Life Matters: The Book of James Lesson 9: "Mastering Our Ambitions" Michael Lewis November 4, 2007
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Life Matters: The Book of James
Lesson Nine: “Mastering Our Ambitions”
by Michael Lewis
Dalton Gardens Church of Christ
November 4, 2007

James 4:1-10

FIRST POINT: All of us fight   internal   battles for   good   and   evil   within.

Galatians 5:17-18

SECOND POINT: Letting our natural impulses run wild has   consequences  .

• You   kill   (v. 2).

• You   covet   (v. 2).

• You fail to   pray   with the proper motives (v. 3).

• You create   tension   between yourself and God by trying to be the world’s friend and His too (vs. 4-6).

• Finally, we become less sensitive to the warnings of   scripture  .

THIRD POINT: The solution to our inward worldly wars is to let   God     win   the battles.

•   Humble   yourself before God.

•   Resist   the devil.

•   Draw     near   to God.

•   Cleanse   your hands and   purify   your hearts.

SIMPLE QUESTION: What do you   want   out of   life  ?