Bible Readings:
Matthew 7:13-29
Mark 4:1-20
Sermon Outline:
James 1:19–25 (NKJV)
19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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 observing his natural face in a mirror;
24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But 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.
I Receiving God’s Word with our ears
II Retaining God’s Word in our heart
III Reflecting God’s Word in our lives
Obedience
The beginning and perfection of lawful worship is readiness to obey. – John Calvin
When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by his Spirit.
– John Calvin