Christianity
Illustration★★★★A missionary looked up a young native girl who had not come back for further instruction. The girl said: “I haven’t learned yet to practice fully what I’ve been taught.’—E. STANLEY Jones, Abundant Living minister in a new sermon was used for three Sundays. “I will preach a new sermon,” the minister said, “when the people of my church start practicing the message of this one.”
The point
A missionary discovers a girl hadn't returned for instruction; she admits she hadn't learned to practice what was taught, revealing the gap between learning and doing.
Scripture
James 1:22Deuteronomy 4:14
Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting · Instructive
To tell aloud
under a minute · 66 words