Illustrations from "He Who Hath Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear"

He Who Hath Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear

Pastor Martin expounds on Jesus' repeated command, "He who hath ears to hear, let him hear," primarily from Mark 4:9, 23, and its parallels. He argues that 'to hear' in Scripture means more than merely listening; it demands attentive, perceptive reception of God's Word, leading to faith and obedience. Martin emphasizes that this command is a call to all, converted and unconverted, to actively pursue a saving and sanctifying reception of the Word, while simultaneously acknowledging that a 'hearing ear' is a gracious gift from God. He applies this to children, the unconverted, and preachers, stressing the urgency and total receptivity required when approaching God's Word.

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Illustration: The Man on the Railroad Tracks

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Man on Railroad Tracks with Headphones

In this part of the sermon: An extended illustration of a man making daisy chains on railroad tracks, oblivious to an approaching train due to headphones, vividly demonstrates the different levels of…

A man walking along a river sees another man sitting cross-legged on railroad tracks, making daisy chains, oblivious to an approaching train because he is wearing headphones. The first man tries to warn him, yelling and gesturing. The man on the tracks eventually removes his headphones, says he 'hears' and 'understands,' but initially returns to his activity. Only when the warning is repeated with greater urgency does he finally get off the tracks, illustrating the difference between merely hearing sounds, listening, understanding, and truly hearing with perception leading to obedient action.

perception and the obedience of faith that's his word to the vast multitudes but he speaks precisely the same word to his own and in his oft repeated usage in the seven letters to the seven churches it is a word to those who are within the pale of the confessing church it is not a word to those on the outside he is saying to those within the church he who has an ear to hear let him hear what the spirit is saying to the churches let me try to illustrate what I've tried to demonstrate from the scriptures themselves by way of an illustration of my own making some of you have driven on route 80 to...

26:45 - 28:14 Read in full sermon