James Chapter 5, here we go, 20 verses. Now remember, remember how direct James is?

Okay, warn the person you brought today, okay? It's like super direct and the reason for this is he's writing to the 12 tribes he's writing to believing Jews and he's speaking like a father or like a dad

Now if you had the privilege of having a dad or a father figure in your life and you ever had one of those dad talks

basically the whole book of James is a dad talk and dads when dads have dad

talks like when I talk to my kids I don't like make apologies

I don't mince words like I am just direct and James is going to be so direct in

today's no exception okay so just everyone just here we go. You are loved to remember you are loved and this will end well.

Verse one come now you rich, weep and how for the miseries that are coming upon you.

Welcome to church home.

Verse two, your riches have rotted and your garments are moth eaten.

Praise God.

Your gold and silver have corroded

and their corrosion will be evidence against you

and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.

Behold the wages of the labors who mowed your fields which you kept back by fraud are crying out against you.

And the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

You have lived on the earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have

fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the

righteous person,

and he does not resist you.

Okay, now we get a bit of a transition here.

Are you ready?

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