University Church Of Eugene Sermons

In this sermon, we explore one of the most essential—but often overlooked—questions in the Christian life: How do we interpret the Bible? Many of us read Scripture regularly, yet struggle to truly listen. We open our Bibles, but our hearts are asleep. And like any relationship, when we stop listening—we start drifting.Drawing from the parable in Luke 16 and warnings in Hebrews 2, we uncover the urgency of paying closer attention to God’s Word. Miracles won’t wake up a heart that ignores Scripture—only a renewed hunger for truth can. But how do we go about truly hearing God’s voice in the pages of His Word?This sermon breaks it down into three essential steps:​ Observation – Seeing what’s really there. We learn how to slow down, study the context, and ask key questions of the text without jumping to application too soon.​ Interpretation – Understanding what it meant to the original audience before asking what it means for us. We wrestle with hard truths, cultural assumptions, and the importance of reading with