# Faith Obeys | Keith Cross

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Podcast: [Victory Church | Winchester, VA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/victory-church-winchester-va-5637893)
Published: 2026-04-13T20:04:24+00:00
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## Resource

What does it look like to have a faith that actually works? In this message, Faith Obeys, Pastor Keith Cross walks through James 1:19–25 and reminds us that hearing God’s Word is not enough. Real faith responds. It listens, receives, and lives it out. James teaches us to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Why? Because the Word of God isn’t just meant to inform us, it’s meant to transform us. When we only hear the Word but don’t act on it, Scripture says we deceive ourselves. But when we receive it with humility and respond in obedience, it begins to produce something in us. Growth. Change. Righteousness. The Word is like a mirror. It shows us where we are, but it also invites us to take a step forward. The question is not just, “Did I hear it?” It’s, “Am I living it?”

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