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  • Lonnie Erwin avatar

    Drawing Near To God Series

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Nov 17, 2015
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    James primary reason for writing his book was to bring Christians closer to God. He has illustrated the pitfalls and blessings for the Christian who desire to develop a closer relationship to getting closer to God by avoiding the pitfalls.

    James primary reason for writing his book was to bring Christians closer to God. He has illustrated the pitfalls and blessings for the Christian who desire to develop a closer relationship to getting closer to God by avoiding the pitfalls and our Christian character. Bookstore shelves are full of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kyle Gray avatar

    James 4

    Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 20, 2009
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    James tells us how to turn hatred into humility, judgment into justice and boasting into belief.

    There is a stark contrast in tone from chapter 3 to chapter 4 Chapter 3 (taming the tongue) closes with words like peace, gentleness, mercy, good fruits…it kind of ends on a good tone…but CH 4 contains words like fights, quarrels, lust, hate, envy, pride and sin. In CH 4 James gives clear advice on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Only One Life: My Favorite Motto

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 19, 2011
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    A sermon the famous motion, "Only one life, twill soon be past; only what's done for Christ will last."

    Only One Life—My Favorite Motto Chuck Sligh October 24, 2010 (A PowerPoint presentation for this message is available by contacting me at chucksligh@hotmail.com). (I don’t believe the skeleton of this message is original to me, but I don’t remember the source. My apologies to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Submit To God Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Aug 27, 2009
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    The key to the whole book is found in the command to submit ourselves to God. duh!

    We have all seen, read, or heard something like the following. It describes the attitude of possession for a 2-year-old. If I want it, it’s mine If I like it, it’s mine If it looks like it’s yours in any kind of way, it’s mine If I need it, it’s mine If you buy it, it’s mine If I don’t have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Determinator

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 31, 2009
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    What determines things in life? Chance, fate, karma? Who determines things in life? Me, others, Satan? God is the great Determinator.

    THE DETERMINATOR INTRODUCTION: What actually determines things in life? Is it just luck? Is it karma? Is it Fate? Does everything happen simply by chance or coincidence? Although Arnold Schwarzenaggar was the Terminator, he was not the de-terminator. And neither are some others we’ll be talking ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • DAN SANTIAGO avatar

    God-Centered Planning

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 31, 2009
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    Every Christian must live his life according to God’s will.

    GOD-CENTERED PLANNING JAMES 4:13-17 BIG IDEA: Every Christian must live his life according to God’s will. INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION Dr. Auguste Nelaton, (Nelaton Catheter) the great French surgeon, once said that if he had four minutes in which to perform an operation on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making Life Count

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 2, 2009
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    Are my priorities out of order? • Am I putting more time and energy into those areas that are very little consequence? • Should I be putting more time into my family and my marriage and service to God? Maybe today is the day that we should reevalu

    Making The Most Of Your Life How many times have we heard the expression "Get A Life". • Today my main goal is to encourage you to “get a life” • A life that is full of God’s blessings / rewards. • I want to talk about the life that we’ve have been given in God and what a Great life it is. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Carl Allen avatar

    Ways To Deal With The Future

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Oct 7, 2009
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     | 6,777 views

    In this text James is making the point to the readers that knowing the future is not near as important as being prepared for the future.

    Ways to Deal with the Future James 4:13-17 Introduction Mankind has always demonstrated an almost unquenchable desire to know the future. Psychics in this country rake in millions of dollars annually because people want to know what the future holds. Probably every major newspaper in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Drawing Closer To God

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jun 24, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
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    5 ways to draw closer to God. 1 Submit yourself. 2 Resist the devil. 3 Wash your hands. 4 Sorrow for sin. 5 Realize your worthlessness

    20100418.Sermon.Drawing Closer to God By William Akehurst, BA HSWC James 4 From LAB notes 1-3 Quarrels among believers are always harmful. James tells us that these quarrels result from evil desires within us – we want more possessions, more money, higher status, more recognition. When we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    According To Jim - Pt. 4 Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 30, 2010
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     | 5,669 views

    Advice from a friend . . . it can be extremely helpful and life changing if listened to and applied. Jim has a lot to teach us. Let’s listen and learn.

    According to Jim Pt. 4 Introduction Practical advice for practical living! Wisdom that we often fail to apply or live out and therefore we pay the price. Let’s listen and learn! James 4:1-3 1What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Scott Kircher avatar

    Making Plans, Following God Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 8, 2010
    based on 17 ratings
     | 12,523 views

    How do we make plans while following God?

    Making Plans, Following God James 4:13-17 Intro Slide Who here wants to have a successful future? We all want a successful future. We probably all know as well that a successful future does not just usually happen. We don’t sit in our living room and then walk out the door and Bam, success, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Curing Church Conflict-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 21, 2011
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    2 of 3. James revealed the solution for conflict within the local church body. There is a known cure for conflict within the local church. But how is it challenged? The cure for church conflict is challenged by....

    CURING CHURCH CONFLICT—II—James 4:1-17 Attention: A man limps into a hospital to have his foot X-rayed, & is asked to wait for the results. Some time later an orderly appears & hands the man a large pill. As he’s handed the pill, a mother with a small child in need of immediate attention enters & ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Curing Church Conflict-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 21, 2011
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    1 of 3. James revealed the solution for conflict within the local church body. There is a known cure for conflict within the local church. But how is it challenged ? The cure for church conflict is challenged by....

    CURING CHURCH CONFLICT—I—James 4:1-17 Attention: *Our own behaviors can circumvent the very cure we need. Need: The tensions in my church are are obvious. As soon as you step on the property you know it. Visitors sense it. The community talks about it. Everybody hates it. We’re losing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rich Anderson avatar

    Our Conduct And Our Worship Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 22, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,667 views

    “Why do people go to church or participate in worship services when it doesn’t make a difference in how they live each day?”

    We are reading from the New Testament letter from James. James is found toward the end of the New Testament and it’s a small letter, just five short chapters. James, the writer, was the oldest half brother of Jesus Christ. He was also the brother of Jude who also wrote the epistle that bears his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    No Deposit, No Return

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 2, 2011
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     | 13,353 views

    To fail to do what is right is not only sin, but is unproductive. What of our knowledge resources and our financial resources? Are they making a difference? If not, no gain.

    Calverton Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD, August 15, 1982; Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, Sept. 30, 1984) Preachers find sermons in all sorts of strange places, and I found this one in a bottle! Now you can just stop thinking what you are thinking and listen to what I mean! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist