An Expositional Sermon
James 4:1-10
“The Cause & Cure to Fights”
Big Idea: God’s grace is more powerful than our sin, turn to God through faith in Christ.
Outline:
(1) Cause 1 – Sinful Pleasure/Passions (Jas 4:1-3)
(2) Cause 2 – Friendship With the World (Jas 4:4-5)
(3) The Cure – God’s Grace (Jas 4:6)
(4) Embrace the One Cure’s 11-Fold Fruit (Jas 4:7-10)
1. Submission to God
2. Resisting the Devil
3. Drawing Near to God
4. Cleansing Our Hands
5. Purifying Our Hearts
6. Being Wretched or Being Grieved/Feeling Miserable
7. Mourning
8. Weeping
9. Letting Our Laughter Be Turned to Mourning
10. Letting Our Joy Turn to Gloom
11. Humbling Ourselves Before the Lord