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Sep 23, 2018

#2 - How and When to be Wise

Passage: James 1:5-8

Preacher: Pastor Tim W. Young

Series: Developing a Faith that Works

Category: James

Summary:

Main Text - James 1:5-8, OT Reading - 1 Kings3:1-15, NT Reading - Luke 11:1-13

Detail:

Developing a Faith That Works - 2

How and When to Be Wise

James 1:5-8  If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

 

 

  1. You Need Wisdom To Live the Christian Life (Who Asks For What)

 

               Why bring it up?

 

 

 

               Wisdom is…

 

 

 

               Why you?

 

 

 

  1. God Promises To Give Wisdom If You Ask (Who Do You Ask)

 

               Why God?

 

 

 

               Why God Gives…

 

 

 

               How God gives…

 

 

 

  1. If God Does Not Give Wisdom, You May Need Something More Important

 

               God keeps His Promises

 

 

 

               The problem is with the one asking

 

 

 

               Who would dare doubt God’s promise?