Date: 07-20-2025
Sermon Title: Talk Less, Do More, Love Loud
Text: James 1.19-27 NLT

Anchor Verse:

James 1:7- 8 NLT
“ For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”

1. Rethink Your

Reveal Answer

James 1:19-21 NLT
19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. 20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

2. Move Beyond

Reveal Answer

Moments

James 1:22-25 NLT
22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.25 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.

Romans 2:13 NLT
13 For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight.

3.

Reveal Answer

What You Profess

James 1:26-27 NLT
26 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. 27 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.

NEXT STEP: “Pick One, Practice It”

So what do you do with this?
This week, pick one area to practice what James preaches:
• Be quick to listen when you’d rather react.
• Do something God’s Word has shown you—don’t just think about it.
• Serve someone who can’t repay you.
• Tame your tongue—online and in real life.

Start small. Stay consistent. Watch your faith come to life.

Closing Challenge

Don’t walk away unchanged. Let God’s Word show you what’s real—so you can live what’s true.
Real faith listens, lives, and loves—even when it’s hard.
Let’s not just talk the talk. Let’s walk it out.