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James
Contributed by Peter Toy on Mar 8, 2013 (message contributor)
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1. Persevere Through Problems
Contributed on Mar 8, 2013
Problems are the path to perfection.
Problems are the path to perfection. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like having problems in my life. In fact I’ll do just about anything to avoid them. But avoiding problems doesn’t make them go away. Instead often they only get worse. Neville Chamberlain became the prime minister of ...read more
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2. The Cure For Discrimination
Contributed on Mar 9, 2013
Mercy is the cure for discrimination
Mercy is the cure for discrimination. I grew up in a small city in south western Ontario called Sarnia. There were very few Chinese people in the city. In fact when my older sister was born my father received recognition from the mayor since she was the first Chinese born in the city. In school ...read more
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3. How To Really Change
Contributed on Mar 12, 2013
How to let the Word of God change your life
The world is quickly changing. We see that in technology, in culture, in politics, you name it. But it seems the place we are not changing is in ourselves. Have you changed much in the last year? Now I’m not talking about external things. You may be have changed your job, your home, your ...read more
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4. Saving Faith
Contributed on Mar 12, 2013
Real faith leads to real action.
Real faith leads to real action. When I was going to university I often came home to my hometown on holidays. During one Christmas break, a young man started attending the church. I recognized him. His name was Alan and he was in my grade in the local high school we attended together. My friends ...read more
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5. Dynamite In Our Mouths
Contributed on Mar 19, 2013
Taming our tongues
We have dynamite in our mouths. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. You may have heard children yelling that to one another across the school yard. I’ve even said it myself. But you know the longer I’ve lived my life the more I see that this saying is a ...read more
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6. The Right Wisdom
Contributed on Mar 26, 2013
What is true wisdom and which wisdom will we choose?
Which path will you choose? The passage this morning talks about wisdom. When the Bible speaks about wisdom, it’s talking about much more than just head knowledge, memorizing a set of facts. When the Bible speaks about wisdom it is describing a way of living that brings success, peace and ...read more
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7. Humility, The Cure For Interpersonal Conflict
Contributed on Mar 26, 2013
How to diffuse interpersonal conflicts through humility
Humility is the cure for interpersonal conflict. The story is told of a Christian couple who were married for a number of years but they got into terrible fights. After one particularly intense argument, the husband stormed out of the house. The wife got on her knees and prayed, “O Lord, you ...read more
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8. God’s Plan Is The Only Plan
Contributed on Mar 28, 2013
Only God’s plan will matter in the long run, so we had better join Him.
God’s plan is the only plan. I remember lying on the bed, the hot, humid air pressing down on me, and wondering, “What was I doing here?” I was on my first mission trip to the Philippines. I was serving for 10 weeks working in the housing complex, Villa Carolina II on the outskirts of Manila. I ...read more
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9. Being Rich Can Make Us Spiritually Poor
Contributed on Mar 28, 2013
If we don’t learn to handle our wealth in a godly manner, it can separate us from God.
Being rich can make us spiritually poor. A story is told of a rich man who was on his death bed. He called in three of his friends, a pastor, a doctor and a lawyer to give them a strange request. He gave each of the men an envelope with one million dollars in it. He instructed the men that ...read more
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10. Patience Is The Key
Contributed on Jul 4, 2013
Patience is the key of making it through life.
Patience is the Key (Part 1) – James 5:7-9 August 12, 2012 Patience is the key of making it through life. Are you patient? There was a psychology experiment about patience. Young children were placed in a room and given one marshmallow. They were told that if they wanted to, they could ...read more
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11. Patience Is The Key (Part 2)
Contributed on Jul 5, 2013
Patience is the key of getting through life.
Patience Is the Key (Part 2) – James 5:10-12 August 26, 2012 Patience is the key of getting through life. Have you ever hit the rock bottom where you just couldn’t go on any longer, when the worst thing that you could imagine happened and all you wanted to do was give up? ...read more
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12. Prayer - The Path Home
Contributed on Jul 5, 2013
Prayer is God's invitation to us to come home.
Prayer – The Path Home – James 5:13-20 (Part 1) Sept. 2, 2012 Let’s go home. Let me read you a quote from the book, “Prayer” by Richard Foster. This is how he begins the book: "God has graciously allowed me to catch a glimpse into his heart, and I want to share ...read more
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13. Prayer - The Power That Changes The World
Contributed on Jul 5, 2013
Do you want to see the power of God at work in your life and in the lives of others? Do you want to be used by God to change the world? Then, pray.
Prayer – The Power That Changes the World – James 5:13-20 (Part 2) Sept. 16, 2012 Prayer is the power that changes the world. Sam Chadwick wrote, "The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayer-less studies, prayer-less work, ...read more