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PEACEMAKING
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James 3:1-18
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A Background: • Author: James the Just (Half- brother of Jesus)• James became follower after Jesus arose from the dead. (1 Cor. 15:7, John 7:5)• Written to Jewish Christians experiencing persecution.
PEACEMAKER
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Using our wordsfor peacemaking.
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James 3:1-12
The power of words and the damage the tongue
can cause.• Bits and horses• Rudders and ships• Small sparks cause great fires• Deadly poison
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James 3:1-12
The words we say expose our hearts.
Matthew 15:18But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.
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The tongue can not be tamed.
Watchfulness over what we say is a continual process.
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James 3:1-12
How can praises for the Creator and cursing of
men come from the same place?
People are made in the likeness of God. Cursing others, is in conflict with
worship.
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James 3:14-18
Two kinds of wisdom.1. God’s Wisdom: Pure and perfect. Based on truth. Is lived out loud.2. World’s Wisdom: Based on the moment, feelings, anger, pride and facts unknown.
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Peacemaking in Godly wisdom is a process.
James 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
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Peacemaking in Godly wisdom is a process.
Peacemaking is not:1. avoidance.2. masking.3. fake it till you make
it.
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How we can move towards peacemaking.
1. Realize: that our words carry weight. Words mean something. 2. Slow to speak: praying over our words before we speak them. 3. A marathon view: preparing for peace and seizing opportunities for peace is slow.
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James 3:18
Proverbs 16:24Gracious words are a
honeycomb,sweet to the soul and
healing to the bones.
The opportunity:
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Take Away:
Where are you in the peacemaking process?
Who is it that you need to make peace with?