Living Out True Faith: Being Doers, Not Just Hearers

Sunday 1st September 2024

You are welcome to worship in person this Sunday at 10.15am. 

Hand sanitizer and masks are available if you would like to use them.

We are also live streaming of our services.  The service can be seen each Sunday morning commencing at 10.15am.  Here is the link to our YouTube channel to access the live streaming:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEm1fJeADpcP6gO1BsBKcg/live

James 1:19-27Living Out True Faith: Being Doers, Not Just Hearers

James 1:19-27 emphasises the importance of active faith through practical actions. James instructs believers to be “quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,” highlighting that human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. He encourages believers to rid themselves of moral filth and to humbly accept God’s Word, which has the power to save.

James warns against merely hearing the Word without acting on it, comparing such behaviour to someone who looks at themselves in a mirror but immediately forgets their appearance. True religion, according to James, involves not only listening but also doing – specifically, caring for those in need, such as orphans and widows, and keeping oneself unstained by the world. This passage calls Christians to live out their faith by embodying the teachings of the Word in their daily lives.  IL-WOONG.

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