Sermons on
James 4:1-2

“From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?”

“Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.”

Unity >  The Barriers to Unity  >  Sin and Selfishness
Understanding Injustice >  The Root Cause of Injustice  >  The role of pride and selfishness in injustice
The End of Sin >  The Manifestation of Sin in the World  >  The Impact of Sin on Society
The Impact of Sin on the Family >  Sin's Impact on Marital Relationships  >  - Sin leads to selfishness and conflict in marriage.
The Consequence of Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
Turning from Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Sin affects our relationships with others
Challenge of Conflict >  Understanding the Nature of Conflict  >  The Biblical Perspective on Conflict
Sin and Selfishness >  The Consequences of Sin and Selfishness  >  Damage to Relationships
Selfish Ambition >  The Dangers of Selfish Ambition  >  It Causes Conflict
The Reconciliation and Separation of the Brothers >  The Origin of Brotherly Conflict  >  The root of conflict
A Restoration of Justice, Righteousness, and Peace >  The Need for a Restoration of Justice, Righteousness, and Peace  >  The Consequences of Injustice, Unrighteousness, and Conflict
It Can Lead to Strife and Conflict >  Recognizing the Manifestations of Strife and Conflict  >  Nations and Peoples
The Consequences of Living Without God's Standard >  Broken Relationships  >  Without God's standard as our guide, our relationships with others can suffer. We may find ourselves acting selfishly, causing harm to those we care about.
Unity as a Source of Strength >  The Challenges to Unity  >  Disunity Caused by Sin
Recognizing the Brokenness of the World >  Identifying the Manifestations of Brokenness  >  Broken Relationships
The Disruption of Unity Through Sin >  The Manifestations of Disunity  >  Disunity in society
The Impact of Sin on Society >  The Societal Impact of Sin  >  Sin results in societal conflict and division
Sin Affects Our Relationships with Others >  The Consequences of Sin on Our Relationships  >  Sin causes division and conflict
The Biblical Approach to Conflict Resolution >  Recognize the Presence of Conflict  >  Acknowledging the existence of conflict
Living in Abundance Means Being Content >  The Danger of Discontentment  >  Discontentment leads to sin
The Inevitability of Conflict in Relationships >  The Role of Sin in Conflict  >  Sin as the Root Cause of Conflict
The Inevitability of Conflicts in Relationships >  The Causes of Conflict  >  Selfish Desires and Ambitions
Understanding the Consequences of Our Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
Acknowledging the Consequences of Our Sins >  The Corporate Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
The Impact of Sin on Creation >  The Effect of Sin on Human Relationships  >  Sin leads to broken relationships and conflicts among people
Understanding the Importance of Stable Relationships >  The Challenges to Stable Relationships and How to Overcome Them  >  The struggle with selfishness and pride
Knowledge Used for Selfish Gain >  The Consequences of Misusing Knowledge  >  Social Consequences
Using Freedom for Selfish Desires >  The Dangers of Using Freedom for Selfish Desires  >  Selfish desires cause conflicts and disputes
Sin Results in Broken Relationships >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Human Relationships
The Heart's Inclination Towards Evil >  The Manifestations of the Heart's Evil Inclinations  >  The destructive impact of the heart's evil inclinations on relationships
The Biblical Perspective on Conflict >  Understanding the Nature of Conflict  >  Conflict as a result of sin
Jonah's Anger at God's Mercy >  Introduction: Understanding Jonah's Anger  >  Jonah's anger as a reflection of our own struggles with God's mercy
Dealing with Disagreements and Conflicts >  Understanding the Nature of Conflict  >  Acknowledging that conflict can be a result of our sinful nature
Promoting Peace in Our Relationships >  Identifying the Barriers to Peace  >  The role of pride and selfishness in disrupting peace
Dealing with Differences and Conflicts >  Understanding the Inevitability of Differences and Conflicts  >  1.1 Recognizing that differences and conflicts are a part of life
Dealing with Conflicts and Disagreements >  Understanding the Nature of Conflict  >  Understanding the root causes of conflict
Wars and Rumors of Wars >  The Biblical Perspective on War  >  War as a Consequence of Sin and Rebellion
The Fallen Nature of Man >  The Manifestations of the Fallen Nature  >  Social Manifestations
The Challenge of Conflict Resolution >  Biblical Perspectives on Conflict  >  Conflict as a result of sin and selfishness
The Brokenness of the World >  The Manifestation of Brokenness  >  Brokenness in Relationships
The Root Cause of Injustice >  The Depravity of the Human Heart  >  The manifestation of injustice
Sin's Impact on Sibling Relationships >  Understanding the Origin of Sibling Rivalry  >  Sin as the root cause of sibling rivalry
Understanding the Nature of Conflict >  The Biblical Perspective on Conflict  >  Conflict is a result of sin
The Effects of Sin's Distortion >  Sin Distorts Our Relationships with Others  >  Sin results in exploitation of others
The Gate of Relationships >  The Challenges in Relationships  >  Sin and Selfishness
Unity in the Church >  The Challenges to Unity  >  Disunity Caused by Sin
Strained Relationships with Others >  Understanding the Nature of Strained Relationships  >  The Causes of Strained Relationships
Disunity Caused by Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
The Origin of Selfishness >  The Consequences of Selfishness  >  Destruction and Suffering
The Pleasure of Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
Recognizing the Broken Relationship >  Identifying the Causes of Broken Relationships  >  Sin
Sin's Impact on Humanity >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Sin affects our relationships with others, leading to conflict and strife
The Barrier of Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
The Challenge of Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
Broken Families and Relationships >  Understanding the Reality of Brokenness  >  Understanding the root causes of brokenness in families and relationships.
Sin and Unresolved Conflicts >  The Link Between Sin and Conflicts  >  Sin as the Root of Conflicts
The Challenge of Conflict >  Understanding the Nature of Conflict  >  The Biblical Perspective on Conflict
Sin and Unresolved Conflict >  The Relationship Between Sin and Conflict  >  Sin as the Root of Conflict
Healing of Broken Relationships >  Understanding the Nature of Broken Relationships  >  Acknowledging the role of sin in causing relational rifts
Damaged Relationships with Others >  Understanding the Nature of Damaged Relationships  >  Acknowledging the role of sin in damaging relationships
Sin and its Consequences >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
Pursuing Peace with Others >  Identifying Barriers to Peace  >  Pride and selfish ambitions
The Wages of Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
The Seriousness of Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Destruction of Relationships
The Effect on Relationships >  The Impact of Sin on Relationships  >  The manifestation of sin in relationships
Negative Impact on Relationships >  The Role of Selfishness  >  Selfishness can lead to conflict and strife
The Manifestation of Peace >  Hindrances to the Manifestation of Peace  >  Worldly desires and pursuits
Pursuing Reconciliation and Restoration >  Understanding the Need for Reconciliation and Restoration  >  Acknowledging the impact of sin on our relationships
The Response to Injustice >  Understanding Injustice  >  The Roots of Injustice
The Fire of Zeal >  The Dangers of Misplaced Zeal  >  Zeal that Leads to Sin
God's Design for Relationship >  The Fall and Its Impact on Relationships  >  Broken Relationships with Others
Vulnerability to Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
Passion without Love >  The Danger of Passion without Love  >  Passion without Love can Lead to Destruction
Sin's Contagious Nature >  The Consequences of Sin's Contagious Nature  >  Sin Damages Relationships
Restoration of Relationships >  The Role of Sin in Broken Relationships  >  The Consequences of Sin
Peace in Relationships >  The Obstacles to Peace in Relationships  >  Pride and selfishness
Disagreements and Conflicts >  Understanding the Nature of Disagreements and Conflicts  >  The Root Causes of Disagreements and Conflicts
Dealing with Conflict >  Biblical Perspectives on Conflict  >  Conflict as a Result of Sin
The Man's Disobedience >  The Nature of Man's Disobedience  >  The Selfishness in Disobedience
Lack of Peace >  Consequences of Lack of Peace  >  Broken Relationships
Damage to Relationships >  Causes of Damage to Relationships  >  Sin and Selfishness
Bondage to Sin >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Destruction of Relationships
Anger and Self-Pity >  Understanding Anger  >  The Source of Anger
Pride and Ambition >  The Pitfalls of Misguided Ambition  >  Ambition Can Lead to Sin
Selfishness and Materialism >  The Dangers of Selfishness and Materialism  >  Selfishness leads to broken relationships
Seeking God's Peace >  The Barriers to God's Peace  >  Worldly Desires
Disunity and Conflict >  The Consequences of Disunity and Conflict  >  Disunity and conflict can cause pain and suffering
Selfishness Destroys Relationships >  Understanding Selfishness  >  The Origin of Selfishness
Breakdown of Relationships >  Causes of Relationship Breakdown  >  Selfishness
Lack of Unity >  The Causes of Lack of Unity  >  Selfish ambition and pride
Reconciliation in Relationships >  Understanding the Need for Reconciliation  >  Identifying the Root Cause of Conflict
Sin's Global Reach >  The Global Impact of Sin  >  Sin causes suffering, injustice, and strife in the world
The Broken Relationship >  Understanding the Nature of Broken Relationships  >  The root cause of broken relationships
Disunity and Strife >  The Causes of Disunity and Strife  >  Sin and Selfish Ambition
Understanding Inner Peace >  The Threats to Inner Peace  >  Worldly desires and ambitions threaten inner peace(James 4
Overcoming Disunity >  Understanding the Cause of Disunity  >  Sin as the Root Cause of Disunity
Rebuilding Relationships >  Identifying the Causes of Broken Relationships  >  The role of sin and selfishness in damaging relationships
Renewed Relationships >  Understanding the Need for Renewed Relationships  >  Recognizing the brokenness in our relationships
Defining Selfishness >  Understanding Selfishness  >  The Origin of Selfishness
Personal Sin >  The Impact of Personal Sin  >  Personal Sin Affects Our Relationships
Unresolved Conflicts >  Understanding the Nature of Conflict  >  The root cause of conflict
Cultivating Unity >  Identifying Barriers to Unity  >  Sin and Selfishness
Understanding Selfishness >  The Consequences of Selfishness  >  Selfishness leads to strife and division
Division >  The Causes of Division  >  Pride and Selfish Ambition
Disagreements >  Understanding the Nature of Disagreements  >  Identifying the root causes of disagreements
Conflict as a Part of Human Experience >  Understanding the Nature of Conflict  >  Conflict as a Result of Sin
Experiencing Unity in the Body of Christ >  Barriers to Unity in the Body of Christ  >  Sin and Selfishness
The Pervasiveness of Sin in Human Life >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
The Reality of Sin and its Consequences >  The Consequences of Sin  >  Broken Relationships
Christ as the Restorer of Broken Families >  The Reality of Broken Families  >  The root causes of family breakups
The Challenge of Disunity and Division >  Understanding the Problem of Disunity and Division  >  The root causes of disunity and division