{"id":27620,"date":"2018-01-28T17:49:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T17:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/?p=27620"},"modified":"2020-03-14T09:54:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T09:54:03","slug":"jesus-commands-listen-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2018\/01\/jesus-commands-listen-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Commands: Listen to My Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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There is a Voice that demands to be heard above the competing crowd. There is Someone who commands we listen to Him over everyone else. There is a Man who speaks with such authority, and yet such winsomeness that He compels our attention.<\/p>\n

There is a leader\u00a0who never published a book, never held public office, never posted so much as a tweet, and yet His influence is greater than any other human.<\/p>\n

This Man lived and died 2000 years ago in an obscure, though often fought over, corner of our World. This Man refused to remain dead, refused to be ignored, and still speaks today.<\/p>\n

Jesus Christ, the son (so it was thought) of Joseph and Mary. The rural Northerner. The Carpenter. The Teacher. The Miracle-Worker. His Words ring out through the centuries, and urge us to LISTEN to him right now:<\/p>\n

He called the people to him again and said to them, \u201cHear me, all of you<\/strong>, and understand.\u201d\u00a0(Mark 7:14)<\/p>\n

As he said these things, he called out, \u201cHe who has ears to hear, let him hear<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0(Luke 8:8)<\/p>\n

\u201cTake care then how you hear<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0(Luke 8:18)<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone then who hear<\/span>s these words of mine<\/strong> and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.<\/a>\u201d (Matthew 7:24)<\/p>\n

\u201cTruly, truly, I say to you, whoever hear<\/span>s my word<\/strong> and believes<\/a> him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life<\/a>.\u201d (John 5:24)<\/p>\n

My sheep hear<\/span> my voice<\/strong>, and I know them<\/a>, and they follow me.\u201d (John 10:27)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Notice how LISTENING to the voice of Jesus is linked with several things we have already spoken about:<\/p>\n