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  Antidotes to Antagonism (James 4:4-10)   Central Idea: Personal antagonism requires powerful antidotes.   Purpose: To challenge Christians to repent of sin that leads to strife. Reject divided loyalties (4:4–6). Surrender to God’s authority (4:7–8). Grieve over sin (4:9). Behave with humility (v.10).   Personal antagonism is a poison that can destroy a church. […]

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  Great Church Fights! (James 4:1–3)   Central Idea: The pursuit of pleasure is a source of strife.   Purpose: To challenge believers to pursue peace with each other. The pursuit of pleasure produces selfishness (3:2). The pursuit of pleasure produces frustration (4:2). The pursuit of pleasure produces hostility (4:2). The pursuit of pleasure produces […]

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  Wise or Wimpy? (James 3:13–18)   Central Idea: People’s actions test wisdom’s way. Purpose: To challenge believers to be peacemakers. Worldly wisdom produces pugnacious actions (3:14–16). Heavenly wisdom produces peaceful actions (3:17–18). James writes in James 3:13, Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior, his deeds in […]

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  Tongue Testing (James 3:1-12) Central Idea: To be tongue tested is to be tongue-tied. Purpose: To challenge people to control their tongues. The preeminence of the tongue (3:1-2). The power of the tongue (3:3-5a). The perversity of the tongue (3:5b-6). The production of the tongue (3:7-12). Friends, when we are tongue tested, will we […]

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Dead Traditionalism (James 2:14-26) Central Idea: A living faith is a working faith. Purpose: To challenge Christians to be what they claim to be. The need for a working faith (2:14-17). The argument for a working faith (2:18-20). The illustrations of a working faith (2:21-26). Traditionalism is the dead faith of those now living. Are […]

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  Personal Discrimination (James 2:8-13)   Central Idea: Personal discrimination denies biblical doctrine.   Purpose: To challenge believers to practice social justice. Personal discrimination denies the doctrine of love (James 2:8). Personal discrimination denies the doctrine of sin (James 2:9-11). Personal discrimination denies the doctrine of mercy (James 2:12-13). Sadly, racial, ethnic, and economic discrimination […]

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