1. #JamesPCC Previously on the “Book of James…”

2. #JamesPCC

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6. #JamesPCC Previously on the “Book of James…”

7. #JamesPCC I. THE CAUSE OF QUARRELING:

8. #JamesPCC I. THE CAUSE OF QUARRELING: CONFLICTING DESIRES

9. #JamesPCC I. THE CAUSE OF QUARRELING: CONFLICTING DESIRES "What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?” – James 4:1

10. #JamesPCC THREE STAGES OF MARRIAGE:

11. #JamesPCC THREE STAGES OF MARRIAGE: 1. Happy Honeymoon

12. #JamesPCC THREE STAGES OF MARRIAGE: 1. Happy Honeymoon 2. Party’s Over

13. #JamesPCC THREE STAGES OF MARRIAGE: 1. Happy Honeymoon 2. Party’s Over 3. Let’s Make a Deal

14. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES

15. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions)

16. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) "You want what you don't have... you long for what others have..." - James 4:2

17. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) “You will either love people and use things or use people and love things.“

18. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) “Life, liberty, and the purchase of happiness.”

19. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) Reporter: How much money is enough?

20. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) Reporter: How much money is enough? Rockefeller: Just a little bit more.

21. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) “There are no U-Hauls behind hearses”

22. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) 2. The Desire To Feel (Pleasure)

23. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) 2. The Desire To Feel (Pleasure) "... you want only what will give you pleasure" – James 4:3b (Living Bible)

24. #JamesPCC THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) 2. The Desire To Feel (Pleasure) Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. – 1 Timothy 6:17

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27. THREE BASIC DESIRES 1. The Desire To Have (Possessions) 2. The Desire To Feel (Pleasure) 3. The Desire To Be (Pride, Power, Prestige)

28. #JamesPCC 2 You crave something that you do not possess, so you murder to get it. You desire the things you cannot earn, so you sue others and fight for what you want. You do not have because you have chosen not to ask. 3 And when you do ask, you still do not get what you want because your motives are all wrong—because you continually focus on self-indulgence. – James 4:2-3 (The Voice)

29. #JamesPCC TWO REASONS

30. #JamesPCC TWO REASONS -We Don’t Pray

31. #JamesPCC TWO REASONS -We Don’t Pray -We Pray With Selfish Motives

32. #JamesPCC And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:19 (NLT)

33. #JamesPCC O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear. All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer. -What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Scriven & Converse)

34. #JamesPCC God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. – James 4:6

35. #JamesPCC I. THE CAUSE OF QUARRELING: CONFLICTING DESIRES II.THE CURE FOR QUARRELING: HUMILITY "God... gives grace to the humble. Humble yourself before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” – James 4:6 & 10

36. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD

37. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a)

38. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a) 2. GET WISE TO SATAN

39. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a) 2. GET WISE TO SATAN "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (v.7b)

40. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a) 2. GET WISE TO SATAN "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (v.7b) "In order that Satan might not outwit us, we are not unaware of his schemes." - 2 Corinthians 2:11

41. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a) 2. GET WISE TO SATAN "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (v.7b) 3. GROW CLOSER WITH GOD

42. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a) 2. GET WISE TO SATAN "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (v.7b) 3. GROW CLOSER WITH GOD "Come near to God and He will come near to you." (v. 8a)

43. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a) 2. GET WISE TO SATAN "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (v.7b) 3. GROW CLOSER WITH GOD "Come near to God and He will come near to you." (v. 8a) "He will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in Him, whose thoughts turn often to the Lord." - Isaiah 26:3

44. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a) 2. GET WISE TO SATAN "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (v.7b) 3. GROW CLOSER WITH GOD "Come near to God and He will come near to you." (v. 8a) “What do I need to say ‘no’ to in order to say ‘yes’ to God?”

45. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a) 2. GET WISE TO SATAN "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (v.7b) 3. GROW CLOSER WITH GOD "Come near to God and He will come near to you." (v. 8a) 4. ASK FORGIVENESS

46. #JamesPCC 1. GIVE IN TO GOD "Submit yourselves then to God..." (vs. 7a) 2. GET WISE TO SATAN "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (v.7b) 3. GROW CLOSER WITH GOD "Come near to God and He will come near to you." (v. 8a) 4. ASK FORGIVENESS Wash your hands... purify your hearts. (v. 8b) Let there be tears for what you have done. (v. 9)

47. #JamesPCC Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. – James 4:10

48. #JamesPCC Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. – James 4:10 “The hallway to honor is humility”

49. #JamesPCC "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility, consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Jesus Christ." - Philippians 2:3-5

50. #JamesPCC WHAT CAUSES CONFLICT IN YOUR LIFE?

51. #JamesPCC WHAT CAUSES CONFLICT IN YOUR LIFE? -Desire to HAVE?

52. #JamesPCC WHAT CAUSES CONFLICT IN YOUR LIFE? -Desire to HAVE? -Desire to FEEL?

53. #JamesPCC WHAT CAUSES CONFLICT IN YOUR LIFE? -Desire to HAVE? -Desire to FEEL? -Desire to BE?

54. #JamesPCC