Desire wars
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JAMES 4:1-12
Transcript of Desire wars
JAMES 4:1-12
DESIRE WARSTO SERVETO SACRIFICETO SURRENDER
I have a desire…
DESIRE WARSTO SERVETO SACRIFICETO SURRENDERFOR PLEASURE!I have a desire…
DESIRE WARS
“I want…”
“I need…”
“Give me…”
“Meet my needs…”
“I crave…” “I yearn…”
MY WAY?
“more now…”
“I hunger for it…”
GOD’S WAY?
V.2-3: WHERE DO WARS COME FROM?LUST MURDERCOVET
for what is not yours
relationships God intended for you
that which God never purposed
FIGHT for vain causes
Galatians 5:1
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
PAUL SAYS…
WHEN YOU FEED DESIRE…Freedom is the first casualtyLoyalty to God erodes
The world becomes your lover
DESIRE FOR GOD…Begins with humility
Submission nurtures freedom
Drawing near fosters wholeness
DESIRE FOR GOD…Cleansing restores confidence
Lamenting generates joy
PASS THE BUCK!
“The church hurt me!”
“You should have made me listen!”
“It’s my parent’s fault!”
“My sin made me do it!”
JAMES 4:1-12
