{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Practice The Word","title":"What happens when you hear the Word of God—but walk away unchanged?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3746,"description":"In this episode of Practice the Word, we continue through James 1 and begin James 2, exploring one of the central themes of the entire book: Don’t just hear the Word. Do what it says.\nJames compares God’s Word to a mirror. It reveals what’s really there—not who we pretend to be, but who we actually are. The question is what happens after we see the reflection. Do we walk away and forget, or allow what God reveals to change the way we live?\nWe explore what genuine faith looks like in everyday life: controlling our words, caring for vulnerable people, resisting the patterns of the world, and treating others according to their God-given value rather than their status, wealth, influence, or appearance.\nThe conversation also turns to social media, where controlling the tongue has become controlling the thumbs. What do our comments, arguments, and reactions reveal about what’s happening in our hearts?\nThen we move into James 2 and confront favoritism. Why does James treat partiality so seriously? Because when we assign greater value to someone because of what they have—or what they might be able to do for us—we begin measuring people by the world’s standards instead of God’s.\nThe challenge isn’t simply to know more Scripture. It’s to obey what Scripture reveals.\nCHAPTERS\n00:00 Welcome to Practice the Word\n00:21 You Have a Calling in God’s Kingdom\n01:11 Books, Testimony & Prison Ministry\n02:44 Opening Prayer\n04:25 James 1:22 — Be Doers of the Word\n05:07 God’s Word Is a Mirror\n06:24 Hearing the Word but Walking Away Unchanged\n07:04 Forgetfulness or Self-Deception?\n08:30 Hearing Requires a Response\n09:09 The Mirror Shows Who We Really Are\n10:23 Proverbs and the Danger of Self-Deception\n11:55 Build Your House on the Rock\n13:18 Hearing Jesus vs. Obeying Jesus\n14:44 James 1:26–27 — What Does Genuine Faith Look Like?\n15:44 Controlling Your Tongue—and Your Thumbs\n17:57 What Your Words Reveal About Your Heart\n19:31 Three Practical Tests of Genuine Faith\n21:31 Does Your Speech...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/XhU8pSi-x3y3aWP-36y9rgKs-qTJNzpbqgmNZJ3EoJE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZDgw/MGI1YmU5NjIyM2U1/MDJhYzliZDU0N2Zk/Nzk2MS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}