sermon notes

in church we've been going through the book of james for the last few weeks.
it's pretty much kicking our tails.
in a really good way.

a few weeks ago our main teaching pastor talked about taming the tongue. {listen to it here}
whew.  so. so. good.
i think i took about five pages of notes and then went over them all that next week.

i am an avid church note taker.
it helps me stay focused and really receive what i'm hearing.
also, i love to go back over my notes throughout the week.

this past week our college pastor preached on James 4.
it was really good.
you can listen to it here. {click on James 4:1-12, July 22, 2012}

i thought i'd share some of my notes from james 4.....

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*do not have a love affair with a world system that opposes Jesus.

*God yearns jealously for us. (vs. 5: Or do you think it's without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit He has caused to live in us yearns jealously?)

*His grace is greater than our sin and our need (vs. 6 He gives greater grace)

Humble Yourself:

1. pray with the right heart (1peter5:6-7)
2. let others speak into your life {be teachable}
3. be grateful

Submit to God:

*He wants the key to every part of your life

Resist the devil:

*sometimes verbally resisting
*also living in the opposing spirit
*we have to do the resisting!

*we take a few steps towards Him and He runs towards us.

{jer 29:13 seek me & find me when you seek me with all your heart}

*key way to draw near to God = repentance.

*wash your hands { doing. right.}
*purify your heart {internal, attitude}
*grieve, be devastated over your sin
*ask God to tenderize your heart . . .
  -think about how my sin affects the heart of God
  -consider what my sin cost God.

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we've seen a lot of spiritual battle around us lately and people close to us are going through some really difficult times.
we have felt Jesus so close.
so thankful to serve a living God who is for. us. 




{also i ask you to please pray for my friend amber and her sweet son titus who is at children's hospital right now. read her words here.}





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