HOW TO LIVE LIFE GODS WAY James 4:13-17 JAMES (Series) Gods Way
My Way
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WHAT IS LIFE?
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1.Man was made with the life of God in him. Gen. 2:7 2.Man
disobeyed God and therefore sin introduced man to death Rom. 5:17
3.God made it possible for man to be born again. John 3:3 4.The new
birth introduces man to eternal life. John 3:16
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THE PROBLEM! Believers with the life of God within them were
living life like the people without God.
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5 GUIDELINES TO A LIFE OF WISDOM THAT PLEASES GOD! BUT IF ANY
OF YOU LACKS WISDOM, LET HIM ASK OF GOD, LET HIM ASK OF GOD WHO
GIVES TO ALL MEN GENEROUSLY AND WITHOUT REPROACH. James 1:4
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YOU ARE JUST A VAPOR THAT APPEARS FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN
VANISHES AWAY. James 4:14b LIFE IS BRIEF! SO WE MUST MAKE THE MOST
OF IT!
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II. BE RESPONSIBLE! A WISE PERSON WILL LIVE LIFE WITH PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY & WISE PLANNING! Come now, you so say, Today or
tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there
and engage in business and make a profit. (James 4:13)
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A BUSINESS PLAN FOR LIFE today or tomorrow, we shall go to such
and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business, and
make a profit. James 4:13 WHEN / WHERE / HOW LONG / WHAT / WHY
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III. INCLUDE GOD! A WISE PERSON WILL LIVE LIFE: RECOGNIZING
GODS SOVEREIGNTY APPLYING GODS WISDOM FOLLOWING GODS WILL Instead,
you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we shall live and also do this
or that. James 4:15
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WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES GOD MAKE IN A PERSONS LIFE
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IV. LIVE WITH HUMILITY A WISE PERSON WILL LIVE LIFE WITH
HUMILITY AND NOT WITH ARROGANCE, TRUSTING IN GOD INSTEAD OF
TRUSTING IN SELF! But as it is you boast in your arrogance (self)
and all such boasting is evil. James 4:16 God opposes the proud but
gives grace to the humble. James 4:6
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QUESTION: HOW DOES ONE KNOW WHAT TO DO IN LIFE? THY WORD IS A
LAMP UNTO MY FEET AND A LIGHT UNTO MY PATH. Ps. 119:105 THEY WORD
HAVE I HID IN MY HEART THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST THEE. Ps.
119:11