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Finding Direction in the James Have you ever needed a check up in your life and needed to retool some habits to get your life back on track? Sometimes we need gages that we can use check ourselves and answer if we are still on track in life or if we need to change some habits that bring about painful…

Who in here wants a full, meaningful life? How does that happen? What does a human look like when they are fully alive, fully formed? Spoiler alert, we’re going to say it’s Jesus. But along the way, our psalm will teach us two practices that will give you an abundant life and form you into the complete…

The Type of Biblical loves are explored to show that Eros (romantic) love is only to be celebrated within the Marriage Covenant and that Singles and Widows and Widowers are to refrain from fornication outside of Marriage. The gifts of singleness or marriage is looked at from scripture, and all Christians should be living their life for God and for His Glory, that should be our main purpose in life as a born again, justified believer in Jesus Christ.

God's Purpose for Marriage is an Agape Love - Submission relationship to reflect the nature of the Triune God, and the relationship of Jesus Christ to His Church, while sanctifying the husband and wife toward Holiness for the Glory of Jesus Christ and our Father in Heaven.

The most well known statements of the Lord Jesus is recorded in John 3.16. God gave his son that whoever believes in him would not perish but have eternal life. When Jesus prayed to the Father the night he was betrayed, he defined what eternal life is: "that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." As glorious as it is to know life on the other side of the grave, in large measure, eternal life is knowng the Lord in the now. Is it really possible to have that experience? And how does this relate to Deuteronomy 14 when Moses reminds the people of food laws and the tithe? They really do go together! How so? Come with the Grace United crew as we discover how we can know the Lord in the now.

War is among the uglliest, if not the ugliest activities anybody can engage in. People don't use the phrase, "war is hell" for nothing. Imagers of God actually killing fellow imagers of God with the sanction, with the approval, with the command of one's respective government. It was no different with Israel, as the Lord commanded his people to go to war. However Moses gave instructions about how soidiers were to ready themselves in preparation to fight against their enemy. What were those instructions? Is engaging in warfare proper for God's people today? Come with the Grace United crew as we discover anew and afresh of God's dealing with warfare, from the perspective of his holiness.

At the very heart of every church...are relationships. People are necessary. How we see people will determine how we treat them. God calls us to see people through His eyes, how He sees us is in line with how He treats us.

The first chapter of James reminds Christians to use their tongues wisely, to see their true identity in Christ and to use their riches to serve the less fortunate.

“Refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying…

“Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good…

“If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.” [1] The Apostle admonished Timothy to instruct the congregation that they must assume responsibility for their own families. When the families…

By Pastor Glenn Pease When Abraham Lincoln was a young lawyer in Springfield, he was approached by a man of wealth, who wanted to hire him to collect a debt. It seems that the poor man who owed him the two dollars and fifty cents denied the debt and refused to pay. Lincoln did not like the job, but after…

“Highway to Hope!” – You are not the only driver! I hate pointing out the obvious, but did you see the tractor trailer parked out front? It’s really is hard to miss. World Vision created one HUGE rolling advertisement! And what a great way to get people’s attention concerning Step into Africa. Now World…

INTRODUCTION: The usually cynical Ambrose Bierce defined a widow in this way: “A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ’s tenderness towards widows was one of the most marked features of his character.” James tells us that pure and undefiled religion involves…

1 Corinthians 7:7-9 Advise to Widowers and Widows First Corinthians chapter seven places high value on the single life of celibacy and it strongly contradicts the popular idea that only those who are married are truly fulfilling their purpose and calling in life. It makes clear that it is not only possible…

INTRODUCTION The Christian faith does not encourage us to have romantic or sentimental views of human nature—as this passage amply demonstrates. But as we learn to live as God would have us live, we find that the results are often quite remarkable. The instructions here are primarily about women—and…

“Hypocrites! I don’t have any plans on ever going to church, because it is full of hypocrites!” Three weeks ago as I was visiting some homes in the neighborhood a man made this bold statement to me when I asked him “why do most people not go to church?” It was good that he was honest with me. I want…

I. Introductory Jokes A. Calvin & Hobbes - One day Calvin and Hobbes come marching into the living room early one morning. His mother is seated there in her favorite chair. She is sipping her morning coffee. She looks up at young Calvin. She is amused and amazed at how he is dressed. Calvin’s head is…

1 Timothy 5:1-16 Intro: [OHP1a] - play Jeremiah: car accident, in hospital, some time before you’re fit for work, find job been given to another, unemployed, continues for some time until you’re too old. Disastrous! But: when in hospital - ACC; while unemployed - Dole; when old - super-ann/GRI - what…

The Widow - the Gentile - life through faith. Intro: [OHP] - turn to Luke 4. Spoke last time from 1 Kings 17 about Elijah and the drought, the man of God: spoke God’s word, heard God’s word, lived God’s word, spoke to God and God answered - did what he said. This week look at the other character in the…