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Warning Against Worldly Indulgences: Part 3 - James 4:2b-3

In our previous study, we took a look at the first two sentences of James 4:2 to get a more precise look at what James is accusing these Jewish believers of. We saw that they were lusting and fighting with one another because they could not get it, which eventually ended in murder in some cases. This is a very tragic situation for James to have to deal with; yet, we know that under divine inspiration and guidance, he knew how to handle this situation. Today's study takes us to the remainder of verse 2 and the entirety of verse 3 where James gives reason for their lack. Let us open our Bibles to read this passage and begin our study...

Warning Against Worldly Indulgences: Part 2 - James 4:2a

In our previous study, we took a look at James' rhetorical question concerning the very serious matter of quarrels and disputes among believers in the assembly. In the study, we outlined the depth of this conflict as well as the source (lust) that was at the root of such disputes. Today, in verse 2, James continues to describe the problem and the source of the conflicts that have arisen in this congregation. So, let us prepare our minds and hearts to study Scripture as we read and investigate James 4:2 in our study today...

Warning Against Worldly Indulgences: Part 1 - James 4:1

Now that we've had an opportunity to get a broad scope of what we're going to be dealing with in James 4, let us now begin our verse by verse exposition of this challenging passage of Scripture. We are starting with the first verse, and this will naturally lay the groundwork for what will come in the remainder of the chapter. So, let us open our Bibles to James 4:1 and read the Word of God...

Chapter 4 Overview - James 4

Now that we have completed the third chapter of James, we will now embark upon our study of James 4. As we have done previously, we will spend the first devotion for this chapter to get a broad scope of what we're going to be dealing with; it will do us no good to do a verse-by-verse study if we don't have an understanding of the overarching message that is being delivered, as well as tying it into the previous three chapters that we have already studied. Before moving forward, I recommend that you take a few moments to sit down and thoroughly read through the entire chapter for yourself...

Wisdom Contrasted: Part 9 - James 3:18

In our study today, we are concluding our look at heavenly wisdom versus earthly wisdom. This marks a bit of a milestone as we will have reached the end of chapter three and will be roughly 60% through the epistle of James. As we close, our study focuses in on James 3:18, the final verse of chapter three, which deals with the fruits of righteousness that come as a result of exercising heavenly wisdom. Let us jump right into our study by opening up our Bibles and reading what the Word of God has to say...

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Prayer God's Way: The Disciple's Prayer - Part 1

Written by LaRosa Johnson
Thursday, 20 December 2007

Do you have problems with your prayer life or wish that it could be a lot stronger than it already is? Or, are you a new believer who has questions concerning what prayer is really all about? If either one of these is true, then you should learn to pray God's way, as we embark upon the second installment in our "Read.Pray.Worship.Live." series. This is a two part message that looks at the where, when, why and how of prayer as we walk through the Scriptures and then take an in-depth look at Matthew 6:9-13, commonly known as the Lord's prayer (which we have renamed the disciple's prayer). If you want to improve your prayer life, then click the link and start reading!

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UrbanWordz Episode #6 - Let's Kill Sin! (Timothy Brindle)

What's the haps family?! The war against the flesh is a constant reality in the life of the believer, and it is something that we have to continually combat against. The life of the believer consists of fighting against sin and its temptations. In today's podcast, we're going to take a look at Timothy Brindle's song "Let's Kill Sin!" from the Killing Sin album. In this particular song, Timothy speaks on the Christian's war cry for our war against sin. Using his song, we take a look at the tactics of sin and what we can do to overcome it as believers, specifically that we are dead to sin and alive in Christ. This is a powerful song and an even more powerful album that is so full of the Word of God. We're just touching the surface with this podcast, but we hope that it can help you in your daily battle in the angelic conflict.

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Changing How I Do Things

Written by LaRosa Johnson
Wednesday, 14 May 2008

Admittedly, I'm a bit frustrated at the moment. I have an idea of what it is that's frustrating me, but I can't exactly put my finger on why it's bugging me so. On the one hand there's the issues I have with technology; and, on the other hand, I'm discontent with my spiritual walk. I'm trying to find a remedy to both, but I'm not sure how to go about doing it. On the technology end of things, I guess you could say that I'm content, but not satisfied. Recently, I've been attempting to change my work flow and computer use because I continue to find myself wasting time online doing idle things. That's not a very good thing for me because I have quite a bit on my plate and I'm not being such a good steward of my time. One program I've downloaded to possibly help in this...

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Featured Album Review

Dry Bonez Live - Love & Loss

Written by G-Rich
Sunday, 04 May 2008

Dry Bonez Live - Love & Loss I'm amazed at how I always pick an album that relates to a situation I'm presently in. For the last month, I've been staring at the reality of really living out the Christian faith. Bangin' Trip Lee's "To Live is Christ," and talking to a few of my closest homies, I've started to swallow the pill. Walking in Christ's footsteps will bring me some serious loss as far as the world is concerned. At first I doubted my ability to endure this, but after a good look through the Scriptures and an ear to Love & Loss, I realized that I really had nothing to lose. On this album, Dry Bonez Live brings straight fire to the direct message of John 3:30: "He must increase; I must decrease." Facing this, we can all admit that it's a statement we must live out in our lives. Our worldly status decreases as we flee from our sin and cling to the Light. To show a positive twist on what may seem like a depressing situation, the album reveals the world's values for what they really are: nothing. With songs like "All Gone" and "Fallen," the world's fleshy idols are denounced, revealing the lack of satisfaction they produce. On the contrary, these tracks are accompanied by those lifting the King, showing the infinitely great God...