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Introduction
Its good to see you all this morning .
I can assure you that it is better to be here today than any place else, Why?
This is home.
This is where family gathers, we are the body of Christ and we are called to gather and worship Him.
He is worthy of our praise and worship my friends.
Paul said it well , we looked at this Wednesday night
To Him be glory forever....
He is worthy of our praise, our adoration and our worship.
And so we are in the right place today… His house as His people worshipping Jesus.
And today I want to share with you a message I believe the Devil doesn’t want you to hear… I believe that because I feel like he has fought me tooth and toenail through the message.
I want you to think about what Jesus said in .
The devil, he comes to kill, steal and destroy.
And if this is the work of Satan, we must be on our guard my friends.
We must be our guard so we do not stumble or fall.
How did you do this week?
In living for Jesus, how did you do?
Did you reflect Him to others and were you becoming more like Jesus in the process.
So this morning lets go to the book of James, chapter 4 and lets examine verses 4-7
Why did I ask that?
Well we are supposed to be growing in Christ daily, so daily we are supposed to become more like him in every way.
Now we know that James here is the head of the church at Jerusalem, we see this from the new Testament writings from Acts and other books as well.
James is also the half brother of Jesus.
He begins to follow after the crucifixion of Jesus.
So here is my title today, Don’t Listen to the Devil....
I think of my walk with Jesus like being in a state of Metamorphosis… We were one thing and we are becoming something else.
would say is a very practical champion of the faith in the days that followed the resurrection.
He is blunt and to the point, and I like that about James.
Now in theology we call it Sanctification.
It is the transformation of the person become more “saint like” yet in essence we are becoming more like Jesus.
So let me share this passage with you, I hope it will bless your life today and give you some strength to follow in the days to come.
And as you walk through
So here is my first thought today.....
1. Abandon the World...
Do you ever stop and say, I don’t get it, I don’t understand what is happening around me, us in our world?
I think I do almost daily.
I go from one news story to the next, from one event in a persons life to the next and I say… I do not get it.
Do you ever feel that way, especially when you see people you love chasing after all the wrong things....
We shouldn’t be surprised my friends, no not at all.
But we shouldn’t be surprised my friends, no not at all.
Why?
Its the world, It’s who the world is....
Now lets tie some meaning to this… when I say the world I am not talking about this sphere, of dirt, rock, sea, ice, sand these things that we know as ole planet earth … these things are not bad in themselves.
What I am talking about is the actions of the inhabitants of this world, what people desire, what they chase after.... what they love, what they are willing to do to get it.
Their beliefs, morals and desires.
Humanity will do anything to get what they desire in this world.
Its proven from the beginning of this world
Let me share a small list with you...
What is humanity willing to do to have its way for wealth, relationships, a lofty seat in a company.... the list can literally go on and on
Humanity will do anything to get what they desire in this world.
Let me share a small list with you...
Cain was jealous of Able… killed him.
The Lord saw the heart of man was evil
Lot’s wife mourned leaving a wicked city and looked back...
Jacob deceived his Father and stole the blessings
brothers almost killed Joseph and did sell him into Slavery.
Reuben, tried to get him away...
I have just showed you 5 instances in the first book of the Bible of the world and its ways, mankind is wicked and chase after the desires of their heart.
Their ways typify the world.
Now if you go back to verse 4 listen to what God says
What is James plea… ?
Abandon the world.
Why?
We cannot love both, we cannot desire both, Why can’t we have our cake and eat it too....
You have heard that expression before, its an old proverb that means you cannot have what you desire and something else as well, you cannot have two imcompatible things.
You cannot have God and this world.
Why?
God calls us to a singular relationship.
Him or the world.
Do you not remember that God declares that He is a jealous God.
Exodus 20:5
In verse 4 James call those who desire both an adulterous people: Why?
Because they are unfaithful.
You see much like the Old Testament, when believers were putting their faith and trust into Jesus as Savior and Lord, like the OT, Jesus is calling for them to have no other god’s before him.
No other people, passions, hobbies… noting.
And when we live like Jesus is second, well He is...
And two often we reveal that truth in our hearts, we make Him second place...
So the call for us is to abandon the world and the passions, desires and temptations that pull us away from Jesus.
Let me ask you a question, does anything out there (world) have your attention?
Does anything out there entice you, pull at you and make it hard to cope.
Years ago I chewed tobacco,
Years ago I chewed tobacco, and I loved it.
It was better than cake.
Supper was over and you could go sit down and put a little tobacco in your mouth and chew… it was pleasing.
And then I quit....
Now this shows you how long ago it was..... used to the tobacco was right out in the isle of the store.
I would walk by the isle where the tobacco was and I could taste it and my mouth was water up, it was ready.
It was tough, it was hard to break that addiction....
But I did manage to break it
Friends pay attention....love for the world is a hard addiction to break, but you must and your can!
If you have resolved to let Jesus live right here (heart) and He will help you overcome!
Let me ask you an important question....
What is it in your life that keeps you pulled close to the world.
Can you release it and thus release the world from your life.
Do it!
You must if you desire to make Jesus first.... Abandon the World.
Now let move into my next thought, and it is really a combination thought, but we will try to separate them a bit...
And now my second thought today.... and it is tied very close to my
2. Submit Your Life to God....
When I think about this thought, there is a word here that is difficult for man, do you see it?
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