James Chapter 4: Submit Yourselves to God

Outline of Service 10^th March 2019

James Chapter 4:  Submit Yourselves to God – Jas 4:7

Faith at Work - against Worldliness and Strife

Hymn 90:  Waiting on God  

The Lord’s Prayer from Luke 11:2-4

Psalm 130:1-8 – Waiting on the Lord

Bible Readings: -                                             

·     Beware the Influence of Others!  Deuteronomy 8:1-20

·     Draw Near to God:  James 4:1-12

·     Let God do the Planning: James 4:13-17

Hymn 122 (Tune 123):  An Inside Problem!

·     James tells us that “friendship of the world is enmity with God” (4) – this was what Moses told the Israelites!

·     God humbled Israel because of their disobedience – James said for us to humble ourselves before God

·     Moses exhorted Israel to follow God’s commandments, and James said to draw near to God 

·     God planned Israel’s journey through the Wilderness, and we should make our Plans loosely, saying, “If the Lord will”

·     In humility we should submit ourselves to God and seek to Him to fulfil His Will in our lives as we wait for Him to carry out His Plan for this World.

Hymn 59:  God’s Plan for Us

Doxology