Our Desires vs. God’s Desire I. The CAUSE of QUARRELS (4:1-3)A. The WAR that Rages INSIDE (4:1-2a; Ti. 3:10-11; Prov. 20:3; Rom. 8:7)B. Our FAILURE to ASK (4:2b; Matt. 7:7-8;
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James and Wisdom After the Cross – Part 3 | Selections from James
Sticks and Stones I. The LAY of the LANDA. Born by the WORD to Grow in PERSEVERANCE (1:2-4, 17-21)B. Our FAITH and the WORK of PERFECTION (1:22-25; 2:14-26)C. The Wisdom
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The Folly of Favouritism I. The Incompatibility of FAVOURITISM and the GOSPEL (2:1-13)A. God Chose the POOR (2:5; Matt. 25:40; Luke 4:17-19, 6:20)B. God is no RESPECTER of PERSONS (2:1;
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The Legalism of Perfection and the Perfect Law I. A TALE of Two BIRTHS (1:1-8, 12-18)A. PERSEVERANCE is Grown through TRUTH and TRIALS (1:1-8, 17-18; Rom. 5:1-5)B. SIN is Born
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At the Crossroads of Wisdom I. A human TENDENCY and Divine WISDOM. (1:10-4:21)A. ELEVATION by means of DIVISION. (1:10-17)B. The WISDOM of the FOOLISH cross.(1:18-31)C. PAUL as a prime EXAMPLE.
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Writings – James Why is this happening to me? James 1:1-18; 5:7-12 July 29, 2018 I. Let’s CONSIDER the word “CONSIDER”. (v.2-18)A. It LITERALLY means “to LEAD.” (v.2)B. Faith is
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Writings – Ecclesiastes “And now, in closing…” Ecc. 11:7-12:14 July 22, 2018 I. He’s WINDING it all DOWN. (11:7-10)A. Fully ENJOY the GIFTS of God. (11:7-9)B. But LIVE with a
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Gospel for a Messy Church – Part 5 The Kingdom in Everyday Life I Corinthians 6:12-7:40 May 28th, 2017 I. The KINGDOM view of SEX. (6:12-7:7)A. Corinthian view #1
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Gospel for a Messy Church – Part 2 The Gospel Reveals True Wisdom 1 Corinthians 2:6-4:8 April 30th, 2017 I. A Wisdom that is FoolishnessA. Paul’s warning about Personality
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