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Our time in the book of James is coming to a close today. How have you liked it? Has it been convicting? Encouraging? It has been tough for me as I catch myself in situations addressed by James. James closes his letter as he began it, with a call to prayer. In 1:5, after an opening challenge about joy…

A Minister was walking down the street when he came upon a group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age. The group had surrounded a dog. Concerned lest the boys were hurting the dog, he went over and asked "What are you doing with that dog?" One of the boys replied, "This dog…

My goal for you is that you might become a witness yourself – effective witnesses that truly win souls. The emphasis of the local church must always be a combination of getting the Gospel out locally and around the world. The Great Commission leaves no room for our many excuses. It says in Matthew 28:18-20…

Intro; This morning I want us to look at the science of “Cause and Effect”. "Cause and effect" is a relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others. This is a combination of action and reaction. Something happens ( a cause ) that leads to an effect. A cause is a…

Matthew 2:1-22 Jesus has a strange effect on people. This text shows us two types of people who are effected by Him differently. The Wise and The Wicked. 1. Jesus Makes the Wise Worship Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to…

Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. God is sovereign, in control. Do we believe this truth of Scripture.? Do we believe that God is really in control? We want…

Illus: My first visit to a charismatic church. When we tackle our distinctives as a church, which are those things in which Christians will disagree while still being Christians, we will find there are some very distinct differences. Lutherans, Presbyterians, Anglicans, Baptists, and Methodists are going…

What are the side Effects of Obedience? Tale of two disobediences: Saul Disobey’s God towards Amalekites. The Healed one leper of ten. 1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the Lord . 2 “Thus says the Lord…

Dorcas had a commitment to Christian living *** N/S: Dorcas is the only person in the Bible known by the Greek term mathetria, meaning “female disciple.” Possibly Luke thought she best exemplified what a female disciple of Jesus should be like, for we are told that she was literally “full of good works”…

4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 6 Therefore, when…

What are the side Effects of Obedience? Tale of two disobediences: Saul Disobey’s God towards Amalekites. The Healed one leper of ten. 1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the Lord . 2 “Thus says the Lord…

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the…

Do you ever find it difficult to pray? Don’t you wish that coming to faith in Christ would come with an automatic download of how to pray effectively? Have you ever felt like praying was a waste of time? Have you ever been asked to pray and didn’t know what to say? Have you ever looked at someone else’s…

The book of Acts opens with a recounting of Jesus’ resurrection appearances and his ascension into heaven. Over forty days Jesus presented himself alive to his disciples, commanding them not to leave Jerusalem until they receive the Holy Spirit as promised. He ascends into heaven after assuring his disciples…

Role Model(s) Have you ever had role model(s) in your life, be them good or bad? Role models are important, today we are going to look at the church at Thessolonica and its good and effective example that we can learn from. A good role model can demonstrate what can be done Personal examples of role…

Prayer There are many biblical examples of prayers found in the Bible. Faithful prayer, persistent prayer, pattern of prayer. Who cannot use improvement in their personal prayer life? Prayer and exampled effective prayer is what we are looking at this morning. There is no better example of prayer, resolved…

Psalm 90 (ESV) — A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3 You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children…

Jesus defined the church’s mission in Matthew 28:19a . Mt 28:19a Go therefore and make disciples of all nations not too many Christians would disagree that evangelism is an absolute necessity if the church is to fulfill its mission Paul in Romas 10 says, 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the…

Effective What does it mean to be effective? Are we effective? How can we be effective? How can I be effective? what am I going to do to be effective? Those are some good questions, but should start with what does effective mean. Effective: (adj) successful in producing a desired or intended result.…

Jesus' example demonstrates how to effectively resist temptation.

Last week we focused on the coming of the Holy Spirit. Chapter 2 says it came suddenly with the sound of a violent rushing wind and like tongues of fire. The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in understandable foreign languages. The thousands of people gathered from all over…

Good Morning, we are in our series , T he Cast of Christmas . Over the past couple weeks we have been looking at the Advent from the perspective of the the prophets who foretold the coming of Chri st, then the Angels who proclaimed the Birth to the shepherds.. Today are going to look at the same verses…

Growing Pains No pain no gain, you have heard it, more than likely have even experienced it. The church at Thessalonica was experiencing it then so we can learn from them now and apply some divine resources to help us in our spiritual growth. The church at Thessolonica was going through a time of growth…

Effective Word Successful in producing a desired or intended result. Don’t we all want to be effective? But what if being effective comes with a cost? The church at Thessalonica had a cost upon them and today we are looking at the effective word and the cost of receiving it. ( Be Effective slide) Effective…