This is Your Life

End of Year Message for 2015 - This is Your Life - James 4:13-17

Outline

I. Plans – vs. 13-14a
A. Presumption & Arrogance – Isa. 46:9-10
B. Practical Atheism – leaving God out – Prov. 27:1; Luke 12:16-21

II. Paths – vs. 14b
A. Short – Job 7:6-7; Psa. 39:5
B. Suffering – sin, sickness, sorrow – Job 9:25-26; 14:1-2
C. Sure - Prov. 4:6; 16:3; 15:22

III. Profession – vs. 15
A. Submission & Service
B. “If the Lord wills” – Acts 18:21; 21:14; Rom. 1:10; 15:32; 1 Cor. 4:19; 16:7

IV. Pride – vs. 16
A. Self-Satisfaction – spoiled
B. Wicked Boasting – Psa. 10:3
C. Righteous Boasting – Psa. 34:2; 44:8; 2 Cor. 12:5-6; Gal. 6:14

V. Prompting – vs. 17
A. We Know What to Do – see vs. 15 (include the Lord)
B. Do or Don’t?
C. Do What Needs Doing – Prov. 3:27-28; Luke 19:11-27; Matt. 25:31-46