Sermon Outlines . Volume 01 | Issue 09

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall

James 1:18-27

  1. Respond Properly to the Word. James 1:19; Acts 20:9
    “quick”
    “slow” – Prov. 10:19; 17:27; 29:20
    “slow”
    God wants hot hearts not hot heads.
  2. React Properly to the Word. James 1:21-24
    1. It requires a proper cleansing. v. 21a
      “filthiness”
      “all that remains of wickedness”
    2. It requires a proper attitude. v. 21b
      Is there an example for me to follow?
      Is there a command for me to obey?
      Is there any error for me to avoid?
      Is there any sin for me to renounce?
      Is there any promise for me to claim?
      Is there any truth I need to further understand?
    3. It requires proof of possession. v. 22
      “hearers”
      “doers”
    4. It requires a piercing remembrance. v. 23-24
      “looks at His natural face”

  3. Reflect the Word. v. 25-27
    1. The law of love. v. 25
      “looks intently”
      “the perfect law of liberty” Rom. 7:6; John 8:32
      “this man”
    2. The lips of love. v. 26
    3. The life of love. v. 27