Introduction

• I Thessalonians 2:13-14
• God’s word is meant to work in people.
• I Thessalonians 3:6; 4:1; 5:11
• Acts 17:2
• Luke 11:27-28 – Jesus emphasized the importance of doing God’s will.

Do I listen to warnings about sin?

• Psalms 119:9
• Matthew 5:28 – Warning about lust.
• Romans 1:29 – Warning about gossip.
• I John 2:16 – Warning about pride.
• James 1:21-26 – Don’t just see your sin and walk away. Fix it!

Do I take the initiative to do good?

• James 1:27
• It is not anyone else’s job to tell us what good we need to do. We must work to study God’s word and figure it out for ourselves.
• II Peter 1:5-8 – I need to work on these things.

Do I make opportunities to teach?

• II Timothy 3:16-17
• Titus 1:9-11
• Acts 8:4
• We need to know God’s wrd so that we can teach ourselves and others effectively.
• We should pray, “Please give me a teaching opportunity I can handle.”
• If someone asks you something you don’t know, admit that you don’t know. That will teach them also. Then show them how to study and find out.
• Acts 26:9
• Psalms 1:1-3 – We should be like strong, healthy trees nourished by God’s word.