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Pride and sinfulness stems from walking in worldly ways, thinking in worldly ways, and not living according to the wisdom and Spirit of Christ. Let us boast only in the Lord, not in ourselves or anything else, even our church. Watch on youtube: https://youtube.com/live/aZdCYlPuZGM

We struggle together as Christians as we seek to follow Jesus. Do you have it all together? How do we keep our hearts focussed on Jesus and how do we put to death the things of this world that keep us from him?

What is envy? What are the problems with envy? How can we refrain from envy?

Judges 19 ©Copyright August 19, 2018 by Bruce Goettsche There are some events you read about in the paper and watch on the news that are so disgusting you can barely take it in. Consider your response to bodies strewn around the outdoors at a concert in Las Vegas, massacres at schools, pedestrians being…

In these verses, James tells us that what causes fights and quarrels among us is that sinful desire in one or more of God's people is leading them into war with others among God's people. It is very hard to accept because it would mean that there is, in the midst of God's people, an active war being waged against God. As children of God, there is no reason that fighting and quarreling should ever go on among us. Let us follow his word into the fullness of unity that he desires for us.

The name Pontius Pilate is one of the most notorious names in history. If his name was announced at a baseball game, the crowd would "boo". Pilate is usually viewed as the great villain in the story of our Savior's death. However, I'm afraid that by dismissing Pilate so quickly we may miss the lessons…

James 4:1-3 – 1 What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? 2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them.…

Introduction: I recently read a great article entitled, “America’s Moral Decay” the writer of this article stated that, “America is incrementally and systematically Rejecting God. As a result, our nation is experiencing unparalleled moral decay. National immorality flourishes when the hearts of a nation's…

“In the world but not of the world” is a formula you will commonly hear expressed that characterizes the Christian’s relationship to the world. The implication is that Christians are to live differently than those who do not profess Christ as Savior. To be in the world and of the world is to be worldly.…

February 17,2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to Revelation 2:18-29, we come to the letter to the Church at Thyatira. That term Thyatira is usually a bit foreign to us outside of this chapter. To get our bearings we could also…

March 5, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to II Samuel 5, we are continuing our journey through the Life of David. David is one of the monumental personages in the Bible; only God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are discussed…

February 1,2012 By John Barnett Read,print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org The last book of the Bible seems to be the most fascinating, and revealing of all the books of the Bible for believers. No where outside of the first three chapters of Revelation is there such…

"Spiritual Nourishment" Psalm 1 Please turn in your Bibles to Psalm 1. This morning we begin a new series in the Psalms. We will call it “A Summer in the Psalms.” If you joined us last Sunday in the adult Journey class, we talked about our focus and vision as a church. We noted that primarily we want…

1 John 2:15-17 – He that Has Love is Far from All Sin Introduction A second century pastor by the name of Polycarp said the following in a letter to some fellow believers: “He that has love is far from all sin.” That’s the title of this message, and I would like you to keep it in your mind as we go through…

Worldliness–Is it in You? John Stott, that great Scottish preacher asked a very sobering question to the church of Jesus Christ some time ago: You know what your own country is like. I'm a visitor, and I wouldn't presume to speak about America. But I know what Great Britain is like. I know something…

Intro – A very rich lawyer was showing his new Lexus to his friends. As he opened the door, a truck hit it and tore it off! When a cop arrived he was screaming hysterically that his car would never be the same. The cop said, “I can’t believe how materialistic you lawyers are. You’re so focused on things…

In these verses James admonishes and corrects believers who have chosen their own sinful desires over friendship with God. Who Do You Desire as a Friend? (1) The World? How do people have freindship with the world? In the context of James it includes not having control of your tongue and adopting worldly…

INTRODUCTION: As we seek to live our lives as faithful Christians, informed by the Word of God, we soon discover that it is not a simple process. It is not as though the Spirit gave us a rule book, in outline form, fully indexed. He gave us laws, principles, stories, and parables, strewn across various…