Category: James 3
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A Test of Spiritual Condition
James 3:10-12 “From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.” Perhaps…
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What’s Wrong with the World?
James 3:6 “How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! The tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness.” I heard an interesting sermon the other day around the topic of what I might rephrase “What is wrong with the world?” This pastor had a perspective on this issue that I…
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The Power of the Tongue
James 3:5 “the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.” There’s a three-word phrase that you’ve probably heard that describes what it is that many people are seeking in one way or another: “power, fame, and fortune.” So often these things are looked at as things that are “out there,” for they’re…
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Wisdom from Above
James 3:17 “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.” When someone approaches you with a concern or complaint, especially if that concern or complaint is about you or something you have said or done, what’s your reaction? Are you…
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Two Ways
James 3:16-17 “For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.” Throughout the Bible, the lives we lead are talked about as a “way.” For example, Jesus talked about the narrow way…
To Encourage You 