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JULY 11
Sunday


THE DOERS OF
THE WORLD

READ:
James 1:19-27
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Be doers of the Word,
and not hearers only.
__James 1:22
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Just after we moved to a house in a new neighborhood, we invited my sister-in-law and her husband over for sunday dinner. As we were greeting Sue and Ted at the door, an odd noise directed their eyes toward the kitchen. As I followed their gaze, I froze in horror. An errant hose of our old portable dishwasher was whipping about like the trunk of an angry elephant, spewing water everywhere!

Sue went into actiOn mode. Dropping her purse, she was in the kitchen before me, shutting off the water and calling for towels and a mop. we spent the first 15 minutes of their visit on our knees mopping the floor.

Sue is a doer__and the world is a better place because of the doers of the world. These are the people who are always ready to pitch in, to be involved, and even to lead if necessary.

Many of the doers of the world are also doers of the Word. These are the followers of Jesus who have taken the challenge of James to heart: "Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only" (1:22).

Are you doing all that you know God wants you to do? As you read God's Word, put what you've learned into practice. first hear--then do. God's blessing comes as a result of our obedience (v.25). __Cindy Hess Kasper
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``````````````````We need to hear the Word of God```````````````
`````````````````````To know what we should do,`````````````````
`````````````````````But listening is not enough``````````````````
`````````````````Without our follow-through. __Sper```````````````
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The value of the Bible does not consist merely in
knowing it, but in obeying it.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ James 1:19-27***********

19 So then, my beloved
brethren, let every man be
swift to hear, slow to speak,
slow to wrath; 20 for the
wrath of man does not
produce the righteousness
of God.

21 Therefore lay aside all
filthiness and overflow of
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 observing his
natural face in a mirror;

24 for he observes himself,
goes away, and immediately
forgets what kind of man he
was. 25 But he who looks
into the perfect law of
liberty and continues in it,
and is not a forgetful hearer
but a doer of the work, this
one will be blessed in what
he does.

26 If anyone among you
thinks he is religious, and
does not bridle his tongue
but deceives his own heart,
this one's religion is
useless. 27 Pure and
undefiled religion before
God and the Father is this:
to visit orphans and widows
in their trouble, and to keep
oneself unspotted from the
world.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Today's reading is found in chapter 1 of James' epistle. Writing to
Jewish Christians (v.1), James exhorts believers to be encouraged in
the midst of trials. The rationale offered is that positive character
change can occur when trials are seen as a means of personal growth
(vv.2-11). Perseverance can have a good outcome as God uses trials
to refine the soul (vv.12-18), resulting in righteous living (vv.19-21) in
obedience to God's Word (vv.2-27). __DENNIS FISHER

[Lani]

*Amen2*

Yep! and if your load gets too heavy and the hill seems too steep.... there are many here (myself included) who are waiting to help ya restore and refresh in His love!

God is SOOOOOO Good!!!

Peace and Love in Christ,
Lani