Slow Enough to Hear: The Road Back After Failure

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A single Sunday from James 1:19-27 for a church that already spoke too fast and now wants a quieter week to count as repentance. James tells beloved brothers to be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, because the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. The implanted word, received with humility, is able to save souls. Hearers who walk away from the mirror delude themselves. Pure religion visits the fatherless and widows in their affliction. James 4:8-10 names the road back as drawing near, cleansing hands, and humility. 1 John 1:8-9 names confession to a faithful God, not a claim that we have no sin. Manuscript, outline, and midweek discussion.