James 4:11-17 – Attitude Analysis
Attitude Analysis
(James 4:11–17)
Central Idea: Our attitudes demonstrate our arrogance.
Purpose: To challenge believers to submit to God’s will.
- A critical attitude demonstrates arrogance (4:11–12).
- A presumptuous attitude demonstrates arrogance (4:13–16).
- An apathetic attitude demonstrates arrogance (v.17).
Frank Sinatra’s song, I Did It My Way, seems to be the theme song of our culture today. That same pride infiltrates the church. As we continue this study, James tells us this arrogance shows itself in three sinful attitudes: a critical spirit, a presumptuous attitude, and an apathetic attitude.
These are not Christlike attitudes, and Christ enables us to eliminate these kinds of attitudes from our lives by the grace of Christ, changing our hearts to be less critical of people.
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- May 2, 2024James 4:11-17 – Attitude Analysis
James 4:11-17 – Attitude AnalysisAttitude Analysis(James 4:11–17)Central Idea: Our attitudes demonstrate our arrogance.Purpose: To challenge believers to submit to God’s will.
- A critical attitude demonstrates arrogance (4:11–12).
- A presumptuous attitude demonstrates arrogance (4:13–16).
- An apathetic attitude demonstrates arrogance (v.17).
Frank Sinatra’s song, I Did It My Way, seems to be the theme song of our culture today. That same pride infiltrates the church. As we continue this study, James tells us this arrogance shows itself in three sinful attitudes: a critical spirit, a presumptuous attitude, and an apathetic attitude.These are not Christlike attitudes, and Christ enables us to eliminate these kinds of attitudes from our lives by the grace of Christ, changing our hearts to be less critical of people. Now available on our website, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. - Apr 25, 2024James 4:4-10 – Antidotes to Antagonism
James 4:4-10 – Antidotes to AntagonismAntidotes 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. So, it needs some powerful antidotes to counteract the poison before it is too late.In this episode James identifies four powerful antidotes to antagonism. - Apr 19, 2024James 4:1-3 – Great Church Fights!
James 4:1-3 – Great Church Fights!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 poverty (4:2–3).
Is the desire for what we want causing us to fight with those we love? In James 4:1-3 we learn that the pursuit of worldly pleasure produces selfishness, frustration, hostility, and poverty. So how can we minimize such conflict in our relationships today?In this episode we will learn how to pursue peace with others and resolve conflict in a healthy way.Now available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. - Apr 11, 2024James 3:13-18 – Wise or Wimpy?
James 3:13-18 – Wise or Wimpy?Wise or Wimpy?(James 3:13–18)Central Idea: People’s actions test wisdom’s way.Purpose: To challenge believers to be peacemakers.James writes in James 3:13, Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior, his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. When the boss is unreasonable, when someone insults us, when others put us down or treat us like dirt, how do we respond? In this episode we learn about two kinds of wisdom, worldly wisdom, and heavenly wisdom.
- Worldly wisdom produces pugnacious actions (3:14–16).
- Heavenly wisdom produces peaceful actions (3:17–18).
- Apr 5, 2024James 3:1-12 – Tongue Testing
James 3:1-12 – Tongue TestingTongue Testing(James 3:1-12)Central Idea: To be tongue tested is to be tongue-tied. Purpose: To challenge people to control their tongues.Friends, when we are tongue tested, will we be tongue tied? Our tongues are the most offensive weapon in our arsenals and must be controlled very carefully. We can only do that by the power of Christ operating in our lives, asking Him to help us do it. In this episode you will learn three simple steps that will help you tie your tongue and stop hurtful words before they are spoken or written. Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
- 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).
