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  Scripture: James 4:7 Chose to serve God. Stand against the offerings of the devil and the pleasures of this world and they will no longer be a temptation. Title: Living in The Humble Way   J ames One, Living in The God Way All life is in God's hand and He k nows what He is doing. We need to let Him teach us how to live and live b y His agenda and not our own.   James Two, Living in The Good Way, All people as God’s children.  Any sin is breaking the whole Law, so we need to l ive instead by the Law of Liberty. And live with a faith that does good deeds for others. James Three, Living The Quiet Way. Gaining control over our speech, l earning to bless others rather than curse them, Talking in ways that please God, a nd then finding ways to rid ourselves of  selfishness, bitterness, jealousy, etc. so,  when we speak, we speak God's truth Today, I want us to focus on The Humble Way to live. This comes when we submit to God and accept His...

  Scripture: James 3: 10 How can we do this, speak blessing and cursing from the same mouth? Title: Living the Quiet Way Two weeks ago, I began teaching from the book of James. I titled James One, Living in The God Way and talked about James’ wisdom that God knew what He was doing, and we should turn to Him and let Him teach us how to live through the maze of our lives. I titled James Two, Living in The Good Way, which consists of seeing all people as God’s children, all sin as breaking the whole Law, and all faith as being complete only when we act according to what we believe. Today I am titling James Three as Living The Quiet Way. In this chapter James talks about getting control over our speech, learning to bless others rather than curse them, seeking to talk in ways that please God, and then finding ways to rid ourselves of selfishness, bitterness, and jealousy so that it does not impact the words we speak. It would be fair to say that the things we say are the bigge...