Inspired Word Of God

"Hearing God"

Marsha Singleton Season 4 Episode 42

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Matthew 13:1-9 NLT

Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. 

2 A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore. 

3  He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: "Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. 

4 As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. 

5 Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. 

6 But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn't have deep roots, they died. 

7 Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. 

8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! 

9 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand."

Matthew 13:10-17 NLT

The Purpose of the Parables

10 His disciples came and asked him, "Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?" 

11  He replied, "You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not. 

12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. 

13 That is why I use these parables, For they look, but they don't really see. They hear, but they don't really listen or understand. 

14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says, 'When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend. 

15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes- so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.

16 But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 

17 I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn't see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn't hear it.

Song: King Jesus Will Roll All Your Burdens Away
by Kenneth Morris 1947
Pianist: Late Mrs. Loretta Ray
Singer: Marsha Singleton


Song:  "This Little Light of Mine

Reference Credits:

Edward G. Ivin, 1925 Ballad of America 

Harry Dixsin Loes, Arrangement,1940

John and Alan Lomax, Recording,1934

*Sung on this Episode with AdLibs. by Marsha Singleton


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Dictionary Reference:

AMG's Annotated Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
of the Old Testament
Additional materials in the dictionary were taken from The 
Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament by Warren Baker and Eugene Carpenter (c) 2003 by AMG publishers. All Rights Reserved.

AMG's Annotated Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
of the New Testament
Additional materials in this dictionary were taken from the Complete Word Study Dictionary:  New Testament compiled by Spiros Zodhiates.
(c)1992 by AMG publishers. All Rights ...