All right, Sunday mornings, we're going through James verse by verse, and Lord willing today,

our text will be verses 1 through 6 of chapter 5, and boy, is it a doozy.

For those of you that read ahead to stay ahead, you already know what's ahead.

So I'll ask you to stand if you're able. You can follow along

as I read. If not, where you're seated is fine. James by the Holy Spirit writes verse 1,

chapter 5. Now listen, you rich people.

Weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.

Your wealth is rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver, verse 3, are corroded.

Their corrosion will testify against you and eats your flesh like fire. You have

hoarded wealth in the last days.

Look, the wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against

you.

The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

Some of your translations render that the Lord of Sabah.

We'll talk about that more in a moment.

You, verse 5, have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence.

You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.

You have condemned and murdered the innocent one who was not opposing you.

Should we just close in prayer or should we?

Let's pray. Father, wow, Lord, so I think as I say this and pray this, there's not one here in this service in this church

that I'm so privileged to pastor that would disagree that we desperately need for the Holy Spirit

now to give us eyes of understanding as you teach us and

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