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WALKING SLOW Last week we started a new series that we are calling “The Way.” The name of the series comes from Jesus proclaiming “He is the way!” When we do things our way, they always seem to go bad. At the very least, they don’t go as well as we hoped they would. Sometimes we even find ourselves saying,…

Welcome Good morning, we are continuing in James today. A quick reminder, James is writing to the scattered church that has scattered because of persecution. In the midst of that, James is writing them with practical applications for how their faith should impact how they live. Prayer Engage / Tension…

The faith practice of wonder helps us glimpse with surprise just how creative, faithful, good, big, and present God is.

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial,…

Well… Here we are, the first day of Advent. This year we are going to survey the four gospel accounts of Christ’s birth… We will begin today with the gospel of Mark. Mark is considered the first gospel to be written… and — I don’t know if you noticed, but — it’s the shortest! Do you know what Mark has…

James 1:19-2:26 jk; I love to learn! Does anyone else love to learn! Anyone get distracted with rabbit trails when they learn? I was just joking with Sean and Josh the other day about not looking at my YouTube history because you will see how weird I actually am.. I believe it was Sean who said “yeah…

Be a doer Pretty much everybody in our culture spends some time every day in front of a mirror. We may like what we see, or we may not like what we see, but the mirror does nothing but reflect what is in front of it. Mirrors are made to reflect perfectly what is in front of it. That is what they are…

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Many do not understand God or themselves As a result we: think wrong act wrong respond wrong Jonah is an example of failing to understand both Jonah failed to fix his thinking Jonah 4:1–4 (ESV) But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord , is not…

What On Earth Are You Waiting For? 1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. We don’t know exactly what is being discussed here. Some believe it is when Pilate took money from the temple treasury to build an aqueduct,…

Secular - (Previous Video) Historical/Cultural Context - The book of James was written by the half-brother of Jesus. The Son of Joseph and Mary. Written in the early 40s. He wrote to primarily Jews who were Christians, as at this time it was so early in the spread of Christianity that it had not been…

Have you ever considered the timing of events? I do. We know that their is no such thing as coincidence with God. He ordains all things. I look at situations like this parsonage project that we are going through, have you considered that God knew exactly what time this would happen, He knew that plywood…

At the market place, a seller advertises "1 salad for $3, 3 salads for $10". A customer passing by stops and speaks with the seller: He says, “that's not right!” What do you mean?” the vendor asks Well, that's not an offer: 3 salads cost $9. No, sir, it says here that 3 salads cost $10. I know, but if…

Introduction We saw last week that God brought us forth by the word of truth. We heard that word and came forth. We hear that word to continue forward. It is hearing God that we can make it through any trial. Good listening is like tuning in a radio station. For good results, you can listen to only one…

Intro Of all of the parts of James, this may be one of the toughest. Last week was pretty tough, but today we are talking about our tongues. We saw this verse in the first week of the Study of James back before Christmas and I’ll use it to introduce today’s message. 26 If you claim to be religious but…

Big Idea of the Message : The purpose of God is to bring all things together under Christ. God’s Purpose (v. 9-10) Everyone like to have a purpose in life - be it family, employment, financial or spiritual; Then life happens and as our dreams fade so goes also our purpose and with that we begin to feel…

James has spent chapter one talking about trails and adversity. Living this life is difficult. James points us back to the Word of Truth we talked about last week. 19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce…

Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping…

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.…

God wants all people to be saved The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. We are called to warn the world of their impending doom We don’t get to decide who He saves Jonah is…

What is anger? Anger is a full body response to a perceived or real grievance. Scripture has a lot to say about anger. Who do you think is angry the most in Scripture? God is angry 177 times in the OT and Jesus is angry at least three times in the NT. Humanity is angry 45 times. What grievance do you…

Moral Attributes What is the definition of God’s Goodness? The goodness of God means that God is the final standard of good, and all that God is and does is worthy of approval. Good can also be translated as “worthy of approval”. But who approves? Anything truly good should be worthy of approval by us,…

Surfside Condemned (enough blame to go around). He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. Luke 6:39 (FSB): The reference to blindness likely refers…

Self Control 28 Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit. 11 A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control;…

Grievance of the Spirit: Something in a Name Introduction There is something in the name that we give to others. It signifies who, what, and how we relate to them. We give others nicknames that we associate with them. Other times we use terms that are universal to call to someone. If we forget their…