Negative Commands for a Positive Life

Calvary Church with Skip Heitzig Audio Podcast

Skip Heitzig

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 1 September 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes parents will tell their children not to do certain things. But such prohibitions are motivated by love. These negative commands are to ensure a positive outcome. A good biblical example of this is the list of thou shalt nots in the Ten Commandments. In this section, James gives his audience a few negative instructions so they can have a positive life.

I. Do Not Grumble

II. Do Not Back Down

III. Do Not Give Up

IV. Do Not Speak Hastily

Talk with God: Meditate on 1 John 2:5-6 and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal areas of your life that don’t reflect your love for the Lord.

Talk with others: Ask a friend or member of your Connect Group how you can pray for them as they seek to align their lives to God’s Word.

Talk with kids: What were the believers doing while Peter was in prison?

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0:00.0	Welcome to Calvary Church with Skip Heitzig.
0:03.0	We're so glad you've joined us today.
0:05.0	While many books, articles, and social media posts offer advice on adulting in our daily lives,
0:10.0	there's only one resource to help us become spiritually mature believers.
0:15.0	God's Word.
0:16.0	This study in the book of James with Pastor Skip will encourage you to embrace discipline and difficulty to glorify God and demonstrate your faith to others.
0:25.1	We are now in the book of James chapter 5.
0:28.3	We're going to begin in verse 9 in just a moment.
0:31.8	Would you pray with me?
0:33.5	Father, we want to now just give to you the time that we are here together. We see great
0:40.2	value in gathering together as a group, hearing the songs that are sung, encouraging one
0:47.8	another, singing to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, not only making melody, Lord, but hearing truth,
0:57.0	truth that would conform us into the image of Christ.
1:01.0	We pray, Lord, that we would, as James desires,
1:05.2	grow up, mature in all things in Christ.
1:10.0	Thank you for those who have gathered, those watching online, in Jesus' name. Amen.
1:16.9	So, most people believe that if you want a good life, you should have good thoughts,
1:24.7	that you should think optimistically, think positively, focus on the good.
1:33.9	Back in 1952, a book was written that became an instant bestseller.
1:40.1	It still is to this day.
1:42.4	It was by Norman Vincent Peel called The Power of Positive Thinking.
1:46.9	I'm not here to evaluate that book. I have thoughts on the value of it, but Norman Vincent Peel,
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