Faith Proved through Obedience

Proving Your Faith - Message 3 - Faith Proved through Obedience - James 1:19-27.

Sermon Outline:
Our first resource when facing trials and temptations is the Word of God.

I. Be Swift and Be Slow – vs. 19-20
A. So Then – You Know This; You Ought to Know This
B. Be Swift to Hear – Psa 119:11; 2 Tim 2:15
C. Be Slow to Speak – Prov 10:19
D. Be Slow to Anger – Gal 4:16; Psa 37:8; 145:8; Prov 15:18

II. Put Away and Receive – vs. 21
A. Lay Aside – Rom 13:12-14; Eph 4:22; Col 3:8; Heb 12:1; 1 Pet 2:1-2
B. Receive the Implanted Word (Let the Word Do Its Work) – 2 Cor 6:7; Col 1:5; 1 Thess 2:13; 1 Pet 1:23-25

III. Be Doers and Hearers – vs. 22-25 – Rom 8:4; John 8:34-36
A. Not Hearers Only (vs. 22-24)
B. Look and Keep Looking (vs. 25)

IV. False and True Religion – vs. 25-26
A. Outward Ceremony vs. Inner Conviction – Matt 15:8; 18
B. Pure and Undefiled – Sacrificial Service to the Least of These – 1 Tim 5:3; Psa 68:5; 146:9; Acts 6:1-6
C. Unstained by the World – James 4:4; Eph 2:2; Col 2:8; Titus 2:12; 2 Pet 1:4