3 Peace with Self

James 1:22-25

Big Idea: Because peace with self is found when we mirror God’s truth, we must intentionally align our actions and thoughts with God's Word.

Point 1: Don’t forget who you are (James 1:22-24)

Point 2: Take your eyes off yourself (James 1:25ab)

Point 3: Look at Jesus to remember who you are and what you were made for (James 1:25cd)

Point 1: Don’t forget who are (James 1:22-24)

Testimony Intro: Today’s passage is based in the book of James. Now James is writing to believers on the outskirts of Palestine or Israel. These believers were being persecuted for their faith and living in poverty. Social and spiritual conflict surrounded them. And… many of those who said they were “believers” were living in a worldly manner. They allowed their surroundings to dictate how they responded to God. James corrects them and challenges them to seek God’s wisdom to work out these problems.

Lets read James 1:22-25 together

Yesterday, Mone talked about peace with God and how we can have peace with God when we know our shepherds voice and follow him. Today, we are talking about peace with self.

Here’s the first step: (To find peace with self…) Remember who you once were (James 1:22-24)

“observing” here

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“By the time you get to lunch, there’s a high probability that you forgot that you’re loved by God and that’s who you are.”

You read the word of God, you feel convicted, so you settle. You settle for one of two things (1) You accept that you’re never gonna be perfect (2) you dumb down the gospel. You come to NCA, and you forget that there’s

The Law of liberty has the power to cut through change that holds you captive. When you receive the Word of God, let it cut you and tell you who God is. God is a just God who is angry at Sin. You apart from Christ is dead in sin. And everything that you should have done but didn’t do,

Some of yall will only end up being hearers, you settle. You dumb dow