In our sermon today from James 1:9-11 we considered how wealth or the lack of wealth can shift our perspective from God’s point of view to the world’s point of view. We want all of our “boasting” to be God-centered boasting. We want none of our boasting to be self-centered bragging. Today’s sermon audio can be found on Castbox at “For the Sun Rises”, James 1:9-11.

Introduction: Boasting
1 The Lowly Brother (9)
2 The Rich Brother (10-11)
Conclusion: Like a Flower

Scripture References: James 1:9-11; Luke 24:49; James 2:5; James 2:6-7; Hebrews 9:23-28;

Two Kinds of Boasting
1 Evil (self-centered bragging): Jeremiah 9:23-24; 1 Corinthians 4:6-7; James 4:13-17;
2 Righteous (God-centered rejoicing): Jeremiah 9:23-24; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31;

Humility Is the Key
“Humility is the distributor of all good things, and apart from it there is nothing which is good.”
Commentary on James (1:9)
by Theophylact of Ohrid (c. 1050 - c. 1108)
quoted in Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture