This Sunday

Wisdom From Above?

Wisdom From Above?

Robby Pollard, Lead Pastor

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If you could ask God for one thing, and you knew he would give it to you, what would you ask for?

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2 Chronicles 1:7

⁷In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you.”

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2 Chronicles 1:10

¹⁰Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?”

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James 3:13

¹³Who is wise and understanding among you?

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James 3:13-18

¹³Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. ¹⁵This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. ¹⁶For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. ¹⁷But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. ¹⁸And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

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James 3:13-14

¹³Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

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James 2:18

¹⁸But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

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James 3:13

¹³Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.

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James 3:13-14

¹³Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

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Matthew 15:8

⁸“‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

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The works of our lives begin in our hearts.

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James 3:14-15

¹⁴But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. ¹⁵This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

If a man thinks he has wisdom but his heart is filled with selfish ambition and jealousy, he is boastful, dishonest, worldly, unspiritual, demonic, this wisdom is not from above.

James 1:17

¹⁷Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

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James 3:16

¹⁶For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.

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James 3:17

¹⁷But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

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Galatians 5:22-23, 25

²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

²⁵If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

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Philippians 4:8

⁸Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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James 3:18

¹⁸And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

“Sowing strife will not produce a harvest of righteousness.”

James 1:19-21

¹⁹Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; ²⁰for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. ²¹Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

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James 3:13-18

¹³Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. ¹⁵This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. ¹⁶For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. ¹⁷But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. ¹⁸And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

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Real faith works.