What Did You Learn At Church?

Read James 1:19-25

Context: It is believed that this book was written by James, the brother of Jesus. He wrote to Jewish Christians who had been scattered across the world to instruct and encourage them.

Text:
19My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.
26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. 27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (NIV)

taken from www.biblegateway.com

Do you remember what the sermon was about last Sunday? How about yesterday? What were the two or three things that were important keys for you to remember as you go through your life?

It's sad, but sometimes it is easier to remember sports statistics or episodes of a television show than it is to remember the words Jesus spoke. I can read the bible daily, but if my bookmark gets lost sometimes it's hard to remember exactly where I was and what I read the day before. And if I can't remember what I read, how can I act on it?

Every time we read God's word or hear it spoken, we should be able to find something that applies directly to our lives. If we can take action on what we learn each day, each week, we can become giants in our faith!

So -- based on what you learned yesterday, what truths will you apply to your life this week?