9)