Passage: James 1:19-25 Speaker: Pastor Lukus Counterman Series: Faith that Works
Speaker: Lukus Counterman - The first chapter of James has laid out tests for authenticating true believers. The author examines a persons response to certain things in life and concludes the following: true believers respond to trials with joy and endurance, trusting in God who uses them for our benefit and his glory. True believers respond to temptation by understanding the ensnaring tendency of sinful desires and running to God who is good and who gives what we truly need. In our text this morning James explains how true believers receive the word of God with submission, purity and humility. And then they respond with more than just hearing. They move to faith-filled heeding. May the Lord help us to be doers and not hearers only - that we might be blessed and that He might be glorified.