Podcasts about James 4

Sermon recording from August 31st, 2025.A study of James 4:1-12.Thesis: Community is built by humility.  

Sermon recording from September 7th, 2025.A study of James 4:13 - 5:6.Thesis: Remember that God is in control as you plan your next step.

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Enjoying the Show? Drop us a line!The central theme of James' letter—calling believers to live holy and righteous lives—reaches its climax in James 4:17. Throughout the letter, James guides Christians along an increasingly narrow path of righteousness and wholehearted devotion to God, emphasizing human inadequacy when measured against God's perfect standards. In James 4:17, he delivers this message with striking severity: sin is not merely the presence of unrighteousness, but also the absence of complete and specific obedience.This statement carries a sobering implication: not only is obedience to God's Word essential, and all disobedience considered sin, but each believer must also respond faithfully to the personal promptings and teachings of the Holy Spirit. In this way, James' teaching aligns closely with Paul's, though James expresses it with remarkable brevity.Paul encourages believers to exercise their freedom with care, so as not to cause others to stumble. He uses examples—such as dietary choices—to illustrate that what is permissible for one believer may not be for another, depending on conscience. James encapsulates this nuanced idea in a single, powerful idea: “Anyone indwelt by the Holy Spirit who disregards the Spirit's promptings on their conscience is sinning against God.”Support the showVisit our Merch Store to support the show!

What fears or ambitions keep you from fully submitting your life to God's will? In his sermon, “Stop Playing God,” Pastor Josiah shows us how James 4:11-17 calls us to humble ourselves in full submission before God. As Christians we need to stop criticizing our brothers and sisters, stop pretending we control tomorrow, and start entrusting every part of our lives to the Lord's will. Our lives are but a vapor, and at the end of the day, only what is done in Christ will last. Because God alone is the final authority, we must quit playing God and joyfully submit our lives to Him.

Message from Chris Newkirk on September 7, 2025

Seth Pearson preaches "Draw Near To God" from James 4:8, in this Sunday evening gathering of Grace Harbor Church.

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Preached by Dr. J.T. Byerly at North Beaver Baptist Church (West Jefferson, NC) on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

Preached by Dr. J.T. Byerly at North Beaver Baptist Church (West Jefferson, NC) on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

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Series: James - Walk the Talk

This episode is a study from the book of James, with Pastor David Rosales of Calvary Chapel Chino Valley. This message was taught on August 31st. Support us by checking out our other social media platforms! Youtube: ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@CCChinoValley⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠www.calvaryccv.org⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠www.facebook.com/CalvaryChapelChinoValley⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/calvaryccv⁠⁠

Why do our desires so often leave us empty, even when they're fulfilled? In this week's message centered on James 4:1–10, Pastor Josiah unpacks both the problem and the promise regarding the difficulties we face in life. Our passions and worldly pursuits leave us restless, divided, and far from God. Yet God does not abandon us—but gives grace to the humble. In Christ, the true Bridegroom, we are invited to lay down our pride, resist the lies of the enemy, and draw near to the God who draws near to us. This passage is not just a warning but an invitation: to forsake the emptiness of the world and discover the joy of full devotion to Christ. What would it look like for you to go “all in” with Christ today?

Send us a textIn this episode, you will find the following:1) Reading of James Chapter 42) Explanations of key takeaways3) Summary4) Prayer

James 4 James 4:1 – See James 1:14; 3:13. The source of our trouble is our own lust – not God. Other people might create problems, but we…

Message from Chris Newkirk on August 31, 2025

"The Virtue of Godly Humility" (James 4:1-12)

On today's Quick Start podcast: NEWS: Former classmates describe disturbing signs years before the Minneapolis church shooter's deadly attack. FOCUS STORY: Ex-psychic Jenn Nizza warns about a new Netflix feature she says could open dangerous spiritual doors. MAIN THING: Pastor John Amanchukwu, often called the “book-banning pastor,” speaks out against sexually explicit content in public libraries. LAST THING: James 4:7 — “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." PRAY WITH US! Faithwire.substack.com WATCH REVIVAL GENERATION: https://securegiving.cbn.com/films/revival-generation SHOW LINKS Faith in Culture: https://cbn.com/news/faith-culture Heaven Meets Earth PODCAST: https://cbn.com/lp/heaven-meets-earth NEWSMAKERS POD: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/newsmakers/id1724061454 Navigating Trump 2.0: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/navigating-trump-2-0/id1691121630

August 27 | James 4:13-17 by Christ Covenant

August 26 | James 4:1-12 by Christ Covenant

“What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.” (James 4:1–2 NLT) Sometimes in spiritual battle the devil will tempt us with things we’ve never experienced before. Because they’re new to us, we may not understand fully the damage they can cause. In other words, our enemy exploits our inexperience. Other times, the devil uses desires and impulses that are so familiar to us and such an integral part of who we are that—again—we may not understand fully the damage they can cause. In other words, our enemy exploits our blind spots. Selfishness falls squarely into the second category. Think about the problems you deal with on a regular basis—the things that get you into trouble time and time again. How many of them stem from selfish desires? How many of the things that you struggle with have selfishness at their root? How often does the devil exploit your selfish impulses for his own gain? James wrote, “What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them” (James 4:1–2 NLT). In other words, “You want your own way.” You can see this impulse even in little children. Have you ever noticed that when two children are playing, one child will ignore a certain toy until the moment the other child picks it up? Suddenly both children want it. They scream and pull, trying to wrest it away from one another. Sometimes they’ll destroy the toy in the process—all because one child wants what the other has. That’s just human nature. We’re born that way, and we carry that trait with us through life, causing countless problems along the way. Marriages fall apart, by and large, because of selfishness. People have sex before marriage because of selfishness. People commit adultery because of selfishness. Name a problem in our society today, and chances are you’ll find selfishness at its root. Dwight L. Moody once said, “I have more trouble with D. L. Moody than with any other man I’ve ever met.” As Moody recognized, it’s our obsession with ourselves that is at the root of our problems. The apostle Paul urged the believers at Philippi, “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too” (Philippians 2:3–4 NLT). That’s a tall order for people whose selfish impulses start at birth. But God stands ready to help you. To transform your focus and your priorities. To help you recognize and deal with your selfish urges. To take away the devil’s advantage over you. It’s a lifelong process, but one that’s well worth the time. Reflection question: In what areas do selfish urges cause you the most problems? Discuss Today's Devo in Harvest Discipleship! — The audio production of the podcast "Daily Devotions from Greg Laurie" utilizes Generative AI technology. This allows us to deliver consistent, high-quality content while preserving Harvest's mission to "know God and make Him known."All devotional content is written and owned by Pastor Greg Laurie. Listen to the Greg Laurie Podcast Become a Harvest PartnerSupport the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin and JR have a great talk about Christian behavior and our need for Christ.

August 24, 2025 In this week's sermon, Brett Romisch admonishes us to be prayerful planners and not prideful planners, recognizing that our best-made plans are only accomplished “if the Lord wills.”

Wednesday Night // Grant Brobson // Summer Preaching Series James 4:11-5:11

Who's really in control, you or God? James 4:13–5:6 warns against living like we're the pilot when we're just passengers. Pride shows up in presumptuous planning and hoarded wealth, but both are empty and dangerous. Real wisdom means trusting God with our plans and stewarding what He's given us with humility and generosity.Need Prayer?

Wednesday Night // Sakenion Clayton // Summer Preaching Series James 4:1-10

Daily Evening Prayer (8/14/25) from Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, IN): Psalms 73-74; Lamentations 5; James 4To read along, visit: https://ie.dailyoffice1662.com/To sing along with the Brady and Tate Metrical Psalter, visit: https://www.friendsofsabbath.org/cgmusic.com/workshop/newver_frame.htmTo own a Bible, visit: https://www.thomasnelsonbibles.com/product/kjv-center-column-reference-bible-with-apocrypha/To own a prayer book, visit: https://anglicanway.org/product/the-1662-book-of-common-prayer-international-edition-hardcover-march-2-2021/To own a hymnal, visit: https://anglicanhousepublishers.org/shop/the-book-of-common-praise-of-the-reformed-episcopal-church/

This sermon explores the forgotten virtue of humility, contrasting it with pride and hubris that dominate much of modern culture. Through biblical examples like Naaman, Paul, and ultimately Jesus, the message emphasizes that humility positions us to receive God's grace, align with Christ's mission, defer personal preferences, and hold our plans loosely in faith. The call is clear: humility is not weakness, but strength rooted in dependence on God—and it's the essential posture for spiritual growth, leadership, and following Jesus daily.

James 4:11-17. From the "The Letter of James" sermon series. Preached by Jody Killingsworth.

James 4:11-12 confronts the pride that fuels our criticism and judgment of others. James isn't telling us to ignore sin, he's warning us not to play God. This sermon explores why judgment feels good, why it's so dangerous, and how to call out sin with humility, love, and truth. When we judge from pride, we rob God of His glory and crown ourselves. But when we walk in grace, we can speak truth that restores. Need Prayer?

Send me a Text Message!Most of us think of sin as the bad things we do, but it's also the good we fail to do. If you read this before you listen, we're focusing on James 4:17, but I'm going to take us in a little bit different direction. So before you listen, grab a rag, any kind of rag, just grab a rag. If you can't, then just imagine you have a rag in your hand.I want us to practice saying this, "We all have rags." Go ahead, say it now. "We all have rags.  If you think about it, rags hold an interesting place in our lives...on the one hand they epitomize a lifestyle we seek to escape. We want to move from rags to riches. On the other hand, you may have grown up with a rag or two that at some point became very precious to you. What's that got to do with the good we fail to do?Well if you listen, you'll figure that out, beause we all got rags. 

Send me a Text Message!Here at the end of James 4, to some degree James is echoing the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:19-34 and from all those words, the statement that stirs up my heart is this, "For where you treasure is, there your heart will be also."  For where your treasure is, your heart will follow. Isn't that James concern as well? You are doing all this planning, trying to control all these variables, why? To gain treasure. But the problem with our treasures is that our treasures determine the placement of our hearts. So here's my question, "Where is your heart?"

This is August 3rd's sermon in which Gage Crowder examined how James calls us to repent of arrogance and remember the justice of God.   Gage Crowder is husband to Rachel and father to Kyper and Binx. A graduate of Birmingham Theological Seminary and the Theopolis Institute, Gage is assistant pastor at Trinity Reformed Church and a lecturer in philosophy at Providence Classical School in Huntsville.    Trinity Reformed Church is a CREC church in Huntsville, AL. seeking to extend and unite the Kingdom in the Huntsville area. Check out our website, Facebook or YouTube!

Send me a Text Message!Remember from the last episode; there is a difference between making a judgment and passing judgment. We make judgments every day. Live is filled with judgements. If you live in my community and you want ice cream, it's Dairy Queen, Myer's Dairy or the Creamery. Gotta Make a judgment. Some of you are thinking, Do not judge...eat-em all!"Every day we make judgments, it's part of life. Some of those judgments are moral judgments. But there's a difference between making a judgment and passing judgment. Passing judgment means you look beyond what a person says or does into their very heart as though you know them intimately and can judge them absolutely. But when we judge, we seperate, we isolate, and we lose our empathy. But Jesus says, "Not in my Kingdom!" 

Send me a Text Message!In many ways, James 4:11-12 and Jesus words in Matthew 7, about judging others are words that are so deeply needed today. In the Greek language the word used for judge, has within it the idea of seperation. When we sit in judgement of someone we seperate ourselves from them, and seperate them from our community. They become our untouchables. Does that sound familiar? Does it sound like something that might be happening in our communities right now?Who are your untouchables?

Send me a Text Message!Remember James -- old camel knees -- so committed to prayer that he developed camel callouses on his knees.  His whole book is saturated with prayer, but here in chapter 4, he lets loose with some of the most important prayer-principles in the New Testament, specifically 3 rules of a great prayer life. In the last episode we focused on the first rule of prayer. You have to ask. In this episode it's, "Love God" and "Battle for Grace." 3 Rules of a great prayer life!

James 4:6-10. From the "The Letter of James" sermon series. Preached by Jody Killingsworth.

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Send me a Text Message!For those of you getting tired of the first half of James 4, we're getting close to moving on. But here's what I've found throughout my time in the Word, sometimes we move on to new words too quick. Sometimes we need to let the Words of God soak, saturate and marinate. Sometimes we need to hold them up in the sonlight and look at them from a variety of perspectives like a diamond or a sculpture. Sometimes it takes more than one reading to glean all that we should glean on the first pass. And James 4 is one of those sometimes passages.In this episode, we'll ponder James diagnostic question for an un-praying life. "You have not because you ask not." What is it that sometimes makes the prayer life so difficulty? I'll give you some diagnostic questions to dig into that personally.

Send me a Text Message!The last two episodes focused on James 4 have been challenge heavy. This one is encouragement heavy. Here is the simply message from God, that I think God wants you to hear. "I miss you." Do you believe God misses you? I think we have this idea that God is love so God has to love us. But I'm not sure he likes me. Miss me? Nah, with so many people in the world who love him deeper and follow him better than I do, He probably doesn't even notice my absence. But the capacity of his heart is off the charts and there's just something about love that desires to be with...So what if God misses you?

Send me a Text Message!When I think of the state of the church of America, actually let me personalize it, when I think of the state of my own heart. Here is the thought that comes to mind. "It's worse than we think and it could be better than we can imagine." Some of you may not be ready to hear me say this, because it requires a softness of heart, an inclination of our souls to God. It requires a posture of surrender and brokenness and humility. It requires a choice to chase Christ with all our hearts. But if we are willing to do that...what is worse than we think can become better than we ever imagined.