James 1:19-27 / Jonathan Michalski

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant 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 who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. 26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

The big idea of this passage: The only correct response to truth received is truth applied. We can therefore test ourselves to prove the genuineness of our profession of faith by the works we do. Since all things can only self-replicate, those born of God’s Spirit must produce fruits of the Spirit. Without these results our “religion” is worthless.

Service Order

Memory Verse

1 Timothy 6:6-7 – [But] godliness with contentment is great gain, ⁷for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.

Service Times

Prayer
8:30-8:45am
Sunday School
9:00am-10:00am
Worship Service
10:30am-Noon

Berea

For Orphan Sunday, we'll hear from Jonathan Michalski about Eagles Wings Children's Village in Uganda. There will also be some displays around the church about orphan care. The kids will be continuing their Sunday School classes; 2-4yrs (nursery), 5-8yrs (Grace for Kids room), 9-12yrs (conference room).