How Fights are Started? How Fights are Stopped?
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How Fights are Started? How Fights are Stopped?. James 4:1-10 . How And Why Fights Start?. The Question, vs.1 Wars, Fightings, Battles, Quarrels, Conflicts, Feuding, Fussing, Hostility, Tensions, Falling Out, Bickering, Church Brawl, Fracas, Skirmish, Wrangle
How Fights are Started? How Fights are Stopped?
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How Fights are Started? How Fights are Stopped? James 4:1-10
How And Why Fights Start? • The Question, vs.1 • Wars, Fightings, Battles, Quarrels, Conflicts, Feuding, Fussing, Hostility, Tensions, Falling Out, Bickering, Church Brawl, Fracas, Skirmish, Wrangle • A Problem That Comes from Within, vs.1-3 • Lusts, Desires, Selfishness, Loose Tongue,, Envy, Jealousy, Hurt Pride, Revenge, Power Lusts, Big Boss • “Pray for our sorry preacher and our ignorant elders” • Spiritual Adultery, vs.4, Mt.12:39, Ezk.16, Eph.5, 2Cor.11:2, Rev.19:7, Enemy of God, Rom.8:5-8 • God Speak in Vain? Filler?
How Fights Stop? • “But” Contrast Word • Humble Ourselves, Prov.3:34, 1 Pet.5:5, Mt.23:12 • How to Humble Oneself: • Submit to God – To rank under, to subordinate • Resist the Devil - to set one’s self against, to withstand, resist, oppose • Draw Near to God - to draw or come near to, to approach • Repentance, Clean Hands, Purify Hearts • Godly Sorrow, Mt.5:4, Lk.6:21, 25, 2 Cor.7:9-11 • Humility will Extinguish the Bickering, Fighting, Wars • Lion and the Lamb, Is.11:1-9
The Steps of Salvation • Hear the Gospel of Christ, Acts 18:8 • Believe in Jesus Christ, Rom.5:1 • Repent and Turn to God, Luke 24:47 • Confess Jesus Before Men, Acts 8:37 • Be Baptized for the Remission of Sins, Ac.2:38 --------------------------------- • Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, Rev.2:10 • If Err From The Faith: Repent & Pray God Ac.8:22