James

James 4

Announcements

Welcome everyone!

Missions Trip to Michigan

May 30th - June 6th

We will be working and serving at a Bible Camp in Northern Michigan

We will be doing a lot of general labor

We will also have a lot of chances to have fun and enjoy the trip

They have an indoor pool

Go carts

Lakes to fish

We also go to a few locations and enjoy some time with each other

If you are interested, there is a sign up sheet on the table

Suggestion bowls

Prayer requests, thoughts, questions

Apostle Shot/Games

What is your favorite color?

What city do you live in?

How did you become a Christian?

What is the capital of Kansas?

What is your middle name?

What is your dream job?

What is your favorite book of the Bible?

How did Noah save the animals?

Who is your favorite person from the Bible?

Chloe

Who is the greatest Youth Pastor of All time?

Who is the best husband in the World?

What person do you love the most in the world?

Lesson

Who here likes to plan things?

Every friend group has the person who plans everything

In college, that was me

I was always the person who put together little get togethers

Whether it was to play a game, go to the pool, or do a Bible study

I was the one who said, hey lets go do this

Now, ironically, I am not actually that good at planning ahead

Rather my strength is in planning spontaneously

At the same point, I do really like to think about where my life will be in the future

At some point in your life, people will ask you what your plan is

In high school, they will ask what your plans are for after high school?

In college, its what are you going to do with your degree?

When your are dating, when are you getting married

Married, when are you going to have kids

Then the cycle repeats when your kids get in high school haha

Whats your plan?

Everyone has plans

Everyone has an idea of how they want their life to look

but unfortunately to many of us exclude or minimize God in that plan

Read James 4:13-17

Don’t Boast in Tomorrow

Verse 16

What does it mean to boast in tomorrow?

Basically, it means to put your plans for the future over God

To be so arrogant, that you think that you think is going to happen, will happen

It is so easy to fall into this trap

because making plans is a good thing

Luke 14:28-30

Jesus uses this analogy to explain the cost of being a follower of Him

Even in following Jesus, there is planning, and weighing the cost

Planning ahead is a wise thing to do

BUT

If your plans supersede God, then that is wrong

Do what is Right

Sinning is more than just doing bad things or doing selfish things

It is also not doing the right thing

Verse 17

If you are not doing something you think is right, for you it is sin

This can apply in so many different ways

But simply, if think you should do something good, do it!

If you think you should hold the door for someone, do it!

If you think you should go on that mission trip, do it!

If you think you should talk to that person about the Gospel

Say it with me, DO IT!

We are called to do good, not to just not do bad

Listen to the Holy Spirit inside of you