What I Hear

Sermon Series: The Gospel of Luke

What I Hear

Luke 8: 1-21

Pastor George Stephens | May 25, 2025

“And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable,” (Luke 8:4, ESV)  

It’s About What You Hear 

“And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”” (Luke 8:8, ESV)  

It’s About How You Hear 

The Disinterested Hearer - “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 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.” (Luke 8:11–12, ESV)  

The Deprived Hearer - “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.” (Luke 8:13, ESV)  

The Distracted Hearer - “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.” (Luke 8:14, ESV)  

The Developing Hearer - “As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.” (Luke 8:15, ESV)  

It’s About What You DO With What You Hear 

“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.”” (Luke 8:18, ESV)  

It’s What You Become When You Hear 

“But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”” (Luke 8:21, ESV)  

Questions: 

Can you repeat what you have heard? Does what you have heard agree with what the Bible says? 

What is your growth plan for what you have heard? What is holding it back? 

What have you done with what you have heard? Have you understood more about God’s plan than you did when you got saved? Then last year?