Jewels from James; Pure Religion; Practical Christianity; Grace at Work:

James 1:5-8 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to me. —John Wesley I. WISDOM OF THE WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS

I took an IQ test and the results were negative. I. WISDOM OF THE WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS

(Proverbs 3:7 NIV) Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. I. WISDOM OF THE WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS

(1 Corinthians 3:19 NIV) For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness" I. WISDOM OF THE WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS

Proverbs 28:26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered. I. WISDOM OF THE WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD WISDOM IS NOT AUTOMATIC WE MUST SEEK IT

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Ecclesiastes 7:25 I directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Proverbs 19:8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Proverbs 24:14 Know that wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Lady Wisdom Proverbs 8:12-19 "I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion…. 14"Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Christ our Example (Luke 2:52 NIV) And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Christ our Example (1 Corinthians 1:24 NIV) but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD WE MUST SEEK FERVENTLY Common sense isn't as common as it used to be. —Will Rogers,

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD WE MUST SEEK FERVENTLY 6But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Fervently Asking in Faith Matthew 8:10 Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Fervently Asking in Faith Matthew 9:2 And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Fervently, Not doubting Matthew 6:30 "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Fervently, Not doubting Matthew 8:26 He said to them, "Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Fervently, Not double-minded Psalm 119:113 I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your law.

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Fervently, Not double-minded Ephesians 4:14-16 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;

II. PURE WISDOM IS FROM GOD Fervently, Not double-minded James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

WISDOM FROM ABOVE IS Wise in Speech 8But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.

WISDOM FROM ABOVE IS Wise in Speech "Use ideas like seeds, not bullets." —Richard C. Halverson

WISDOM FROM ABOVE IS Wise in Conduct James 3:13-16 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

WISDOM FROM ABOVE IS Wise in Conduct (Colossians 4:5 NIV) Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.

WISDOM FROM ABOVE IS Wise in Peace James 3:17-18 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. 18And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

WISDOM FROM ABOVE IS Wise in Peace A peacekeeper avoids conflict at any cost. A peacemaker helps resolve conflict to bring about lasting peace. That is pure wisdom.