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Oct 21, 2018

#6 - How to Be Teachable

Passage: James 1:19-21

Preacher: Pastor Tim W. Young

Series: Developing a Faith that Works

Category: James

Summary:

Main Text - James 1:19-21, OT Reading - Ecclesiastes 5:1-7, NT Reading - 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Detail:

How to Have a Faith that Works

“How To Be Teachable”

 James 1:19-21  19  Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20  for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21  Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

 

  1. It Is Possible For You To Be Teachable

 

  1. God does not command of the Christian what we cannot do!

                               

  1. Our excuses are just excuses:

                               

  1. It Is Simple To Be Teachable

 

  1. Not easy…. simple

 

  1. Look at this simple truth

 

               Simple Truth #1- To be teachable you must be ready to listen

 

                              Proverbs 18:15    2 Timothy 3:15   Romans 6:17 

 

                              Four reasons you don’t listen :

                                             1)  You don’t respect 

                              2) You hate the                                               1 John 3:15  

                                             3)  You  thinks you  know              1 Corinthians 8:2

                                             4) Your just a bad listener!!!”

 

               Simple Truth #2 - To be teachable you must resist the urge to talk

James 3:6-8                       James 1:26

                                                           

               Simple truth #3 -  To be teachable, you must control your temper

 

  1. It is Supernatural to Be Teachable -   “implanted”     vs 18

 

               Be a good Student….because you can

 

               The real issue is not anger but…

 

  1. It Is a Blessing To Be Teachable - vs. 20

 

               It mirrors His character

 

                              2 Peter 3:9  

 

               He blesses this obedience

              

                              Proverbs 15:1