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Once you turn a subject into a "discipline" you make it exclusive and unobtainable.
Once you turn a subject into a "discipline" you make it exclusive and unobtainable.
▾ 1 Entice: Once you turn a subject into a "discipline" you make it exclusive and unobtainable.
Philosophy="love of wisdom."
• 1.1 Philosophy="love of wisdom."
They teach it in college.
Books are written about it.
It's not for me.
They teach it in college.
Books are written about it.
So, People conclude...
It's not for me.
• 1.2 Folks just kind of assume that their are wise people and dull people and you always only have what you are born with.
Folks just kind of assume that there are wise people
and dull people
• 1.3 What a surprise to God and his servant James!
and you always only have what you are born with.
What a surprise to God and his servant James!
• 1.4 Whole OT books were written about what wisdom is and how to get it (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes).
Whole OT books were written about what wisdom is and how to get it...
(Proverbs, Ecclesiastes).
James says just ask!
…and James says just ask!
• 3 Expand: You may hear echoes and hints in these words of James.
It may feel like deja vu.
You will be reminded of words you have heard before and not quite be able to remember from whom or
You may hear echoes and hints in these words of James.
It may feel like deja vu.
You will be reminded of words you have heard before and not quite be able to remember from whom or where.
where.
James unashamedly embraces the words of Jesus.
He does not need to quote them because we all know their source.
James unashamedly embraces the words of Jesus.
He does not need to quote them because
we all know their source.
• 4 Excite: You can be as wise as you want to be.
You can live effectively, passionately and with clarity.
You've got to ask.
The problem is not that God is not generous, graceful and good.
The problem
You can be as wise as you want to be.
is that we don't ask at all or don't ask well.
James has a solution: Ask away…Ask in belief, ask with your whole person and you will be amazed at What God can deliver.
You can live effectively, passionately and with clarity.
You've got to ask.
The problem is not that God is not generous, graceful and good.
The problem is that we don't ask at all or don't ask well.
ames has a solution: Ask away…Ask in belief, ask with your whole person and you will be amazed at What God can deliver.
James has a solution:
• 5 Ask poorly…no faith, doubtfully, hedge your bets…and you will create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Ask away…
Ask in belief,
ask with your whole person and...
you will be amazed at What God can deliver.
Ask poorly…
no faith,
doubtingly,
hedge your bets…
and you will create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• Explore: God is better at giving life-defining wisdom than we are in asking for it!
God is better at giving life-defining wisdom than we are in asking for it!
Explain: James instructs us to improve our game.
If you want to get better at asking God for wisdom….
Explain: James instructs us to improve our game.
If you want to get better at asking God for wisdom….
▾ Body of Sermon:
1. Ask Expectantly.
▾ 1 Ask Expectantly.
1.1 Asking is that Simple!
▾ 1.1 It is that Simple!
James draws upon the words of Jesus to remind us that our God desires us to ask from Him what we need…in this case wisdom...
1.2 Asking embraces God's Nature.
▾ 1.2 It acknowledges and embraces God's Nature.
• 1.2.1
He gives generously.
1.2.1
He gives generously.
1.2.2
He gives without reproach.
• 1.2.2
He gives without reproach.
1.2.3
He gives responsively.
• 1.2.3
He gives responsively.
Again James echoes the Words of Jesus...
▾ 2 Ask Faithfully.
2 Ask Faithfully.
▾ 2.1 Our request for wisdom must be relational…not merely transactional
2.1 Our request for wisdom must be relational…not merely transactional
• 2.1.1 =In faith…
2.1.1
In faith…
• 2.2 Our request for wisdom must be confident & resilient.
2.2 Our request for wisdom must be confident & resilient.
▾ 3 Ask Stably.
3 Ask Stably.
▾ 3.1 That man…
3.1 That man…
• 3.1.1
Faithless
3.1.1
Faithless
• 3.1.2
Aimless
3.1.2
Aimless
• 3.1.3
Should not expect anything.
3.1.3
Should not expect anything.
• 3.2 A double-minded, unstable person needs wisdom, yes-but first they need a relationship with the one who gives wisdom.
3.2 A double-minded, unstable person needs wisdom, yes-
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