{"id":8775,"date":"2023-09-10T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=8775"},"modified":"2023-09-16T16:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T21:16:01","slug":"genuine-faith-fruitful","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/sermons\/genuine-faith-fruitful\/","title":{"rendered":"Genuine Faith &#8211; Fruitful"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don\u2019t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?<\/em>&nbsp; James 2:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?  A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.  A good tree can\u2019t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can\u2019t produce good fruit.<\/em>&nbsp; Matthew 7:16-18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>A Fruitful Faith is a Genuine Faith<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>We Must Receive AND Respond<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>But don\u2019t just listen to God\u2019s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.<\/em>&nbsp; James 1:22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you love me, keep my commandments<\/em>.&nbsp; John 14:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Remember and Respond<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For if you listen to the word and don\u2019t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.  You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.  But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don\u2019t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.&nbsp; <\/em>James 1:23-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Pure Religion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you claim to be religious but don\u2019t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.<\/em>&nbsp; James 1:26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.<\/em> &nbsp;&nbsp;James 1:27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don\u2019t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?&nbsp; James 2:14 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. 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