James 1:22-27 – Livers or Lookers?
Livers or Lookers?
(James 1:22-27)
Central Idea: Be livers not lookers.
Purpose: To challenge Christians to live out their faith 24/7.
- Be livers of the word, not just lookers (James 1:22-25).
- Be livers of the work, not just lookers (James 1:26-27).
Are you a liver or a looker? The Christian faith must be more than show and tell. The Christian faith must be live and do. If we follow the prescription God gives us in the Bible, we must put the word of God into practice.
In this episode, James gives us three clues on how to put the word of God into practice in our everyday lives.
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- Mar 7, 2024James 1:22-27 – Livers or Lookers?
James 1:22-27 – Livers or Lookers?Livers or Lookers?(James 1:22-27)Central Idea: Be livers not lookers.Purpose: To challenge Christians to live out their faith 24/7.
- Be livers of the word, not just lookers (James 1:22-25).
- Be livers of the work, not just lookers (James 1:26-27).
Are you a liver or a looker? The Christian faith must be more than show and tell. The Christian faith must be live and do. If we follow the prescription God gives us in the Bible, we must put the word of God into practice.In this episode, James gives us three clues on how to put the word of God into practice in our everyday lives. - Feb 28, 2024James 1:19-21 – Welcoming the Word
James 1:19-21 – Welcoming the WordWelcoming the Word(James 1:19-21)Central Idea: Our reaction to the Word is determined by our reception of the Word.Purpose: To encourage believers to hunger for God’s Word.
- Our reaction to the Word (1:19-20).
- Our reception of the Word (1:21).
Will you let God change you by the power of His Word? All over the world, the Bible is radically changing lives. The Word of God is the most powerful force the world has ever known for transforming evil into good. No other message can do that.In this episode, James shows us how to welcome the Word into our lives in order to receive its mighty work of transformation. - Feb 22, 2024James – The Blame Game (James 1:12-18)
James – The Blame Game (James 1:12-18)The Blame Game(James 1:12-18)Central Idea: Moral integrity demands personal responsibility.Purpose: To challenge believers to live with integrity.Are you playing the blame game today? Am I? These are important questions to ask ourselves. We can talk all we want about the moral crisis in our society. We can blame social media or our cultural environment. But in the end, moral integrity is a deeply personal issue. My friends, the world desperately needs to see Christians living lives of moral integrity. We need to live what we preach. In this episode we will learn three key principles of integrity from the book of James.
- Moral integrity demands personal responsibility for happiness (James 1:12).
- Moral integrity demands personal responsibility for sin (James 1:13-15).
- Moral integrity demands personal responsibility for deception (James 1:16-18).
- Feb 15, 2024James – Valuing Your Valuables (James 1:9-11)
James – Valuing Your Valuables (James 1:9-11)Valuing Your Valuables(James 1:9-11)Central Idea: Mastering materialism requires valuing spiritual valuables.Purpose: To challenge Christians to value what God values.
- The poor Christian masters materialism by valuing their high status in Christ (1:9).
- The rich Christian masters materialism by valuing their low status in Christ (1:10-11).
- Feb 8, 2024James – Second Guessing God! (James 1:5-8)
James – Second Guessing God! (James 1:5-8)Second Guessing God!(James 1:5–8)Central Idea: Wisdom produces stability.Purpose: To teach Christians how to make good choices.
- Our resource for wisdom is God (James 1:5).
- Our reception of wisdom involves conditions (James 1:6–8).
If there is one question, I have been asked more than any other question over the years, it is this one. How do I know God's will for my life? If you are asking that question, then this message is for you.
