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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

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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.

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James 4:7- 10

9 Be miserable and mourn and

weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to

gloom. 10Humble yourselves in the

presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

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“

Worldliness

is a

SPIRITUAL SICKNESS

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The Church

is a

refug e

not a

BATTLEFIELD.

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God’s Word

ANTIDOTE

for worldliness and conflict

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

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God’s Word

ANTIDOTE

for worldliness and conflict

II. ANTIDOTE # 2: DEAL WITH

YOURSELF– verses 8b-10

a. Cleansing – verse 8b
b. Contrition – verse 9
c. Crucifixion – verse 10

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I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE

SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a

a. Divine Submission – verse 7

“7 Submit therefore to God.”

SUBMISSION TO GOD

“SUBMIT” is a military term “to be

subordinated” or “to render obedience”

Greek: IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE

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I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE

SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a

a. Divine Submission – verse 7

“7 Submit therefore to God.”

SUBMISSION TO GOD

▪ YIELDING TO THE PROMPTING AND CONVICTIONS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ▪ OBEYING GOD’S WORD

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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

f our faith,

the devil is the BEGINNER and FINISHER of sin.

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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.

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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

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DO NOT LISTEN

to your boiling passions and ranging emotions.

USE GOD’S WORD

against the devil.

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SLIDE 14 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be

tempted by the devil. 2And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.

Matthew 4

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SLIDE 15 3And the tempter came and said to Him, “If

You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

4But He answered and said, “It is written,

‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but

n every word that proceeds out of the

mouth of God.’ ”

Matthew 4

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SLIDE 16 5Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand

n the pinnacle of the temple, 6and 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 will bear You up, So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’ ” 7Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it

is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”

Matthew 4

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SLIDE 17 8Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain

and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 4

10Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it

is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’ ” 11Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.

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I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE

SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a

b. Deflecting the devil – verse 7

RESIST

RESULT: Take a stand against the devil, AND HE WILL FLEE.

NOTE: He will however return again and again. He is a persistent foe. (antistele) means “take a stand against it”.

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I. ANTIDOTE # 1: DEAL WITH THE

SUPERNATURAL – verses 7-8a

c. Divine Approach – verse 8a

PRAYER

WITHOUT THIS, WE’RE FINISHED

“8 Draw near to God and He will draw

near to you.”

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DRAWING NEAR TO GOD

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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

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