Sermons on James 4:10:

Come Near To God

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 29, 2005

Pentecost 19(B) - Come near to God with humble repentance, trusting in divine justice, and with complete confidence.

COME NEAR TO GOD… James 4:7-17 - September 25, 2005 - Pentecost 19 Dear Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: In our daily Christian living you and I would probably come to the same conclusion. There are times when you and I are not as near to God as we ought to be. This morning James ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Draw Near #3 Lessons From The N.t. Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 9, 2006

James 4 shows 3 things we need to do in order to DRAW NEAR to God: Clean up! Humble down! Behave yourself!

Drawing Near #3 Lessons from the New Testament James 4 SCRIPTURE READING: James 4:7-10 INTRODUCTION: An anonymous theologian wrote these wise words: “God is great, and therefore He will be sought: He is good, and therefore He will be found.” This is the third week I’ve been talking ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Seriously Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 29, 2006

God calls us to take sin seriously and choose to live for his plan rather than our own.

James: Religion That Works “Seriously” April 2, 2006 Introduction: Did you ever wonder if the people who wrote the Bible actually expected the readers of the letters to do what they said? I mean, did they really think that what they said was so important? James calls us to seriously consider the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Disoder In The Church Series

Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Sep 1, 2008

How we should handle disorder in the church.

TOPIC: DISORDER IN THE CHURCH Text: James 4:1-10 Introduction: (ILL. Wrong Attitude – Many of us Christians are like the little girl who started fighting with a friend. Her mother who heard about the quarrel talked with her little girl about it trying to show her she was wrong and her need of ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dealing With Disagreements

Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 8, 2006

Principles for settling disagreements.

“Dealing with Disagreements” James 4:1-12 Disagreements occur in every area of life including the home, job, and even in the church. God’s word gives us a plan in dealing with disagreements. I. Look at the cause of the disagreement A. We are at war with ourselves. 1. Inner desires ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Gut That House! Give Your Problems To God Series

Contributed by Stewart Holloway on Nov 14, 2006

To makeover your home, you have to destruct before you can construct.

I’ve never remodeled a house but I have remodeled a church. Ten years ago I served as Minister of Music at my parents’ church in Louisiana. While I was there, we were in the process of relocating to another church facility owned by the congregation. Phase One of the building project involved ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Service Of Rejecting The World Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Nov 18, 2006

To be what God has called us to be and to serve God as we must... we must reject the world and its philosophies

Date Written: November 18, 2006 Date Preached: November 19, 2006 Where Preached: OZHBC (AM) Sermon Series: Living a Life of Service Sermon Title: The Service of Rejecting the World Sermon Text: James 4:1-10 Introduction: No one needs to raise their hands but has anyone here ever ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Serious Series

Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008

TONIGHT you will be forced to answer the question, Are You Serious? – serious about life, serious about this Christianity thing, serious about your future?

Are You Serious? Review the last few weeks of the series... Tonight we start chapter 4 of James. James gets really in-your-face intense here! He’s calling them out on some serious issues and challenging them to make it right or they will miss out on their destiny. Have you heard a story that ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Fighting The Wrong Fights Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008

The pitfalls of fussing and fighting in the Family of God

World War II had ended. On September 2, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur spoke to the world from the Battleship Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, “Today the guns are silent...the skies no longer rain death...the seas bear only commerce...men everywhere walk upright in the sunlight. The entire world is ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

The Conflict Cure Series

Contributed by Don Jones on Sep 16, 2007

The message gives the 5 steps to avoid and diffuse conflict.

The Conflict Cure James 4:1-10 Introduction This morning we are going to look at conflict in and out of the church. I have discovered a great deal about conflict and would like to share some of the more important points. Lynn Buzzard gives negative advice on "How to turn a disagreement ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

"4 Factor's In Developing Friendship With God"

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 26, 2007

This will teach men and women how to develop friendship with God!

"4 Factor’s in Developing Friendship with God" James 4:7-10 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Victorious Life Series

Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Oct 1, 2007

Submitting to God is the key to living a victorious life.

If you click through enough sermons you will find this same 3 point outline used -- I stole it, cause it preaches. Everything else is orginal and mine. I have the powerpoint that I am willing to send for free via email - just email me with the sermon title in the title line and I will send it to ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Conflict Management

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 3, 2008

Major companies spend thousands of dollars a year for an outside source to come in and deal with conflict and envy within the company. Envy will destroy good employees and make them bad.

Conflict Management Text: James 4:1-10 1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

I-Surrender Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 4, 2009

How do you know if you’ve humbled yourself to God... or if you are still dominated by pride and selfishness. Who is big "I" and who is the little "i" in your relationship with God?

One day a woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen, shaking frantically with what looked like a wire running from his waist to the electric coffeepot he had in his hand. It seemed that he was being electrocuted. So - intending to jolt him away from the deadly current - she whacked him ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Grace For Ten

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Jan 5, 2009

Ten commands that enable us to live the genuine Christian life.

JAMES LIVING THE REAL LIFE: CULTIVATING A FAITH THAT WORKS GRACE FOR TEN JAMES 4:7-10 INTRODUCTION Turn in your Bible to James chapter 4. If you recall, last week we took a look at the end of chapter 3 and the first part of chapter 4. We talked about this worldly mindset of jealousy that James ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-10

Denomination: Baptist