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Working together to extend God’s kingdom (Isaiah 54:2).

August 7, 2022

Welcome

We’re glad you’re here!

40th Anniversary Commemoration

Please contact Br. David

if you have not

picked up one.

Baptism Celebration!

Sunday, August 14

10:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning

Small Group

• When: Every Sunday: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
• Where: Enter from parking lot, first classroom on right
• What: Bible Study, Discussion, Snacks
• Why: Grow in Christ, Build Friendships

Friday Night Fellowship

• Time: 6:45–8:30 p.m.
• Where: Gym
• What: Food, Games, Devotional
• Why: Relationship with God and others, introduce friends to Jesus

Prayer

Worship through giving

Prayer

SERMON

Curing Unhappiness and Strife

James 4:1–10

Curing Unhappiness and Strife

Our sin must drive us to humility and submission before Almighty God. (James 4:1–10)

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Curing Unhappiness and Strife

Our sin must drive us to humility and submission before Almighty God. (James 4:1–10)

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1. Cause of unhappiness and strife (4:1–3)

James 4:1–10

1 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.

James 4:1–10

3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

Curing Unhappiness and Strife

Our sin must drive us to humility and submission before Almighty God. (James 4:1–10)

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1. Cause of unhappiness and strife (4:1–3)
2. Consequence of loving the world (4:4–6)

James 4:1–10

4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

James 4:1–10

5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”

Curing Unhappiness and Strife

Our sin must drive us to humility and submission before Almighty God. (James 4:1–10)

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1. Cause of unhappiness and strife (4:1–3)
2. Consequence of loving the world (4:4–6)
3. Cure for unhappiness and strife (4:7–10)

James 4:1–10

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.

James 4:1–10

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.

Curing Unhappiness and Strife

Our sin must drive us to humility and submission before Almighty God. (James 4:1–10)

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1. Cause of unhappiness and strife (4:1–3)
2. Consequence of loving the world (4:4–6)
3. Cure for unhappiness and strife (4:7–10)

Closing Prayer

Share your faith!

English Fellowship Cleaning Day Today!

• Set up tables for fellowship lunch
• Clean up gymnasium after lunch