2. I JOHN 2:12-17

3. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS Know who You are in Christ

4. 12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. 14 I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil o ne. I John 2:12-14

5. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS Know who you are in Christ

6. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST AS LITTLE CHILDREN, YOU ARE IN THE FAMILY

7. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST AS LITTLE CHILDREN, YOU ARE IN THE FAMILY AS YOUNG MEN, YOU ARE IN THE FIGHT

8. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST AS LITTLE CHILDREN, YOU ARE IN THE FAMILY AS YOUNG MEN, YOU ARE IN THE FIGHT AS FATHERS, YOU ARE IN CHRIST

9. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 REASONS BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD

10. 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. I John 2:15-17

11. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 REASONS BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD

12. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 REASONS BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD BECAUSE OF WHAT BELIEVERS DO

13. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 REASONS BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD BECAUSE OF WHAT THE WORLD DOES BECAUSE OF WHAT BELIEVERS DO

14. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 REASONS BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD BECAUSE OF WHAT THE WORLD DOES BECAUSE OF WHAT BELIEVERS DO The desires of the flesh appeal to our appetites

15. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 REASONS BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD BECAUSE OF WHAT THE WORLD DOES BECAUSE OF WHAT BELIEVERS DO The desires of the flesh appeal to our appetites The desires of the eyes appeal to our affections

16. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 REASONS BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD BECAUSE OF WHAT THE WORLD DOES BECAUSE OF WHAT BELIEVERS DO The desires of the flesh appeal to our appetites The desires of the eyes appeal to our affections The pride of possessions appeals to our ambitions

17. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 REASONS BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD BECAUSE OF WHAT THE WORLD DOES BECAUSE OF WHAT BELIEVERS DO The desires of the flesh appeal to our appetites The desires of the eyes appeal to our affections The pride of possessions appeals to our ambitions BECAUSE OF WHAT THE WORLD WILL DO

18. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 STAGES OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY AS YOUNG MEN, YOU ARE IN THE FIGHT AS LITTLE CHILDREN, YOU ARE IN THE FAMILY AS FATHERS, YOU ARE IN CHRIST

19. JAMES 3:1-12 FAITH SPEAKS 3 REASONS BELIEVERS ARE NOT TO LOVE THE WORLD BECAUSE OF WHAT THE WORLD DOES BECAUSE OF WHAT BELIEVERS DO The desires of the flesh appeal to our appetites The desires of the eyes appeal to our affections The pride of possessions appeals to our ambitions BECAUSE OF WHAT THE WORLD WILL DO