Outline—James 4:13–17

1. The classic example (13-15)
   1. The planner (13)
   2. The reality (14)
   3. The logical truth (15)
2. Practical theology (16-17)
   1. The obvious (16)
   2. The not so obvious (17)

Take Home Points

An attitude of yieldedness

• Enforces humility
• Enhances availability
• Engages spiritually
• Embraces eternity

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Outline—James 4:10–13

1. Humility That Combats Worldliness
   1. The Life Principle (verse 10)
   2. The Litmus Test (verses 11-12)

Take Home Points

• Think biblically
• Let God be your promoter in all things spiritual
• One test for humble behavior is to ask, “How am I showing love for God and love for my neighbor by saying/doing this?”

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Outline—James 3:13–18

1. Difficulties
2. Difficulties dealt with:
   1. Grant that there is a God—God is
   2. That He is omnipotent—God is able
   3. Find out if He promised—God said so
3. Believing Response

Take Home Points

Believing responses:

• Joy at the homegoing of a saint
• Outlook beyond death to the resurrection
• Take care what you do in this body
• Fear He who is able to destroy both body and soul.

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Outline—Luke 23:38–43

1. The notice (v. 38)
2. The ne’er-do-wells (vv. 39–41)
3. The needy ones (v. 42)
4. The Good News (v. 43)

Take Home Points

• ”Father, be merciful to me a sinner” is the sinner’s prayer.
• God always gives us more than we can ask or think.
• Both of these thieves saw the same thing, but these thieves went two different directions: One went to hell never seeing heaven, the other went to heaven never having to face hell.
• You’ve gone through your life and you’ve seen everything everybody else has seen, but do you know Christ as Savior?
• Have you really come in faith believing, repenting of your sins, under that sense of condemnation? And what have you asked for?
• The Good News is:
  • God is merciful.
  • Jesus is sufficient.
  • There is an answer to the sin problem.

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Outline—James 4:9

1. A look at the words of James 4:9
2. A look at real repentance (2 Corinthians 7:8–11)

Take Home Point

• Have you known authentic repentance with tears?

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