LISTENING & DOING | JAMES 1:19 - 27 | JOSH SEYKORA 8th SEPTEMBER 2024

Intro What is my relation towards The Word? Admirer? Reader? Listener? Doer? But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, (v22) vv.21-25. Be doers of the word A healthy person looks in the mirror to do something, not just to admire the image. A healthy Christian looks into God’s Word to do something about it, not just to store up facts that he will not put to use. When we look into God’s Law of liberty - the freedom to do as we choose but within God’s loving boundaries, we are blessed. God’s Word is a mirror that reflects back to us how we must change in our life, our mindset, our values and behaviors Shema - hearing & obeying. Two sides of the same coin. Deut. 6:4,5 Listen and Apply the teachings of Jesus. Matt. 7:24-27 vv.19,21,26. Be slow to speak, slow to anger, quick to listen The principle of reaping & sowing applies to our words We need to feast on God’s Word to speak like God’s Word Prov. 15:1,2; Eph. 4:29; Col.4:6 v27a. Have a regard for the most vulnerable among you The orphan & widow represents societies most vulnerable. Isaiah 55:6,7; Prov. 3:27,28 v27b. Be unstained from the world Refuse to compromise with the world’s systems. John 14:21.