Virtue & Vices

What do you do when someone else’s success quietly irritates you instead of inspiring you? James' letter to the church exposes how envy produces disorder while humility, shaped by the Spirit, creates peace.

This Sunday, we'll explore how comparison corrodes the heart and why humility is not weakness but wisdom from above. We’ll look at the difference between competing for recognition and resting in God’s grace.

If you’ve ever struggled to celebrate someone else’s win, this message is for you. Join us as we learn how the Spirit forms what the flesh never can.

Series: Virtues & Vices
Speaker: Jeremy Norton
Scripture: James 3:13–18

Timstamps
00:00 - Have you ever caught yourself scrolling through your social feed, wondering why everyone’s life looks better than yours?
04:12 - Some of you may not know that James was actually one of Jesus’ younger brothers
05:40 - Looking at our core text from James’ letter, he asks a question related to wisdom
08:49 - This same pattern still plays out today, even if it looks a little more polished
10:06 - But then James adds the contrasting statement:
11:50 - Where envy produces disorder, humility, sows peace
13:29 - This is how envy is one of the easiest sins for us to excuse
15:06 - Coming back to our core text, James gives us the end result of wisdom lived out in humility
15:52 - As James continues his letter, he connects the pursuit of humility with the source, which is a relationship with God
16:36 - James ends his letter with a final encouragement and a forward focus
19:17 - As we consider the humility of Jesus’ sacrifice for us, it seems fitting to pause and take communion together
23:48 - Updates
27:22 - Discussion & Prayer Focus

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