Today we are in James and Lord willing will finish chapter 4. Our text will be verses 11 through 17.

So what I'll do is ask those of you that are here to stand. We want to also welcome our online viewers as well.

James by the Holy Spirit is writing and says verse 11, brothers and sisters, do not slander

one another.

Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it.

When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one lawgiver, verse 12, and judge the one

who is able to save and destroy. But you, who are you to judge your neighbor?

Now listen, you who say today or tomorrow, we will go to this or that city, spend a year

there, carry on business and make money. Why you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your

life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. How you doing?

Is it okay so far? Almost done. Instead, verse 15, you ought to say,

if it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that. As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such

boasting is evil. If anyone then knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it,

it is sin for them.

Let's pray if you would please join with me.

We'll ask God's blessing on our understanding of His Word.

Loving Heavenly Father, we humble ourselves before you.

We commit our hearts to you.

And Lord, we want to focus on you.

And we need for the Holy Spirit in dwelling us to enable us to do that.

Because unless you get our attention and hold our attention, we're going to miss what it is

that you have for us today here in your word. And this is a powerful and very

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