11/05/2026
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TITLE: ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ?
TEXT: James 1:22-24
Anong ibig sabihin ng mirror or mover?
Ang ibig sabihin ng โMirror or Mover?โ ay isang challenge o tanong:โSalamin lang ba ang Salita ng Diyos para makita natin ang sarili natinโฆ o kikilos tayo para magbago?โ
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Ang Bible ay parang salamin. Ipinapakita nito ang:
โขkasalanan natin
โขmaling ugali
โขkondisyon ng puso
โขareas na kailangang baguhin
Halimbawa: Kapag tumingin tayo sa salamin at nakita nating magulo buhok natin pero wala tayong ginawa โ walang nangyari.
Ganun din ang taong:
โฅnakikinig ng sermon
โฅnababasa ang Bible
โฅnakokonsensya
โคpero walang pagbabago sa buhay.
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Ang โmoverโ naman ay taong kumikilos ayon sa Salita ng Diyos.
Hindi lang siya:
โฃhearer
โฃlistener
โฃobserver
Kundi:
โฆdoer
โฆobedient
โฆtransformed
โคKapag nakita niya sa โmirrorโ ng Word ang dapat baguhin, gumagalaw siya at sumusunod.
๐โWill you only look at the truthโฆ or will you let the truth move you to action?โ
O sa Taglish:
โHanggang tingin ka lang ba sa Salita ng Diyos, o papayag kang baguhin ka nito?โ
INTRODUCTION:
Maraming tao ang mahilig sa salamin.
Bago umalis ng bahay โ tingin sa salamin.
Pagkatapos magsuklay โ tingin ulit.
Pag may picture โ check agad kung okay ang itsura.
Pero imagine this: Nakakita ka ng dumi sa mukha mo sa salaminโฆ tapos umalis ka lang na hindi man lang naghilamos!
Parang katawa-tawa, pero sabi ni James โ ganyan ang Kristiyanong nakikinig ng Salita ng Diyos pero hindi ito ginagawa.
The Word of God is not just for ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
It is for ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Functional Question:
How can we move from merely hearing Godโs Word to truly living it out? (Paano tayo makakalipat mula sa pakikinig lamang ng Salita ng Diyos tungo sa tunay na pagsasabuhay nito?)
I. Receive The Word Seriously
โBut be ye doers of the wordโฆโ (v.22)
โฃHindi sapat na marinig lang ang sermon.
โฃHindi sapat na marunong sa Bible trivia.
โฃAng tunay na believer ay gumagawa ng Salita ng Diyos. (Anong ibig sabihin nito? Isagawa at ipamuhay mismo ang Salita ng Diyos)
๐กParang estudyante na araw-araw pumapasok pero hindi ginagawa ang assignments.
Kahit gaano kadaming lectures ang marinig niya, walang pagbabago kung walang application.
Ganun din sa Christian life: Listening without obeying produces spiritual immaturity.
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John 13:17 & Matthew 7:24
APPLICATION:
๐Huwag lang maging โnote taker,โ maging โlife changer.โ (maaaring makapagbago ng buhay ng iba dahil sa bagong buhay na meron ka)
๐Every sermon should lead to action.
๐Ask yourself: โAno ang gusto ng Diyos na baguhin ko ngayon?โ
II. Reject Self-Deception Spiritually
โโฆand not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. (v.22)
โฃAng pinakadelikadong deception ay self-deception.
Pwede tayong:
โขpresent sa church
โขactive sa ministry
โขmaraming alam na verses
โฃPero hindi sumusunod sa Diyos.
โคAkala natin spiritually mature tayo, pero puro hearing lang pala โ walang obedience.
๐กParang taong nanonood ng workout videos buong araw pero hindi naman nag-eehersisyo.
Hindi lalaki ang muscles at liliit ang tiyan natin dahil lang sa pakikinig.
Ganun din spiritually: We donโt grow by hearing alone.
We grow by practicing Godโs Word.
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1 John 2:4 & Luke 6:46
APPLICATION:
๐Examine our lives, not just our language.
๐Christianity is not performance in church; it is obedience in daily life.
๐Ask: โAm I only listeningโฆ or am I living it?โ
III. Remember The Word Continually (V.23-24)
โJames compares the hearer to a man looking into a mirror.
โฃThe mirror revealed the problem โ but he walked away and forgot.
The Bible is Godโs mirror. It shows:
โขour sin
โขour attitude
โขour need for change
โคBut many people leave church unchanged because they forget what God showed them.
๐กParang may nakita kang gusot sa damit mo sa salamin pero pinabayaan mo lang.
The mirror can reveal the problem, but it cannot fix it for us.
๐The Word reveals.
๐Obedience responds.
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2 Timothy 3:16 & Psalm 119:11
APPLICATION:
๐Donโt just glance at the Bible โ meditate on it.
๐Bring the sermon home.
๐Let the Word stay in your heart throughout the week.
๐Practice what God revealed to you.
CONCLUSION:
The question is not: โDid you hear the Word?โ
The real question is: โDid the Word change you?โ
Many believers are good with:
โฃlistening
โฃhighlighting
โฃposting verses
โคBut God is looking for doers. (Katulad ng ating mga magulang [nanay] na may nakikita sila sa mga tinuturo nila satin)
โผ๏ธWhen you look into Godโs mirror today: Will you walk away unchanged?
Or will you become a mover who obeys the Word?
โคDonโt just admire the truth.
๐Apply the truth.
๐Live the truth.
๐Santiago 1:25 MBB05
[25] Ang taong nagsasaliksik at nagpapatuloy sa pagsunod sa Kautusang ganap na nagpapalaya sa tao ang pagpapalain ng Diyos sa lahat ng kanyang gawain. Siya ang taong gumagawa at hindi nakikinig lamang, at pagkatapos ay nakakalimot.
