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Acting And Doing Series
Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: The Bible is our instruction manual so we must read it and put it into practice.
After waiting over an hour she realized that she had been stood up. She took off her dress, let down her hair, put on her pajamas, gathered all her favorite junk food and plopped down to watch TV with her dog. Sometime later there was a knock at the door; it was her date.
He looked at her surprised and said, "What! I gave you two extra hours and you’re still not ready to go?"
Jesus has given us a few hours more than we expected, but he is coming. Does your life reveal that you are ready for his return, or is your profession not matched by your practice? Are you practicing what you preach?
2. We need to practice what we preach!
A. Luke 10:36-37 (NLT)
36 “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked.
37 The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.”
B. It does us no good to call ourselves Christians if we do not practice what we preach.
C. If we see others in suffering and do nothing about it we are not acting like Jesus.
D. If we see someone in need and we do nothing about we are not acting like Jesus.
E. If we hears others running someone else down and we not only don't do anything to stop them, but join in with them, we are not acting like Jesus.
F. If we see injustice in the world and we just turn our heads and walk away we are not acting like Jesus.
G. We all dread hearing someone say, "I thought you were a Christian," but sometimes there right!
H. We are called to be different.
I. We are called to offer faith, hope and love to those in need.
J. If we don't we are not acting like Jesus, and have no right to call ourselves by his name...Christian!
Conclusion
1. James tells us we should be
A. Accepting The Word
B. Acting On The Word
C. Practicing The Word
2. Three things to remember...
A. We must be in the Word if we are going to follow it.
B. After reading the Word we must do what it tells us.
C. If we are going to call ourselves Christians we need to act like Jesus.
