Who Made You Judge?

This week we unpack James's conclusion to a two-chapter warning about the sins of the tongue, pride, and self-promotion. The message explores what it means to "speak evil" against others, why doing so is actually a rejection of God's law rather than just a personal offense, and why humility before God is the only real corrective. Drawing on Jesus's teaching in Matthew 7 and the Matthew 18 reconciliation process, the sermon calls believers to examine their own tendency to play judge while pointing to the one true Lawgiver who holds the authority to save and destroy.