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Date: SundayAug 19. 2012Text: James 1:19-27Title: WhoAreWeTryingToKid? // Week 2 of7OUTLINE:
A) ReceiveTheWord - James 1:19-21B) PracticeTheWord - James 1:22-25C) ShareTheWord - James 1:26-27INTRODUCTION:
Theemphasisinthissectionisonthedangersofself-deception ( James 1:22,
26 ). WhenwesinbecauseSatandeceivesusthatsonething. Butifwedeceive
ourselvesthatisafarmoreseriousmatter.
Manypeoplearedeceivingthemselvesintothinkingtheyaresavedwhenthey
arenot. Matthew 7:22-23 aresoberingwordsfromourLordanditisevenmore
confrontingwhenwerealizethatJesusistalkingtobelieversandthosein
seemingly successful ministrypositions.
OurteachingtodayisvitallyimportantforusatCrossCentralbecauseas
believers, wedontwanttobefoolingourselvesconcerningourChristianwalk.
Wedonotwanttobeachurchthatthinkwerespiritualwhenwerenot. Itisa
markofmaturitywhenapersonfaceshimselfhonestly, knowshimselfand
admitshisneeds. Itisanimmaturepersonwhopretends ( Rev 3:17 ).
SpiritualmaturitycomesfromtheproperrelationshiptoGodthroughHis
Word. GodsWordistruth ( John 17:17 ), andifwearerightlyrelatedtoGods
truth, wecannotbedishonestorhypocritical.
Intheverseswewillbelookingatthismorning, Jamesgivesusthree
responsibilitieswearetohavetowardGodsWord. Whenwetrulyfulfillthese
requirements,
we
will
find
ourselves
on
a
path
with
God
that
is
honest
and
a
trackwithotherbelieversthatisauthentic.
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THREEKEYSTOKEEPUSFROMKIDDINGOURSELVES:
1. ReceiveTheWord (James 1:19-21)JamescallsGodsWord theengraftedword ( James 1:21 ), whichmeans the
implantedword. BorrowingfromJesus ParableoftheSower ( Matt 13:1-9,
18-23 ), JamescomparesGodsWordtoseedandthehumanhearttosoil. InHis
parable, Jesusdescribedfourkindsofhearts: thehardheartwhichdidnot
understandtheWordandsodidnotbearfruit, theshallowheart, whichhadno
depthandborenofruit, thecrowdedheart, whichlackedrepentanceand
permittedsintocrowdouttheWord; andthefruitfulheart, whichreceivedthe
Word, allowedittotakeroot, andproducedanincredibleharvestoffruit.
Therealityofsalvationismadeevidentbythefruitwebearinourlives. This
meansalifethatisgrowinginChristiancharacterandconduct, andministryto
othersforthegloryofGod. ThisfruitmightincludewinningsoulstoChrist
(Rom
1:16 ),growing
in
holy
living
(Rom
6:22 ),sharing
our
material
possessions
( Rom 15:28 ), spiritualcharacter ( Gal 5:22-23 ), andoferinguppraisetoGod
( Heb 13:15 ). Manmadereligiousworkscanbemanufactured, buttheydonot
havelifeinthem, nordotheydirectpeopletoTheGodofScripture. Realfruit
hasinittheseedformorefruit, sothattheharvestcontinuestogrowfruit,
morefruit, muchfruit ( John 15:1-5 ).
GodsWordcannotworkefectivelyinourlives, unlesswereceiveitintheright
way. Jesusnotonlytaughtusthatweareto payattention towhatwehear
( Mark 4:24 ), butthatwearetotakecare how wehear ( Luke 8:18 ). Toooftenwecanfallintothetrapofattendingchurchservices, connectgroupsandBible
studies, butneverseemingtogrow.
FortheseedoftheWordtobeplantedinourhearts, therearesomekey
principlesthatJameslaysdownforustodointhismorningstext.
Quicktohear ( James 1:19 ) : Matt 13:9 saysthosewithearsshouldusethem.
Rom 10:17 showsthatfaithcomesbyhearingandhearingtheWordofGod. Just
astheservantisquicktohearhismastersvoice, andthechildrespondstohermothercominghomefrombeingaway, wearetohavethatsamespeedof
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anticipationandrecognition. Thereisanamazingillustrationofthisprinciple
inthelifeofKingDavid ( 2 Sam 23:14-17 ). WhileDavidwashidingfromhis
enemies, heyearnedforadrinkofthecoolwaterfromthewellinBethlehem, a
wellhehadoftenvisitedinhisboyhood. Hedidnotissueanordertohismen;
hejustsaid ...longingly, Ohthatsomeonewouldgivemeadrinkfromthewell
ofBethlehem... ( 2 Sam 23:15 ). Threeofhismightymenheardtheirkingsighfor
thewaterandtheyriskedtheirlivestogetthewaterandbringittohim. They
were quicktohear.
Slowtospeak ( Vs 19 ):Anatomicallywehaveaclueastothespeedwithwhich
tospeak. ToomanytimeswearguewithGodsWord, ifnotoutloud, atleastin
ourheartsandminds ( Prov 10:19, Prov 17:27 ). Weliveinsuchafastpacedworld
withaccesstomoreinformationnowthaneverbefore, thatwecanruntherisk
ofthinkingwecanhaveanargumentwithGod. Letusalwaysrememberthat
HisisTheCreator...andwearethecreated.
Slowtoanger ( Vs 19 ): Ascrazyatitmightsound, peopleactuallygetangryatGodandorHisWord. Prov 14:29 revealsthelevelofunderstandingthatcomes
frombeingslowtoanger. WhenNathantheprophettoldkingDavidthestory
aboutthestolenlamb, thekingbecameangry, butatthewrongperson. You
arethatman saidNathan, andDavidthenconfessedandrepented ( 2 Sam 12 ).
IntheGardenPeterwasslowtohear, quicktospeakandquicktoanger, andhe
almostkilledamanwithhissword. Manydisputesaretheresultofshort
tempersandhastywords. Itisimportanttounderstandthatthereisagodly
angeragainstsin ( Eph 4:26 ); andifweloveGod, wemusthatesin ( Ps 97:10 ).ButmansangerdoesnotproduceGodsrighteousness ( James 1:20 ). Inreality,
angeristhecompleteoppositeofthepatienceGodwantstoproduceinour
livesaswematureinChrist ( James 1:3-4 ).
Whenpeoplehearmyname (Tepa) forthefirsttime, theythinkitis Temper. I
tellthemitisnotmynameormynature. Buttemperiswhatgivessteelits
strength. Whenwedonotgetangryatsin, wedonothavemuchstrengthto
fightit. JameswarnsusagainstgettingangryatGodsWordbecauseitreveals
oursinstous.
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Apreparedheart ( Vs 21 ): ItisalmostlikeJamessawthehumanheartasa
garden; iflefttoitself, thesoilwouldproduceonlyweeds. Heurgesustopull
outtheweedsandpreparethesoilforthe implantedWordofGod. TheKJV
translates rampantwickedness as superfluityofnaughtiness. Thisphrase
givesthepictureofagardenovergrownwithweedsthatcannotbecontrolled.
ItisfoolishtotryandreceiveGodsWordintoanunpreparedheart.
HowdowepreparethesoilofourheartsforGodsWord?1. ConfessoursinsandaskGodtoforgiveus ( 1 John 1:9 )
2. MeditateonGodsloveandgraceandaskHisholySpiritto plowup any
hardnessinourhearts ( Jer 4:3 )
3. Haveanattitudeofmeekness ( James 1:21 ). Meeknessistheoppositeof
wrath inJames 1:19-20. WhenwereceivetheWordwithmeekness, honouringit
andnottryingtotwistitorconformittosuitouragenda, thenweprepareour
hearttoreceiveGodsWord.
IfwedonotreceivetheimplantedWord, thenwedeceiveourselves. Whenwearguevarious pointsofview forargumentssake, andnottobetter
understandGodspurpose, thenwemayverywellbefoolingourselves.
2. PracticeTheWord (James 1:22-25)ItisnotenoughtojustheartheWord, itmustproduceactioninourlives. Many
peoplehavethemistakenideathathearingagoodsermonorBiblestudyis
whatmakesthemgrowandgetGodsblessing. ItisnotthehearingbutthedoingthatattractsGodsblessingandfavour. ItistooeasytomarkourBibles,
butnothavetheBiblemarkus. Ifwethinkwearespiritualbecausewehearthe
Word, thenweruntheriskofkiddingourselves.
Inthepreviouspassage, JamescomparedtheWordtoseed; butinthis
paragraph, hecomparesittoamirror. LetslookathowJamesunpacksthis
imageryandlearnhowwecanmorethanhearersoftheWord, butbedoersof
theWordalso.
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Themainpurposeofowningamirroristobeabletoseeyourselfandmake
sureyoucanmakeanaccurateassessmentofhowyoulook, andsoexamine
yourselfbeforeyougooutintopublic. AswelookintothemirrorofGods
Word, weseeourselvesaswereallyare. Jamesgivesusclearactionstofollowif
wetoallowGodsWordtoexamineusandforustobedoersoftheWord.
i. TaketimetolookwithintentionalityintoGodsWord:Whenwereadour
Bibleordevotionalemailasareligiousdutyoroutofguilt, thenwefailtoprofititfromitpersonally. SkimmingoveraverseoratokenreadingoftheBiblewill
neverrevealourdeepestneeds. Itisonlywhenwetaketimetolookintothe
WordofGod, withthehelpoftheHolySpirit, thatwebegintoseethingswe
mighthavemissed. Itisthediferencebetweenaphototakenonmyphone
andacatscantakenatthehospital.
ii. RememberourtrueconditionbeforeGodsavedus:WhenweforgetGods
graceandmercyinsavingusandsettingusfreefromsin, werunthedangerof
becomingarrogantandselfrighteous. Itisimportantthatwerememberwhatwemustremember, andforgetwhatwemustforget. Byrealizingthatthelife
Hehasgivenusisundeserved, andoursalvationwasbroughtbythesacrifice
ofGodTheSon, itkeepsusfromforgettinghowmuchHehasgiventous, and
keepsusopentotheworkHecontinuestodoinourlives.
iii. SimplyobeywhattheWordofGodsays:Wemustneverbecaughtupin
theliethathearingisthesameasdoing. Wecanholdendlesscommittee
meetingsandattendthelatestconferencesaboutevangelismandchurch
growth, butifthatsallwedo, thenwecantfoolourselvesintothinkingwe
havemadeprogress. Whilethereisnothingwrongwithcommitteesand
conferences, theybecomesinfulwhenwesubstitutethemforobedientservice
toGod.
IfwearetoallowGodsmirrortotrulyexamineus, thenwemustgazeintoit
carefullyandwithseriousintent ( James 1:25 ). Noquickglanceswilldo. Weare
tosearchourheartsandlivesinthelightofGodsWord. Thiswillrequiretime,
attentionandsinceredevotion. WemustcontinuetogrowpastfiveminuteswithGodaday. Thiscannotcreatedeepspiritualexamination.
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Afterseeingourselves, wemustrememberwhatweareandwhatgodsays, and
wemustdotheWord. TheblessingcomesintheactionoftheWord, notinthe
hearingoftheWord. James 1:25 clearlyshowsusthat ...hewillbeblessedinhis
doing. TheemphasisinJamesisthepracticeoftheWord.
3. ShareTheWord (James 1:26-27)Thewordtranslated religion means theoutwardpractice, theserviceofa
god. ItisusedonlyfivetimesintheentireNewTestament ( James 1:26-27, Acts
26:5, Col 2:18 - whereitistranslatedas worshipping ). Purereligionhas
nothingtodowithceremonies, temples, orspecialdays. Purereligionhas
everythingtodowithpracticingGodsWordandsharingitwithothers, through
language, labourandleavingtheworld.
Language ( Vs 26 ):TherearemanyreferencestohowwearetospeakJames
letter, givingtheimpressionthatthetonguewasaseriousprobleminthe
churchatthetime ( James 1:19, 2:12, 3:1-3, 14-18, 4:11-12 ). Ourlanguagereveals
whatisinourheart ( Matt 12:34-35 ). Whentheheartisright, thenourspeech
willberight. IfwearetosharetheWordefectively, wemustensurethatour
languagelinesupwithGodsworkinorheart.
Labour ( Vs 27a ):Afterseeingourselves, andtheworkofChristinourlives,
throughthemirrorofGodsWord, wemustseeothersandlabourtomeettheir
needswherewecan. TheprophetIsaiahfirstsawtheLord, thenhimself, andthenthepeopletowhomhewouldminister ( Is 6:1-8). Wordsareagreat
beginning, buttheyarenosubstitutethelabouroflove ( James 2:14-18, 1 john
3:11-18 ). Godsultimateplanisforeachofustoserveinthegiftingand
anointingHehasdepositedineachofus, forHisgloryandfortheblessingof
Hispeople.
Leavingtheworld ( Vs 27b ):By theworld Jamesmeans societywithout
God. Satanistheprinceofthisworld ( John 14:30 ), andthelostarethechildren
ofthisworld ( Luke 16:8 ). AsthechildrenofGod, weareintheworldphysicallybutnotoftheworldspiritually ( John 17:11-16 ).
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WearesentintotheworldtosharethetruthandloveofJesus, sothatothers
maycometoHisgrace, mercyandsalvationforthemselves ( John 17:18 ). Itis
onlyaswemaintainourseparationfromtheworldthatwecanserveothers
efectivelyandleadthemtotheredemptionthatisfoundinChristalone.
Theworldwantsto stain theChristianandstarttodiluteanddefilehim. First
thereisthe friendshipoftheworld ( James 4:4 ), whichcanleadtoaloveofthe
world ( 1 John 2:15-17 ). Ifwearenotvigilant, webecomeconformedtotheworld( Rom 12:1-2 ), andtheresult isbeingcondemnedwiththeworld ( 1 Cor 11:32 ).
Thismayormaynotmeanthelossofsalvation, butitmostdefinitelymeansa
lossofjoyanddestinyandallthatGoddesiresforus. Lotisaprimeexample
ofthisprinciple.
FirsthepitchedhistenttowardSodom, andthenmovedintoSodom. Before
long, Sodommovedintohimandhelosthistestimonyevenwithhisown
family. WhenjudgmentfellonSodom, Lotlosteverything. ItwasAbraham, the
onewholeftthelureofthegreenerpastures, theseparatedbeliever, thefriendofGod, whowasabletoministertoLotandhisfamilythroughpetitionto
Godsjudgment.
AtCrossCentral, wearecalledtoministertoourcommunity, butthatdoesnot
meanwebecometaintedbyofourcommunity. Jesuswas withoutblemish ( 1
Peter 1:19 ), andyetHewasthefriendofpublicansandsinners. Thegreatest
impactwecanhaveinsharingGodsWordwithourcommunity, istobe
diferentandseparatedfromthedefilementinourcommunity.
Conclusion:Letsnotkidourselveschurch. WearecalledtobenotonlyhearersoftheWord,
buttobedoersoftheWord. Ourtexttodayshowsusthatwedothisby:
1. ReceivingTheWord
2. PracticingTheWord
3. SharingTheWord
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