Cultivate Church
Faith that Listens and is Lived
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      • James 1:19–27ESV

  • True Faith does not simply listen to God’s Word, it lives it.

    Listening Ears

    James 1:19–20 ESV
    19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

    Quick to Hear: Be humble & attentive towards God and others

    Slow to Speak: Showing thoughtful restraint

    Slow to Anger: Controlled emotions that reflect God’s righteousness

    Righteous living begins with a receptive heart

    Letting Go of Sin

    James 1:21 ESV
    21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

    Receiving the Word requires repentance and humility

    The “implanted word” saves & sanctifies

    Living the Word

    James 1:22–25 ESV
    22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 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. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 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.

    “Don’t just hear, do...”

    “When will words become deeds that meet needs” - Rev Dr. Joseph Lowery

    Hear the Word & Obey the Word

    Faith that does not move the feet has not changed the heart

    Loving the Vulnerable

    James 1:26 ESV
    26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.

    Talk less & bless more

    Learn to control your tongue...

    You cannot truly LOVE JESUS while talking crazy to His people...

    People cannot hear from you if you are hurting them
    James 1:27 ESV
    27 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.

    True faith is expressed through compassion

    Love for God is demonstrated by love for people

    We are called to influence the world without being shaped by it

    We need ears to hear, hearts to obey, hands to serve and lives that honor God

      • James 1:19–20ESV

      • James 1:21ESV

      • James 1:22–25ESV

      • James 1:26ESV

      • James 1:27ESV

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