BIBLE - WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH THE WORD?

JAMES 1:22-25

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WHAT TO DO WITH THE WORD OF GOD

• RECEIVE IT– JAMES 1:21 – RECEIVE WITH MEEKNESS– MATT. 7:24-27 – IT IS THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN BEING WISE AND FOOLISH– ACTS 2:36-41 – EXAMPLE OF THOSE AT

PENTECOST– ACTS 11:1 – EXAMPLE OF GENTILES

WHAT TO DO WITH THE WORD OF GOD

• BELIEVE IT– JOHN 2:22 – BASED ON THE EVIDENCE– HEB. 11:6 – W/O FAITH IMPOSSIBLE TO

PLEASE GOD– EXAMPLES – HEB. 11

WHAT TO DO WITH THE WORD OF GOD

• REMEMBER IT– JAMES 1:25 – DO NOT BE FORGETFUL– PSA. 119:11-16 – WE REMEMBER WHAT IS

IMPORTANT TO US

WHAT TO DO WITH THE WORD OF GOD

• OBEY IT– ROM. 2:6-8 – GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF

PERSONS– ROM. 6:16-18 – A WAY FOR US TO ESCAPE

SIN– HEB. 5:9 – AUTHOR OF ETERNAL

SALVATION– JN. 8:31 – DO WE CONTINUE IN HIS WORD– 2 JN. 9 – DO WE ABIDE IN THE TEACHINGS

OF CHRIST

WHAT TO DO WITH THE WORD OF GOD

• EAT IT– MATT. 4:4 – LIVE BY EVERY WORD– HEB. 6:5 – TASTE THE GOOD WORD OF GOD– 1 PET. 2:1-3 – DESIRE – 2 TIM. 2:15 – LEARN BY EXPERIENCE

WHAT TO DO WITH THE WORD OF GOD

• SHARE IT– 2 TIM. 2:2 – WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR YOU IT

CAN DO FOR OTHERS– PHIL. 2:16 - DO NOT RUN IN VAIN

WHAT TO DO WITH THE WORD OF GOD

• CONCLUSION– What are you doing with the word?– If you are not a Christian you can obey the

soul saving message of the gospel today!!!– If you are Christian are you abiding and

continuing in the word?– What will we do with the word?