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James 4:13-17 - Planning without God

Title: Planning without God (James 4:13-17)

1. Planning without God, our knowledge is limited (4:13)
2. Uncertainty of Life, life is short (4:14)
3. God’s Sovereignty (4:15)
4. Boasting & Arrogance, boasting is evil (4:16)
5. Sin of Neglect or Sin of omission (4:17)

James 4:1-12 - Fleeing Worldliness

Fleeing Worldliness (James 4:1-12)

1. What is Worldliness?
2. Signs of Worldliness
   1. Selfish Lust (4:1-3)
   2. Worldliness (4:4)
   3. Envy (4:5)
   4. Pride (4:6)
3. How to overcome Worldliness
   1. Submit to God (4:7)
   2. Draw near to God (4:8)
   3. Become clean (4:8)
   4. Be broken (4:9)
   5. Humble yourself (4:10)
   6. Guard your tongue (4:11)
   7. Guard against judging (4:11-12)

James 3:13-18 - Wisdom from Above

Wisdom from Above (James 3:13-18)
1. What is Wisdom?
2. Worldly Wisdom (3:14-16)   
   a. Bitter, Jealous, Selfish
   b. Unspiritual or demonic
   c. Disorder exists 
3. Wisdom from Above (3:17-18)
   a. Pure, Peaceable, Gentle
   b. Good fruits
   c. Peacemaker

James 3:1-12 - Taming the Tongue

Taming the Tongue (James 3:1-12)

1. Problem of the Tongue (3:1-2)
   1. Held accountable
   2. Applies to everyone’s influence
2. The Tongue Directs (3:3-5)
   1. Like a bit with a horse
   2. Like a rudder on a ship
3. The Tongue Destroys (3:5-8)
   1. Boastful words
   2. Blazing words
   3. Poison words
4. The Tongue Defines (3:9-12)
   1. Contradictive speech
   2. Change the root for different fruit

James 2:14-26 - How Faith Works

How Faith Works (James 2:14-26)
1. Faith without works (2:14)
2. What Faith without works looks like (2:15-16)
3. Dead Faith (2:17)
4. Response to a Critic (2:18-20)
5. Examples of Faith with Works (2:21-26)
   A. Abraham (2:21-24)
   B. Rahab (2:25)
6. Faith and Works (2:26)

James 2:1-13 - All Lives Matter

All Lives Matter (James 2:1-13)

1. Showing favoritism (2:1-7)
   1. Show no favoritism (2:1)
   2. Rich vs Poor (2:2-4)
   3. Rich in faith (2:5)
   4. Remember who wronged you (2:6-7) 
2. Law of Love (2:8-11)
   1. Royal Law (2:8)
   2. Partiality (2:9)
   3. Guilty of all of it (2:10-11)
3. Law of Liberty (2:12-13)
   1. Law of Liberty (2:12)
   2. Mercy triumphs judging (2:13)

James 1:19-27 - Applying the Word

Applying the Word (James 1:19-27)

1. Be a hearer of the Word

     a. Be quick to hear

     b. Be slow to speak

     c. Be slow to anger

2. Be a doer not just a hearer

3. How do we apply the Word?

     a. Read it

     b. Study it

     c. Apply it

James 1:13-18 - Where did I go wrong?

Where did I go wrong? (James 1:13-18)

1. Temptation or a Trial
2. God does not tempt
3. We own our sin
4. Temptation is a part of Life
5. Sin starts with a thought
6. We are God's first fruits

James 1:1-12 - The trials of Life

The trials of Life (James 1:1-12)

1. The reality of Trials
2. The purpose for Trials
3. The response to Trials
4. The reward for Trials

2 Peter 3:11-18 - Live holy while waiting

Live holy while waiting (2 Peter 3:11-18)

1. Holy and Godly living

     a. Live in holiness

     b. Looking to Jesus' return

     c. A new earth with righteousness

2. Stay diligent

     a. Peace and Blameless

     b. Longsuffering of Christ

3. Letters of Paul

     a. Peter affirms Paul

     b. Some things difficult to understand

4. Conclusion

     a. Since we know

     b. Grow in grace and knowledge

     c. To God be the glory