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James: Growing UpNo Superstars: James 2:1-13May 17, 2015Please turn to James 2:1Michael\u2019s Personal Goal: to treat everyone as Christ has treated me\u201cI now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism, but accepts from every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right.\u201d Acts 10:34b-35 V 1: Get the Point: Do not show partiality/favoritism Compound word: perceive at face valueV 2-7: Get the Illustrations: An influencer and \u201ca nobody\u201dV 8-11: Get the Why: Favoritism is wrong because\u2026\u2022Theological Reason (V 5): It\u2019s everything God isn\u2019t\u201c\u2026God does not show favoritism.\u201d Acts 10:34b26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things\u2014and the things that are not\u2014to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God\u2014that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: \u201cLet the one who boasts boast in the Lord.\u201d 1Corinthians 1:26-31\u2022Logical Reason (V 6-7): Face value is a false standard\u2022Biblical Reason (V 8): Royal Law trumps all\u201cLove your neighbor as yourself\u201dV 12-13: Get the Do: Conclusion\u201cLaw of Liberty\u201d = LoveWhat is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?