Two Weeks Ago: See Yourself Clearly
Last Week: Love Sacrificially
Today: Build Obediently
Faith alone saves—but saving faith never stands alone.
“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.”
James 1:22-25 NLT
“If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.”
James 1:26-27 NLT
““Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.””
Matthew 7:24-27 NLT
Storms don't create strength; they reveal foundations.
Building Life Foundation
1. Read your Bible and pray all the time.
2. Be here every week.
3. Serve here every week.
4. Invest in each other – fellowship, prayer, care.
5. Say “Yes” to helping the vulnerable as often as possible.
6. Give generously – regularly and special opportunities.
7. Do it so much you don’t realize it.
““Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? “Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’”
Matthew 25:37-38, 44 NLT
Don't build for your best days. Build for your hardest ones.
