Sunday Morning Series - Victory for Doubters - What Was That Again?

Text: James 1:12-27

How long do you have to walk in a truth before you're considered as "continuing?" ALWAYS!<p>

Not continuing is a cause of defeat, but not the only cause. Today, we'll be looking at this particular reason people fail.

According to James 1:25, the one who is blessed: 1) looks into the perfect law of liberty, 2) continues in it, 3) doesn't forget the things they hear, and 4) acts upon what they've heard.

NUGGET: A forgetful hearer is not one who doesn't remember but one who doesn't continue.

What causes forgetful hearing?

1) Difficulty - It's so hard. When I was in college, we trained in all kinds of weather. To stay motivated as a runner, we'd challenge ourselves. A friend and I decided the one who started wearing sweats instead of shorts first would be the loser. We addressed difficulty by making something hard even harder. When the temperature went from -10 degrees to +5 degrees, it seemed easy. We were conditioned to run in the coldest weather.

2) Dissuaded - Other people deter us by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something.

3) Disbelief - We hear the Word, but do not receive it.

4) Disregard - We hear the Word, acknowledge its truth, but do our own thing.

5) Neglect - We don't follow through.

6) Lack of understanding - We hear the Word, but don't understand it.

7) Failure - Someone might say, "I tried that already," or "I've done that, and it's not working."

Qualities we need to continue:

1) Be swift to hear.

2) Be slow to speak.

3) Be slow to wrath.

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