James 4: Waging the Wrong Kind of War

Daniel Wood: James 4:1-10

(15 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: WAGING THE WRONG KIND OF WAR (James 4:1-10)

  1. The Situation : Sinful Strife (4:1-3)
  • Anger & Murder: Matt 5:21,22
  • Asking & Receiving: Matt 7:7-11
  • The Lord’s Prayer: Matt 6:7-13
  • “Spending freely”: Luke 15:14

2. The Seduction of Worldly Wisdom (4:4-6)

  • The

Occasional Sermon – True Faith Works

Daniel Wood – James 2:18-26

Sermon Notes: True Faith Works

Opposing the opponent of true faith (vv. 18-20)

 

Examples of true faith:  faith-with-works (vv. 21-25)

      Abraham (Genesis ch. 15; ch. 22)

               “Justify” cf. Matthew 11:19

      Rahab (cf. Joshua ch. 2; 6:25)

 

Faith without works is dead (v. 26)

The Messiah’s Mission (Matthew 10-12) – Judgment by Our Words

Peter Barnes | Matthew 12:36-37

SERMON NOTES
JUDGMENT  BY  OUR  WORDS
James 3:1-12;  Matthew   12:36-37

–  ‘words  are  bullets’.  J.  C.  Ryle:  ‘There  are  few  of  our  Lord’s  sayings  which  are  so  heart-searching  as  this.’  Ambrose  of  Milan:  ‘Let  there  be  a  door  on  your  mouth  so  that  it  can  …