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Faith That Works: The Book Of James
Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Sep 9, 2024 (message contributor)
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1. Under Trials
Contributed on Sep 9, 2024
When trials come, we have a choice to trust God in joy or wallow in bitterness.
James: Practical Faith James 1:1-8 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 09-08-2024 Dancing in the Rain I watched the sky grow darker and felt the wind kick up. I checked the radar, and sure enough, a thunderstorm was about to let loose. Maxine and I ...read more
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2. Temptation
Contributed on Sep 16, 2024
James gives us a righteous approach to dealing with temptations.
James: Practical Faith James 1:9-18 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 09-15-2024 Happily? When I lived in Mississippi, I ran a counseling center for a large psychiatric hospital. One of the ways we promoted the hospital’s programs was a series of in-services I would ...read more
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3. Walk The Walk
Contributed on Sep 26, 2024
James challenges his readers and us to not just listen to the Word but do what it says.
James: Practical Faith James 1:19-27 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 09-22-2024 Jesse Jesse loved church! He was there every Sunday on his pew at First Baptist Kearney, Missouri. He was born a Baptist and had been baptized in the creek. He killed a man in a ...read more
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4. Root And Fruit
Contributed on Oct 14, 2024
James is going to make the case that we are not saved by good works but once we are born again good works will be the natural response to our love and gratitude to God.
James: Practical Faith James 2:14-26 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 10-13–2024 Where’s the Fruit? I once had a conversation with a guy in his 20s. I’ve known him since he was a little kid. He went to church every week, Christian school, said a prayer in 5th grade, ...read more
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5. Stick And Stones
Contributed on Oct 28, 2024
Our words are one of the ways that we show our faith and love for God.
James: Practical Faith James 3:1-12 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 10-20–2024 Turtle When I was in junior high, I made the basketball team. The coach, who was known for verbally berating players, quickly gave me the nickname “turtle.” (I had not developed the ...read more
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6. Seek Wisdom
Contributed on Oct 28, 2024
James contrasts two kinds of wisdom - earthy wisdom and wisdom from above.
James: Practical Faith James 3:13-18 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 10-27–2024 Unwise In 1912, a French tailor, Franz Reichelt, climbed 200 feet up the Eiffel Tower. He was going to prove his invention worked. His friends thought this was unwise and begged him ...read more
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7. Fights And Quarrels
Contributed on Nov 18, 2024
James makes the point that conflict starts on the inside with wrong desires and motives and moves to the outside to conflict with others.
James: Practical Faith James 4:1-6 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 11-03–2024 A Fight on an Exit Ramp I’ve only been in a couple of fights in my life. One was when I was thirteen years old and I was walking to a friend’s house. This older kid on a bike came out ...read more
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8. A Way Back
Contributed on Nov 18, 2024
James writes that if you feel distant from God or pride has gotten the best of you, there is always a way back.
James: Practical Faith James 4:7-10 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 11-17–2024 Intro When I was a youth pastor in Mississippi, a girl brought her new boyfriend to youth group. She was 13 years old and he was about to be 18 years old. I made an offhand comment ...read more
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9. Stop Playing God
Contributed on Nov 25, 2024
James is clear - stop playing God with others and with your own life.
James: Practical Faith James 4:11-17 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 11-24–2024 Richard Jewell On July 27, 1996, Richard Jewell was working as a security guard at the Olympics in Atlanta. It was just after midnight when he spotted the suspicious backpack and began ...read more
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10. James 5:1-6
Contributed on Jan 20, 2025
Money makes a great servant but a terrible master
James: Practical Faith James 5:1-6 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 01-12-2025 Intro In 1923 a group of the world’s most successful financiers met at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. One was the president of the largest independent steel company; the greatest ...read more
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11. James 5:7-12
Contributed on Jan 20, 2025
In the face of suffering, we are called to be patient, get ready, stand firm, stop grumbling, never give up, enduring hardship, and tell the truth
James: Practical Faith James 5:7-12 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 01-19-2025 Pearls When an oyster gets a grain of sand, parasite, or food particle in its shell, there is no way to get rid of it. It irritates the inside of the oyster. The oyster probably prays, ...read more
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12. Prayer Power
Contributed on Feb 13, 2025
James is going to end his book with a call to pray in all circumstances and encourage us to confess our sins to each other
James: Practical Faith (Part 2) James 5:13-20 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 02-09–2025 Gumball Theology I love gum balls. If we are somewhere that has gumboil machines, Maxine will make sure to have quarters for me. But what if I just stood there, staring at ...read more
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13. See Something / Say Something
Contributed on Feb 17, 2025
If we see someone wandering from the faith in belief or behavior, we are to reach out with gentleness and humility.
James: Practical Faith (Part 3) James 5:13-20 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 02-16–2025 Say Something After I became a Christian, I was paired up with a guy name Seth who started me on my discipleship journey. He said, “Satan is not happy that you have ...read more