Hearing and Doing the Word
Notes
Transcript
Order of Service
Order of Service
Welcome
Welcome
Prayer
Prayer
Hymn - THERE IS A REDEEMER (334)
Hymn - THERE IS A REDEEMER (334)
Notices
Notices
Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm
Friday 7pm - Online
Sunday Morning 11am & 6pm
Tithes & Offerings - £
Main Prayer
Main Prayer
Hymn - YOU LAID ASIDE YOUR MAJESTY (743)
Hymn - YOU LAID ASIDE YOUR MAJESTY (743)
Reading
Reading
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Sermon
Sermon
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Accepting the Word of God
Accepting the Word of God
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Everyone should be...
quick to listen
slow to speak
slow to become angry
Speakers who have the talent to express themsvles fluently and elequently are in much demand
They receive recognition, admiration and acclaim
James rather puts the ephasis not on speaking but listening
Jesus said...
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Jewish proverbs:
“Speak little and do much”
“It is wise for learned men to be silent, and much more for fools”
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Return...
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Everyone should be...
quick to listen
listening shows love to our neighbour as ourselves
we need to be heard, understood, listened to and appreciated
slow to speak
quick words lead to pain and anger
slow to become angry
There is a place for righteous anger
Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
Restraint from anger
Quick to excuses
too busy
too much pressure
a family trait
I can’t help it
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
wrath, to boil with wrath, evil for the sake of it, speak evily of another and abusive speach
For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
Anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God
Anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God
for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Anger hinders prayer of the believer
I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;
Moses went too far when he showed anger and was not permitted to enter the Promised Land
When we live the righteous life that god desires of us
we listen careflly and obediently to the Word of God
Question: do our actions promote the honour of Good and advance the cause of justive and peace for our fellow man
we should not be controlled by our anger
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
Spiritual House Cleaning
Spiritual House Cleaning
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Get rid of all moral filth
Get rid of that around them and influences them
“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this evil generation.”
return...
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Receive with meekness the implanted word
Which is able to save your souls
Life transforming...
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Your faith has saved you ...
And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
Salvation to anyone who believes...
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Listening Obediently
Listening Obediently
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Don’t just listen, fo what it says!
the word used “Hearers” is closely linked to disobedience in the Greek
Religions often require meditation and inactivity
Christian Faith requires action
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
People like to listen but fail to do....
And behold, you are to them like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it.
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
Mirrors - metal polished
had to bend over to look into it
imperfect image
Mirrors checked regularly for forgetting what we look like
Person who hears the word, promptly forgets and fails to respond to it
The Mirror confronts a man externally and demands a response (adjusting his appearance)
The Word confronts a man internally and demands a response
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
One who looks into the
Perfect Law - Law of Liberty
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
return...
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
And perseveres ...
not being a herer that forgets
but a doer who acts
He will be blessed
know the assurance of God
the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
Joy the positive outlook, and contentment, in the darkest of moments
return...
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
The one who hears and does not do, forfeits salvation
The one who hears and does, is not deceived, and is blessed with salvation
Serving God
Serving God
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Fake Christian (thinks he is religious)
may attend church
True Christian
Keep your tongue in check
Anger
Dishonesty
Taming the Tongue...
but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
return...
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Uncontrolled tongues are a violation to the commands to Love the Lord God and to Love your neighbour as yourself
True Christian (cont.)
Get your hands dirty helping people in need
Orphans & Widows
Keep yourself unstained from the world
Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
Hymn - NEW HYMN !
Hymn - NEW HYMN !
Q&A
Q&A
Hymn - MY HEART IS FILLED (1146)
Hymn - MY HEART IS FILLED (1146)
Closing Prayer
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Doxology