Sermons on Yaakov 4:5:

Submit Yourself To God

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007

Why is there so much fighting and quarreling in the church; war in the heart.

SUBMIT YOURSELVES TO GOD Jas 4:1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? Jas 4:2 You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Source Of All Wars Series

Contributed by James May on Nov 28, 2007

#14 in the series deals with the sin nature in man that is the cause of all conflicts among people, both in the church and in the world.

The Source of All Wars #14 in the Book of James Series By Pastor Jim May World War II had ended. On September 2, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur spoke to a waiting world from the Battleship Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, “Today the guns are silent...the skies no longer rain death...the seas bear ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Do We Fight, And What Can We Do About It?

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007

Fights are unfortuantely common, even in the church. Is there something we can do about them?

Passage: James 4:1-12 Intro: Find a story about a good church fight 1) we like to think the church is beyond this type of behavior, but it is, after all, full of people. 2) and where there are at least 2 people, there is going to be trouble. Il) seminary student went out to candidate, ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Test 6: Pride Test, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 30, 2007

James asks his readers where their continual desire to fight amongst themselves comes from. And his answer is surprising. Rather than point his finger at an outward cause of their strife, he tells them it is because of each of their individual selfishne

1. What are the Prevailing Symptoms of selfish pride (4:2-5) 2. What is the Primary Source of selfish pride (4:6) 3. What are some Practical Solutions for selfish pride (4:7-12) JAMES 4:1 Two old friends were sitting on the front porch one Sunday afternoon when one of them began to confess to the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Pride Or Self Worship

Contributed by Rick Balmer on Aug 8, 2007

How is your pride? Do you suffer from self-worship?

James 4:1-6 (KJV) 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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

Winning The War... With Humility Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Mar 27, 2008

Being a Christian is not a hat we wear, and then take off when it’s convenient or uncomfortable. It’s not a fake ID we show at the pearly gates of heaven or a ‘get out of hell free’ card. Being a Christian is a full-time, life time commitment to the King of kings and Lord of lords, Jesus Christ.

James 4:1-10 – Winning the War, with Humility ‘Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it — his bottle, his mother’s attention, his playmate’s toy, his uncle’s watch. Deny him these once, and he seethes with rage ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10, James 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

We're Ina Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by William D. Brown on Mar 29, 2008

AS BELIEVERS IN JESUS WE ARE NOW AND WILL BE UNTIL HE CALLS US HOME, IN A SPIRTUAL WAR.

Submitting to God In just about all of us there are some type of spiritual war going on, and this conflict that we find in side us is hindering us from serving God the way we should, and the way most of us would like to. James says that there is a spiritual war going on inside of us, listen ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Clear And Present Danger Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 15, 2008

This sermon deals with the source of conflict, the consequences of conflict and the cure for conflict.

Subject: “A Clear and Present Danger” Text: James 4: 1-10* What do you think of when you hear the words, “A Clear and Present Danger?” These words have been used to describe any condition that threatens the safety and security of society, from the drug cartels, terrorist regimes, some diseases and ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Life In Hd: Summer Survival Series

Contributed by Kenton Beshore on May 9, 2008

A message from James 4:1-12 applicable to the beginning of the summer season.

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Scripture: James 4:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Avoiding Arguments Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 17, 2008

This sermon looks at three desires that cause arguments and four steps to help resolve arguments. I. Give in to God II. Resist the Devil III. Draw closer to God IV. Seek forgiveness

Avoiding Arguments We are going to look today at how to avoid arguments. Remember I have said that James is a very practical book – perhaps the most practical book in the Bible. As we get to chapter four James talks about how we are to avoid arguments. He doesn’t beat around the bush when he ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Heart Of The Matter

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Oct 18, 2008

Disagreements are normally centered around power and control. Getting our own way with little regard to what is actually best for a majority or a right thing to do.

The Heart of the matter James 4:1-10 For the past couple of months we have had a sort of strange schedule. We have been in and out of the book of James. While we have been moving through James it is still a topical kind of study. There is an over all flow that I call teaching on “faith that ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Congregational

Steps To A Successful Christian Life Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 25, 2008

Rejecting the wisdom of the world means little if we fail to embrace the wisdom from above. James provides practical steps that will lead to success in the Christian life.

JAMES 4:5-10 STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE “Do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, ‘He yearns jealously over the Spirit that he has made to dwell in us?’ But He gives more grace. Therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Submit ...read more

Scripture: James 4:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Memorial Day Sermon

Contributed by Leslie Tarlton on Jan 19, 2014

An Expositional Series on the Book of James

Memorial Day Sermon James 4:1-6 5/27/2012 This weekend we take the time to honor those Americans who died on battlefields across the earth. “For love of country they accepted death...” ~James A. Garfield • A total of almost 2.5 million men. • 9 major wars (from the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational