Hearing the Voice of God: Faith, Humility, and How You Hear (Parable of the Sower)

Pastor Dustin and Elder Mike Merritt continue their Out of the Box Church discussion on hearing the voice of God, emphasizing that God communicates in various ways such as an inward witness, not only audible words. Using the parable of the sower and Jesus’ follow-up teachings in Mark 4 and Luke 8, they connect the seed and the candle as both meant to reveal, encouraging listeners to approach God in faith with the expectation that what seems hidden will be revealed. They stress “take heed what you hear” and “how you hear,” warning that believers can become dull of hearing (Hebrews 5) through distraction, pride, persecution, or other pressures. They underline that hearing requires humility and obedience—receiving the Word with meekness, being doers not hearers only (James 1), and treasuring God’s wisdom like hidden riches (Proverbs 1–4).

00:00 Welcome and Focus

01:00 What Gods Voice Means

02:28 Parable of Sower Setup

04:05 Seed and Candle Link

05:52 Hearing Requires Faith

08:07 Seeking Revelation Intentionally

10:16 Three Part Being Spiritual Ears

12:08 Ears That Hear More Given

14:24 Warning Against Dull Hearing

15:45 Pride Dulls Hearing

16:16 Persecution Pressure

17:46 Hear And Do

18:44 All Scripture Applies

19:48 Meekness Plants Word

24:02 Word Reads You

24:54 Knowing God Changes Hearing

27:24 Proverbs Seek Wisdom

29:06 Make Word Priority

29:39 Final Encouragement And Thanks