JESUS’WISDOM,

YOUR WISDOM

13 Who is wise and understandingamong you? Let them show it by theirgood life, by deeds done in the humilitythat comes from wisdom. 14 But if youharbor bitter envy and selfishambition in your hearts, do not boastabout it or deny the truth.

JAMES 3:13-18

15 Such “wisdom” does not come downfrom heaven but is earthly, unspiritual,demonic. 16 For where you have envyand selfish ambition, there you finddisorder and every evil practice.

JAMES 3:13-18

17 But the wisdom that comes fromheaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full ofmercy and good fruit, impartial andsincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow inpeace reap a harvest of righteousness.

JAMES 3:13-18

WISDOM IS BOTH

DATA AND

DISPOSITION

what does Jesus’

wisdom look like?

How do we identify

the wisdom of

Jesus?

how do we have

more of Jesus’

wisdom in our

lives?

WISDOM IS AS

WISDOM DOES

Knowledge

VS. WISDOM

KNOWLEDGE WISDOM

Knowing the truth

Knowing what to do with it

Theoretical Practical

Truthful Useful

Provides information Provides transformation

Tells you what to believe Tells you how to behave

It impacts the data that’s in our head. We have knowledge, but it also affects

the disposition of our heart and the deeds of our hands.

EARTHLY

WISDOM VS.

JESUS’WISDOM

Earthly-

wisdom

BITTER JEALOUSY

& SELFISH

AMBITION

The best place to go to really evaluate whether or not you are acting in

wisdom is to take a look at your heart, become a spiritual cardiologist, take a

look deep within.

THREE ORIGINS

OF EARTHLY

WISDOM

13 Who is wise and understandingamong you? Let them show it by theirgood life, by deeds done in the humilitythat comes from wisdom. 14 But if youharbor bitter envy and selfishambition in your hearts, do not boastabout it or deny the truth.

JAMES 3:13-16

15 Such “wisdom” does not come downfrom heaven but is earthly, unspiritual,demonic. 16 For where you have envyand selfish ambition, there you finddisorder and every evil practice.

JAMES 3:13-16

IT COMES FROM

THE EARTH.

IT’S

UNSPIRITUAL.

Literally, it means soulless. It’s of the earth, it’s fleshly, it’s unspiritual, and in extreme forms, it is supernatural, but

not in a good sense, in a very evil sense. It’s demonic.

IT

DEVASTATES

THE CHURCH.

When someone is teaching from this perspective—from bitter jealousy and

selfish ambition, from an earthly perspective, an unspiritual way,

demonically influenced—the result in the church is devastating because

there are factions, and infighting, and people are devouring and competing

against one another.

It’s not only devastating to you but devastating and hurtful to those

around you.

ONLY YOUR SPIRIT

KNOWS WHAT YOUR

MIND IS THINKING

What James is saying is that none of us has, intrinsically, inherently, the

wisdom that God has. For us to have wisdom, we need an infusion from

above.

What the Bible teaches us in a very compelling way is, the only way that you will ever have the wisdom that Jesus had is through the person and

work of the Holy Spirit.

11 For who knows a person’s thoughtsexcept their own spirit within them? Inthe same way no one knows thethoughts of God except the Spirit ofGod. 12 What we have received is notthe spirit of the world, but the Spiritwho is from God, so that we may

1 CORINTHIANS 2:11-13

understand what God has freely givenus. 13 This is what we speak, not inwords taught us by human wisdom butin words taught by the Spirit, explainingspiritual realities with Spirit-taughtwords.

1 CORINTHIANS 2:11-13

The Holy Spirit enlightens us to discern what the Bible means and he

empowers us to do what the Bible says.

JESUS’

wisdom

WHAT DOES

JESUS’WISDOM

LOOK LIKE?

17 But the wisdom that comes fromheaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full ofmercy and good fruit, impartial andsincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow inpeace reap a harvest of righteousness.

JAMES 3:17-18

IT’S

PURE.

Jesus is always about two things and two things only: he wants to worship God and he wants to love and serve

others.

We want to be pure. We don’t want tainted motives, because the wisdom

that comes from Jesus through the work of the Holy Spirit and the truth of

the Bible is pure.

IT’S

PEACEABLE.

Here’s the amazing thing Jesus does for us: he brings to an end the

animosity and the enmity that exists between God and us. He offers us

truce through the person and work of Jesus.

Here’s the good news: he loves you and offers you a peaceful alternative through Jesus. And the wisdom that

comes from Jesus is peaceable.

Peaceable people are two things paradoxically, simultaneously. They’re slow and they’re quick. They’re slow to take offense. They’re quick to go

and move toward reconciliation. That’s what it means to be peaceable.

IT’S

GENTLE.

The wisdom of Jesus not only ends our animosity with God, but it brings what the Scripture calls shalom into

our relationships.

Reconciliation means that when I sin against you and you sin against me, we can take that together to Jesus,

and we can walk forward in peace in a way that our relationships are

characterized by well-being and good intentions.

If you’re easily offended, if you’re slow to work out the offense of

others in your life, you’re not living out in the wisdom of Jesus, because

Jesus’ wisdom is pure, peaceable, and gentle. It’s gentle.

Gentle means, most basically in common day language, it’s not pushy.

IT’S

REASONABLE.

The wisdom of Jesus isn’t pushy, domineering, or imposing. Jesus’ wisdom is pure, it’s peaceable, it’s

gentle, it’s reasonable.

Reasonable means you are prone to listen before you speak. Before you render judgment on a situation, you

want to take in all the facts.

The wisest people ever are those who have the true wisdom of Jesus listen more effectively and carefully than

anyone else, and probably speak the fewest words.

IT’S

MERCIFUL.

The idea of mercy is, it’s a heart disposition, because wisdom isn’t just the data in our heads, it’s the disposition of our hearts and the

deeds of our hands.

Mercy is a heart motive toward, “I want to forgive you.” And then good

deeds are actions that are consistent with that heart.

Mercy goes beyond forgiveness.

IT’S

IMPARTIAL.

Jesus isn’t impressed by people, but he loves people, and Jesus doesn’t play favorites—he loves everyone

the same.

There should be no partiality. Love everyone the same. We look at them

impartially, and we love them, and we want them to know and meet our Jesus who will love and care for them

as well.

IT’S

FRUITFUL.

Alfredo Manuel

Meet Alfredo Manuel, a scavenger in Manila. But, what makes him special is that he holds an education degree and a license to teach.

Meet Alfredo Manuel, a scavenger in Manila. But, what makes him

special is that he holds an education degree

and a license to teach.

Meet Alfredo Manuel, a scavenger in Manila. But, what makes him special is that he holds an education degree and a license to teach.

He passed the licensure examination for

teachers in 1992 also, he passed the civil

service test that enables him to be employed in

any public school or any government offices.

Meet Alfredo Manuel, a scavenger in Manila. But, what makes him special is that he holds an education degree and a license to teach.

But, Tatay Alfredo was NOT given the

opportunity to teach. Now, he lives as a

scavenger in Manila. He can be seen looking for trash that can still be

sold in recycling shops in the area. This is his

living.

Meet Alfredo Manuel, a scavenger in Manila. But, what makes him special is that he holds an education degree and a license to teach.

In an article in GMA News Online, a UP

Manila history professor named Benjie Mangubat

said that Tatay Alfredo was a janitor before in an elementary school. This is his way to send

himself in college.

Meet Alfredo Manuel, a scavenger in Manila. But, what makes him special is that he holds an education degree and a license to teach.

Having the qualifications needed to teach, he tried to apply in the school where he’s

working at but was rejected. This is because

of the theft charges given to him

UNKNOWINGLY.

Meet Alfredo Manuel, a scavenger in Manila. But, what makes him special is that he holds an education degree and a license to teach.

After five years, he tried to apply again in the same

school but still, nothing happened. So, he gave up

and let himself be contented on collecting

and selling different scrap materials, usually from

garbage along Taft avenue.

Meet Alfredo Manuel, a scavenger in Manila. But, what makes him special is that he holds an education degree and a license to teach.

Tatay Alfredo Manuel was known to be still very

sharp. People say that if you would ask him about the scientific name of any

plant, he will surely answer that correctly.

Some people even call him a genius.

The wisdom of Jesus, worked out in our life through the Holy Sprit

according to the truth of Scripture, is fruitful. We become righteous in

everyday life.

To be righteous means you are in right relationship with God, and

because you’re in right relationship with God, you treat others rightly.

FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL

Presented By:

Ptr. Alvin GutierrezFCC Main

4PM Afternoon Worship Service May 15, 2016

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