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Introduction We just finished a section dealing with true humility. We now are looking at a section that teaches us how to have this humility. We see in this text this morning that James tells us to not speak evil or degradingly towards fellow believers. If we do we become the judge against them and…

Some have called James the Wisdom literature / Proverbs of the NT - 50 imperatives in 108 verses Jesus name only mentioned twice (1:1 & 2:1) NKJV Study Bible intro to James “Compared to other NT writers, James says little about Christ, and yet his speech is virtually saturated with allusions to the teaching…

INTRO The glory of Sardis lay in the past. In the sixth century b.c, she had been the capital city of the kingdom of Lydia and later a center of Persian government. In New Testament times she had sunk to relative obscurity. William Ramsey describes Sardis as “a relic of the period of barbaric warfare,…

The key to avoiding fights and quarrels is mortifying selfish passions and submitting to God's grace in the lives of others.

Salvation, Day of The story is told of a time when Satan held a strategy session for subverting those who were close to salvation. “What shall we do?” asked Satan. A daring demon stood and shouted, “I have it! I know what we can do! We can tell men that there is no life after death, that they die like…

God settles all accounts justly & graciously

A firm/steadfast faith is pictured with momentum and resistance.

We sin if we OVER or UNDER esteem our contribution to our future.

Introduction We have all seen movies with Snipers in them. Some are very far fetched on the abilities of men shooting but one thing they all have in common because it is the truth is the shooter must have extreme patience. There are times where a sniper waits for hours and days on end. Sometimes in extreme…

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to…

Introduction: Astronomers tell us that the light from a star takes years to reach the earth. So when a star dies it could be years before we would ever know it becasue the light form the star would keep pouring down onto the earth for years. The church at Sardis was like that. On the outside everything…

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. Did…

Songs: This world is not my Home Heavens Jubilee Victory in Jesus 1st Sunday offering HELL The safest road to hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.… The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged…

Introduction Me We Romans 3:21-31 21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, attested by the Law and the Prophets. 22 The righteousness of God is through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe, since there is no distinction. 23 For all have sinned and fall short of…

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…

Vision involves the ability to see God's presence, power and plan in spite of hte obstacles

Bible Study This class begins a series on learning how to engage the biblical text in ways that take you beyond merely reading the Bible. You don’t have to be a scholar to learn to engage the biblical text and move beyond just reading the Bible in English. There are tools that will help you penetrate…

A family member was at a family reunion and took a lot of pictures . When she took them to the photo place to get them developed , she asked if the pictures could be touched up . The photo tech asked : “You mean wrinkles and such?” She said “Yes” and the tech said, “Well of course.” Well she said: “Could…

Be Thankful Where your At And Go Forward Going forward till God says stop: Cheryl 9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 10 But is now made manifest by…

When we seem stuck, cooperation with God's plans will keep us moving toward His intended end.

318 TOPIC: Fishing Pews Harder Than Rocks? As a woman watched her husband fishing for hours, sitting on the rocky shoreline of the lake, she commented to her friend, “Can that possibly be the same man who complains every Sunday about uncomfortable pews?” Hodgin, M. (2010). 1002 humorous illustrations…