James 1:22 (NIV)

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

 

 

 

 

Doing Essential #1 – !

 

 

 

 

James 1:21 (NLT)

So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

 

 

 

 

• God’s Word is -like!

 

 

 

 

• Our hearts are -like!

 

 

 

 

Hebrews 3:15 (NLT)

Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.

 

 

 

 

Luke 8:13 (NLT)
The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.

 

 

 

 

Mark 12:30 (NLT)

“You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.”

 

 

 

 

Doing Essential #2 – !

 

 

 

 

James 1:23-25 (NLT)

For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. ²⁴ You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. ²⁵ But if you look carefully into the perfect law (God’s Word) that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

 

 

 

 

Resource Recommendation: The Divine Mentor — by Wayne Cordeiro

 

 

 

 

Doing Essential #3 – !

 

 

 

 

James 1:27 (MSG)
Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.

 

 

 

 

John 13:17 (NIV)

Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.