Sermons from March 2020

James 4:11-12

Verse 11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister[a] or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor? James 4:11-12 NIV

James 4:7-10

Verse 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. 11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge…

James 4:1-6

Verse What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone…

James 3:13-18

Sean continues to guide our journey through the book of James. This week James highlights two different kinds of wisdom: earthly and godly. Order recap Not intellectual wisdom, but applied. Receive Jesus, Recieve Wisdom False Wisdom 7 characteristics of True Wisdom Verses 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it…

James 3:1-12

This week, Jordan looks at the start of James 3 and the tongue. This little part of the body is incredibly powerful. Order recap Your words reveal your heart We can do great things with our words We can do terrible things with our words Looking at the tongue What are your ultimates? Verses Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble…