Do The Word
(James 1:19-27)
Sermon Notes
James 1:19–27 (NKJV)
19So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
20for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
21Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
24for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
26If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
27Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
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I feel is the voice of emotion. Many of us govern ourselves on how we feel.
I think…What does God say?
I will…We have elevated our will equal to God’s.
“Why ask God for wisdom if you’re not going to listen?” – Pastor Billy Johnson
HOW TO MAKE DOING THE WORD A HABIT
Remove Things Contrary to the Word
James 1:21
21Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
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Receive the Word
James 1:21
21Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls
“God resists the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.” – Pastor Billy Johnson
What God speaks is not optional.
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Respond to the Word
James 1:22-25
22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
24for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
James 1:22 (NLT)
22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
“What have you done with what you’ve heard?” – Pastor Billy Johnson
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Remain in the Word
James 1:25 (NKJV)
25But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
John 8:31–32 (NKJV)
31Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
32And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Freedom comes to you the more you have the word inside of you.
“If you will remain in the word, that word will remain in you.” – Pastor Billy Johnson
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Closing
Matthew 7:24-27 (MSG)
24 “These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.
25 Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.
26 “But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach.
27 When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards.”
