Living Righteously
Becoming Spiritually Mature — Part 3
James 1:19-27
Produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:20 NIV
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Matt. 5:6 NIV
1. Live _______________________________________________________________________
Humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. James 1:21b NIV
Righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Rom. 3:22 NIV
2. Live _______________________________________________________________________
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak
and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God
desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent. James 1:19-21 NIV
Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. Prov. 25:28 NIV
* Recognize __________________________
* Restrain ____________________________
* Reflect _____________________________
* Request ____________________________
3. Live _______________________________________________________________________
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 NIV
Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it. Luke 11:28 NIV
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one
who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Matt. 7:21 NIV
4. Live _______________________________________________________________________
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and
widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27 NIV
Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Is.1:17 NIV
* Become _____________________________
* Find ________________________________
Whatever you did for one of the least of these…you did for me. Matt. 25:40 NIV