James 4:13-17: Trusting Christ in Discerning God's Will
The Cross and the Crown
Understanding the various ways that Scripture speaks of God's will is vital for discerning His purposes in your life and the life of the church. Having a space for these categories will build faith, clarify understanding, and help us grow deeper in God's wisdom from above.
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Wisdom for Life: A Call to Graduates and the Church
The Cross and the Crown
We need the wisdom of God before and after graduation. Nonetheless, we often feel the weight of life's changes during our most significant milestones. In this service, we commission our recent graduates, their families, and the church.
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James 4:13-17 Illustrated in the Life of Paul
The Cross and the Crown
How did Paul model the truth found in James 4:13-17? How is his life an illustration of what it means to align our hearts to God's will and aims?
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James 4:13-17
The Cross and the Crown
How does James confront many of the prevailing attitudes of his day regarding submission to the will of the Lord? How does our planning expose the thing in which (or Whom) we truly trust?
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The Lord of Glory in Paul, James, and Peter
The Cross and the Crown
What do Paul, James, and Peter have in common? What happened to transform these men who once persecuted the Lord, rejected the Lord, and denied the Lord?
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James 4:6-12
The Cross and the Crown
What does this passage teach us about who God is and how does God call us to respond to this reality? How do we submit to God and draw near to Him who first drew near to us?
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James 4:1-6
The Cross and the Crown
Are our passions truly at war within us as believers? How shall the human heart be freed from the the allure of worldly pleasures? In the words of Thomas Chalmers, "The allure of sin is severed by the power of a superior pleasure and a more compelling joy." What wisdom and grace does the book of James offer us here?
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James and 1 Peter
The Cross and the Crown
Christlike thinking fuels Christlike loving and overflows into Christlike living. Godly conduct flows from a godly heart that is informed by a godly mind. How are the messages of James and Peter similar? How do both stir us to renew our minds in a way that fuels our heart that bears the fruit of service in our lives?
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James 4 (Overview)
The Cross and the Crown
What are three spiritual battlegrounds that every believer in all times and all places will face? What role do the bookends of 1. seeking wisdom from above and 2. trusting the Lord's will in this section play in helping us grow in Christlikeness?
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James 3:13-18
The Cross and the Crown
James, from the outset of his letter, calls the believer to ask God for wisdom. In chapter 3, he describes the wisdom from above, one of the gifts from the Father of lights, as being pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. What does this tell us about the character of God? How do we as believers grow in aligning our hearts and minds to the heart and mind of God? What fruit should this produce in the life of the believer?
info_outlineIn this session, we will examine the myriad of reasons we have to be thankful. How does Psalm 75 specifically ground in thanksgiving for the grace of God in Christ Jesus?