Take Action

October 16th, 2009

“James 1:22-24 - But prove yourselves doers of the word, not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in the mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediatley forgotten what kind of person he was.”

What kind of person are you because of your faith? Do you remember or have you forgotten?

The words of James are so incredibly powerful and cut right to the core of our lives. How many times do we hear the word of God and remain unchanged? How many times have you been challenged, motivated, inspired or moved to do something where you did not follow through?

I had a professor in seminary who said “Information without application is an abomination”! That statement haunts me as I think about the way so many in the church respond to a call of action. Who cares how much you know if it does not change the way you live! Information about God will not matter unless we allow the info we learn from His word to move us to action.

The Christian faith is often described as a journey. What needs to take place for a journey to begin? A destination is set, bags are packed, a map is laid out, plans are made, but after all the prep work is done a step must be taken so the journey can begin.

The Chrisitan faith is a faith of action. The stories of scripture that challenge and inspire us are always stories of people who step out on faith and take action. This is not a comfortable or passive thing! If you have been called by God to follow Christ, you have been called to action!

What needs to happen in your life to move you from being simply a hearer to a doer? What is the next step for you? How can you apply the things you have heard so that you can live a faith of action?

God is calling you to step out on faith and take action! Will you respond?

This Sunday at Cedarcrest as we conclude our “One” series you will have the opportunity to take action in a way that will literally change the world for someone. I hope you will join us. It is going to be an exciting day! I am praying expectantly!

To send an evite to someone for this weeks services click this link:

http://cedarcrestchurch.com/currentseries

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