Hear and Do: Listen First. “As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what He taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. …
Hear and Do: Jesus. “The person who knows my commands and keeps them is the one who really loves me. If a person loves me, he will obey my teaching. Anyone who does not truly love me does not keep my word or obey my teaching.” (John 14:21, 23, 24). Jesus was a doer, and He …
Hear and Do: Ezekiel. “As for you, son of man, your people meet on street corners and in front of their houses, and they say to each other, ‘Come on, let’s go hear the prophet tell us what the Lord is saying. Let’s go hear the latest message from God.’ So my people come to …
Hear and Do: The Shema. SHEMA (sh’ma): The first Hebrew word in the essential prayer of the Jews in the Hebrew Bible, found in Deuteronomy 6:4; is usually translated “hear,” but actually means hear and do, listen and obey, hear and respond, listen and take action, take heed; there is a traditional Jewish saying that …
Hear and Do: The Wedding Ceremony. “In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. For they had departed from Rephidim, had come to the Wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness. So Israel camped there …
Hear and Do: Introduction. “Be doers of the Word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.” (James 1:22). St. James’ belief that followers of the Lord should be doers of the Word has its roots in the Torah, as just about everything else in his letter. The New Testament epistle of James was almost certainly written by the …