And so when the trial comes, what they think they have is taken away. So the point of verse 18 is to interpret what was happening in the four soils. To the one who has more will be given. I'm going to talk very practically next week on how you prepare yourself to hear like this. But this morning I simply want the weight of it to land on us.
Hearing is huge.
I believe with all my heart that I am called to preach the Word of God. And many of you are called to teach it in various settings. But this text is about another great calling - the calling to hear the Word of God. And it is no small thing. The stakes are very high.