James 1v19 27 hearing and doing

HEARING & DOINGJAMES 1:19-27

19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

JAMES 1:19 - 21

22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

JAMES 1:22 - 24

25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

JAMES 1:25

26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

JAMES 1:26 - 27

Christians are called to be attentive to God’s

Word, careful in speech, and obedient in showing mercy.

….that we might be a kind of firstfruits 

of all he created.

 V18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

Be quick to hear, slow to

speak1

19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

JAMES 1:19 - 21

Even a fish wouldn’t get into trouble if

he kept his mouth shut.

QUICK

TO HEAR

SLOW TO

SPEAKHuman anger 

does not produce the righteousness

God desires

Christianity…is founded on the blood of

Christ, who is a slain lamb. It is sealed by the Spirit of

Christ, who descended like a dove. Both are emblems of

meek humility. Should a meek religion be defended by our

anger? THOMAS MANTON

QUICK

TO HEAR

SLOW TO

SPEAK Listening to God is life-changing and

life-saving

More than a social virtue….

Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you

are not of God.

JOHN 8:47

The nearer you are, the clearer

He is

REVELATION 1:10,12

“Write what you see in a book…” Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me…

EXODUS 3:3-5

“I will turn aside to see this great sight…” When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!”

2Be doers, not just hearers

22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

JAMES 1:22 - 24

JAMES 1:23

If anyone is a hearer and a “not-doer”…. It is like

looking into a mirror and forgetting what you see.

25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom (law of liberty) , and continues in it (perseveres) —not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

JAMES 1:25

LAW OFLIBERTY

This is my commandment:

Love each other in the same way I have loved

you.JOHN 15:12

GALATIANS 6:2

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this

way you fulfil the law of Christ.

LAW OFLIBERTY

JAMES 1:25

Look intently into the perfect law that gives

freedom and continue in it (persevere)…

LAW OFLIBERTY

Be pure, be genuine3

26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

JAMES 1:26-27

LUKE 11:41-44

Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside?......For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herd gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes but do not neglect the more important things.

JEREMIAH 22:1-3

Listen to what the LORD had said: “I, the LORD, command you to do what is just and right. Protect the person who is being cheated from the one who is cheating him. Do not mistreat or oppress aliens, orphans, or widows; and do not kill innocent people in this holy place.”

Hear and ObeyPreach and

PracticeLove and Serve

•How can I hear God’s voice today?•Am I in danger of selective hearing?•Why is it difficult to practice what I preach? 

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