Sermons on James
The Crown of Life
The Crown of Life-Mary Magdalene-Simon Peter-The Others Disciples – JohnJohn 20:1-18 “I saw the alleged contradictions that people typically point to in the gospels, but these differences were fully within the range of what I would expect from eyewitnesses of the same event.” -J. Warner Wallace ‘Cold-Case Christianity’ “If the skeptics were willing to give the Gospels the same ‘benefit of the doubt’ they are willing to give other ancient documents, the Gospels would easily pass the test or authorship.”…
A Life of Wisdom
Meaningless: A Life of Wisdom; Ecclesiastes 10 -The Foolish Leader (Ecclesiastes 10:5-7, 16-17) –1 Timothy 3:6, 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 –”Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of years, but by the obedience to the will of God.” -Oswald Chambers -The Foolish Worker (Ecclesiastes 10:8-10) -The Foolish Talker (Ecclesiastes 10:12-15) –Destructive Words (Ecclesiastes 10:12) –Unreasonable Words ((Ecclesiastes 10:13) –Uncontrolled Words (Ecclesiastes 10:14a) –Boastful Words (Ecclesiastes 10:114b) –Proverbs 10:32; Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 13:3, James 3:1-18, Luke 6:45, Titus 1:10, Titus 2:10b,…
A Wise Perspective
The Meaningless Sermon Series (A Study of Ecclesiastes) A Proverb is… wisdom can make life better Ecclesiastes 7:1-10 “The good old days” are the combination of a bad memory and a good imagination. Wisdom helps us see life clearly Ecclesiastes 7:11-14 28 And we know that God causes everything to work together[a] for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28 (NLT) Wisdom helps us face life’s problem Ecclesiastes 7:15-29
The Curse and Blessing of Wealth
The Curse and Blessing of WealthEcclesiastes 5 Approaching God with Care (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7)-The Offering of Sacrifice (Ecclesiastes 5:1) Romans 12:1-2-Careless Praying (Ecclesiastes 5:2-3) Hebrews 4:16. Hebrews 10:19, Matthew 6:14-15, James 4:1-10–Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector-Making Vows to the Lord (Ecclesiastes 5:4-7) The Curse of Wealth (Ecclesiastes 5:8-17)-Discontentment (Ecclesiastes 5:10)-Overly fixated on wealth (Ecclesiastes 5:11) 1 Timothy 6:9-10-Lack of Sleep (Ecclesiastes 5:12)-Death (Ecclesiastes 5:15-16)-Our Sanity (Ecclesiastes 5:17) To Be Determined (Ecclesiastes 5:18-6:12)”They say you can’t take it with you,…
Thankful for You
Thankful for You James 1:22Philippians 1:3-11 -When I Think of You (vv.3-6)–The Past—Lydia; Demon-Possessed Girl; The Jailor–Currently—Philippians 4:2-3;Philippians 3:12-16; Philippians 1:6-Special Place in My Heart (vv.7-6)–Colossians 3:12-17; Ephesians 4:1-6; 1 Peter 4:8; Philippians 1:8-Praying for You (vv.9-11)–Philippians 1:9-11–your love will overflow more and more–growing in knowledge and understanding–understand what really matters–always be filled with the fruit of your salvation–righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ “In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more…
The Discipline of Prayer
Faith Foundations: The Discipline of Prayer Matthew 6:5-18 PRAYERP – Praise Matthew 6:9b; Psalms 145:17-19– Look through, not at– The perspective of praise— Praising God for the Who, not the What— Praising God before the Provision— Praising God , and He shows up–James 4:1-10R – Repent Matthew 6:12; Matthew 6:14-15, Mark 11:22-25A – Ask Matthew 6:11,13; James 4:2b-3Y – Yield Matthew 6:10; Romans 8:12-13 FASTING Matthew 6:16-18F – Focus on GodA – AbstainingS – SubstituteT – “Taste & See” Prayer…
Questions: What are the Results of the Faith?
Questions: What are the results of the faith? “The unexamined life is not worth living” -Socrates“A good, but unexamined life will be high on duty and not likely to celebrate the odd paradoxes, the ironic coincidences, and the humor of being dirt.” -C.S. LewisActs 17:10-12 The parable of the farmer scattering seeds Mathew 13:1-23James 1:21-25“Some people can be so disoriented to God that when he begins to work around them, they actually become annoyed at the interruption!” -Henry T. Blackaby…