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The Cure for Worldliness And War

James 4:7- 10 7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

James 4:7- 10 9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

“ Worldliness is a SPIRITUAL SICKNESS THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

The Church is a refug not a e BATTLEFIELD. THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

ANTIDOTE for worldliness and conflict God’s Word I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a a. Divine Submission – verse 7 b. Deflecting the devil – verse 7 c. Divine Approach – verse 8a THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

ANTIDOTE for worldliness and conflict God’s Word II. ANTIDOTE # 2: DEAL WITH YOURSELF – verses 8b-10 a. Cleansing – verse 8b b. Contrition – verse 9 c. Crucifixion – verse 10 THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a a. Divine Submission – verse 7 “7 Submit therefore to God.” SUBMISSION “SUBMIT” is a military term “to be TO subordinated” or “to render obedience” GOD Greek: IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a a. Divine Submission – verse 7 “7 Submit therefore to God.” SUBMISSION TO ▪ YIELDING TO THE PROMPTING AND CONVICTIONS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT GOD ▪ OBEYING GOD’S WORD THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a b. Deflecting the devil – verse 7 “ 7 Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” If God is the AUTHOR and FINISHER of our faith, the devil is the BEGINNER and FINISHER of sin. THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

DO NOT LISTEN to the devil’s deadly whispers. The devil is the master of seduction . Do not be tentative towards the devil’s temptations. HESITATION is the means to DESTRUCTION . THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

THREE STEPS FORWARD TWO STEPS BACK by Charles Swindoll “Do not try to coexist peacefully with temptation... If you are weakened by certain kinds of music, you are playing into the hands of Satan himself to listen to it. If you’re weakened by certain...pictures that bring your eyes things that build desires within you that you can’t handle, then you’re not counteracting sin and temptation. You’re tolerating it. You’re fertilizing it. You’re prompting it. If the newsstand is something you can’t handle, stay away from it! Quit clucking your tongue and shaking your head as you linger over the pages. If you’re weakened by relationships with certain people, abstain from them...There’s a name for folks who linger and try to reason with lust: victim.” THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

DO NOT LISTEN to your boiling passions and ranging emotions. USE GOD’S WORD against the devil. THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. Matthew 4 THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

3 And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, these stones become bread.” ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’ ” Matthew 4 THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

5 Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command His angels concerning You’; and ‘On their hands they 7 Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it will bear You up, So that You will not strike Your foot against a is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord stone.’ ” your God to the test.’ ” Matthew 4 THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your and their glory; 9 and he said to Him, “All these God, and serve Him only.’ ” 11 Then the devil things I will give You, if You fall down and worship left Him; and behold, angels came and me.” began to minister to Him . Matthew 4 THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a b. Deflecting the devil – verse 7 RESULT: Take a stand against the devil, AND HE WILL FLEE . RESIST NOTE: He will however return ( antistele ) means again and again. “ take a stand against it ”. He is a persistent foe. THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a DRAWING NEAR TO GOD c. Divine Approach – verse 8a “8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” PRAYER WITHOUT THIS, WE’RE FINISHED THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a c. Divine Approach – verse 8a If we allow the beetles of PRAYERLESSNESS to enter into our lives we will also come thundering down. PURSUE THE PRESENCE OF GOD MEDITATE ON HIS WORD THE CURE FOR WORLDLINESS AND WAR

The Cure for Worldliness And War