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Listen Up!

James 1:19-20

I. We must be quick to LISTEN (v.19)

a. Biblical listening involves more than HEARING

i. Isaiah 66:4

ii. Isaiah 6:9

iii. Daniel 12:8

b. Biblical listening involves HEEDING

c. Biblical listening involves UNDERSTANDING

i. Matthew 13:14

ii. Mark 4:12

iii. Acts 28:26

II. We must be slow to SPEAK (v. 19)

a. We must watch WHAT we say (Matthew 12:34-37)

i. Proverbs 12

b. We must watch HOW we speak

i. In LOVE (Ephesians 4:15)

ii. In HUMBLENESS (John 7:16-18)

iii. With KINDNESS (Proverbs 12:25)

iv. In an EDIFYING manner (Ephesians 4:29)

v. With HONESTY (Proverbs 19:5, 9)

vi. GRACIOUSLY (Colossians 4:6)

c. We must PRAYERFULLY consider our words (Colossians 4:2-4)

d. We must lean on the HOLY SPIRIT for guidance (I Corinthians 2:1-5)

III. We must be slow to BECOME ANGRY (v. 19-20)

a. Ephesians 4:31

b. Colossians 3:8

c. What does this have to do with listening and speaking?