The Sunday Whirl<\/a>\u00a0: \u00a0pursuit, prison, lens, wild, cruel, Venus, cloak, become, beloved, cash, goods, skirt<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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We are studying the book of James in our group at church. \u00a0The scripture for this Wednesday is below. \u00a0When I took a look at Brenda’s word list, I couldn’t resist. \u00a0It just fit too well. . . in two sentences even.<\/p>\n
Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?\u00a02 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.\u00a03 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.\u00a04 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.\u00a0 <\/em>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0– James 4:1-4<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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