Psalms 119:89-90 (MSG) What you say goes, God, and stays,

as permanent as the heavens. 90 Your truth never goes out of fashion; it's as up-to-date as the earth when the

sun comes up.

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Matthew 7:24 (NIV) ..Therefore everyone who hears

these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who

built his house on the rock.

James 1:19-25 (NIV)

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life

that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word

planted in you, which can save you. 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23

Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and,

after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and

continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it - he will be blessed in what he does.

1. Build your life on the Bible Hearing

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become

angry, 20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid

of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can

save you.

1. ‘Be quick to listen’2. ‘Humbly accept the word’

3. ‘Planted in you’

From ‘listening’ to ‘hearing’ Be quiet

Be calm

Be clean

Be humble

‘quick to listen’ / ’slow to speak’

‘slow to become angry’

‘Get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent.’

‘Humbly’

‘Humility is not thinking less of yourself but

thinking of yourself less.’ (CS Lewis)

2. Build your life on the Bible Seeing

25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,

and continues to do this, ….

S = Scripture: Read a chunk, look for the verse(s) that spoke to you that day & write them out.

O = Observation: What do you think God is saying to you in this Scripture.A = Application: Personalise, how does it apply to your lifeP = Prayer: Write out your prayer and then pause and listen to God. Write down what He says to you.

3. Build your life on the Bible Hands (touch) & Mouth

(taste)John 5:39 (NLT)

39 “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!

Acts 17:11 (NLT) 11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded

than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the

Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.

4. Build your life on the Bible Smell

‘not forgetting what he’s heard…’

Joshua 1:8 (NIV) 8 Do not let this Book of the Law

depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.

Then you will be prosperous and successful.

5. Build your life on the BibleDo

James 1:22 (NIV) 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

‘You only believe the parts of the Bible you actually do.’

Jesus’ ConclusionMatthew 7:24-27 (NIV)

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man

who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and

beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built

his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against

that house, and it fell with a great crash."

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