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  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Unprofitable Servants

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 30 ratings
     | 9,443 views

    How is your servanthood?

    Unprofitable Servants We’re Number 1!!! We have the largest Sunday School! We have a dynamic ministry! Dr. Good-Words is the world’s leading authority on ________. We had the largest number of conversions and baptisms for the year! We support 500 missionaries! Our seminary has the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Simon Robinson avatar

    Signposts Along The Jesus Way

    Contributed by Simon Robinson on Sep 13, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,805 views

    A Biblical reflection on the events in New York on 11th September 2001

    Signposts He had seen the dawn of many Tuesday mornings, but this one was different, this one was special because it was going to culminate everything he had lived for. He slept little of the Monday night, rose several hours before sunrise, and met his accomplices before they set of on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    It Is The Right Thing To Do

    Contributed by Johnny Bley on Sep 13, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,811 views

    The right thing to do is to be obedient and faithful to God.

    It’s The Right Thing To Do James 4:11-17 How many kinds of people are there in the world? To us, there are many—we try to classify them according to nationality, race, religion, gender, and even economics. However, to God there are only two: the lost sinner and the saved sinner. The lost ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Strong Reminder

    Contributed by Scottie Pitts on Sep 14, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,365 views

    This is a meditation written in light of the Tragedy of September 11, 2001.

    A Strong Reminder James 4:14, Matthew 3:1-2 Today, our nation sits in shock over the events that transpired on Tuesday. What looked like a scene from a movie, was in fact reality. Our lifestyles as Americans were threatened as we came to the realization that terrorism is a frightening ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Tim George avatar

    The Problems With Playing God Series

    Contributed by Tim George on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,188 views

    This passage deals with how pride tends to cause us to play God and the problems that go along with that.

    "Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Leslie Trombly avatar

    Day Of Infamy

    Contributed by Leslie Trombly on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,550 views

    Like Pearl Harbor.September 11,2001 was another "Day in Infamy"

    Jesus Is Coming! Are you Prepared For it? It is very important for us to always keep in mind that this time on earth is only a moment when compared to eternity. I understand that it is important that we live life to it’s fullest and enjoy every bit of living here on earth, but still we need to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    If Tomorrow Never Comes

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 167 ratings
     | 74,318 views

    Have you time to prepare for time running out?

    If Tomorrow Never Comes As I write this, it is 11:55 PM and I am on the brink of another tomorrow, but then I could have a massive MI and be gone before the new day. No next minute is guaranteed. Garth Brooks sang a song that spoke to the issue of our mortality. The lyrics ponder if the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christians At War With Each Other!

    Contributed by Steven Skinner on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,045 views

    “From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?”

    READING: James 4 TEXT: “From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?” (James 4:1) Sunshine - Not a cloud in the sky! That was, in itself, an unusual event for a Saturday afternoon in the valleys of South Wales. Most of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Making Good Resolutions

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Feb 17, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 5,571 views

    How do you make good New Year’s Resolutions?

    Making Good Resolutions Providential Planning James 4:13-17 In James 4, James pictures a typical Jewish Merchant, making resolutions for the next year. James concludes by saying in verse sixteen, that boastful resolutions are “evil.” Our immediate reaction is, “what is wrong with making plans ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    Dust In The Wind

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 26, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 10,597 views

    Our lives are so brief, and yet so potentially impacting..

    “…you are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away…” "I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment’s gone All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind. Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea All ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    About Tomorrow

    Contributed by Paul Redwine on Jan 2, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,117 views

    When we pursue the future without striving to do God’s will, we practice arrogance. This sermon discusses three areas of selfish pursuit.

    About Tomorrow, James 4:13-17 Paul Redwine, Northside Christian Church, Sunday, August 24, 2003 Introduction We often put too much emphasis on the future, thinking that our plans are the best for us, without even considering the Lord’s will. This is arrogant. [TEXT] James 4:13-17 [CT] When we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Is Life

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 72,705 views

    This message challenges us to take a look at our life and see its worth.

    Scripture: James 4:14 Title: “What Is Life?” Introduction: Ask anyone you meet to give you a definition of LIFE, and no two people will give you the same answer.  Even in this congregation, the answers would be as varied as the flowers of the field.  We each have our own ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    Home Truths For Christians

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 4, 2000
    based on 69 ratings
     | 5,213 views

    James diagnoses some problems in the churches to which he writes and offers some home truths concerning the Christians' having the Wrong Spirit, the Wrong Friendship and the Wrong Attitude.

    HOME TRUTHS FOR CHRISTIANS The letter written by James is very direct and personal in its message - he doesn't pull his punches. Martin Luther wasn't very keen on this book - he called it "an epistle of straw" because it didn't say much about Jesus or the Cross. But that's an incorrect reading of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Frank Gallagher avatar

    Christian Carnality

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Nov 11, 2000
    based on 134 ratings
     | 6,916 views

    A study of James 4 which addresses carnality vs. spirituality among believers.

    Christian Carnality (James 4) [HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at: http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/james4.html] (handout follows sermon text) INTRODUCTION Jesus Himself tells us in John 8:31-32: 31 "... If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; 32 and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dan Erickson avatar

    Looking Both Ways

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 77 ratings
     | 6,002 views

    We are going to look back at some of the obstacles and opportunities the church has faced the last decade, and look ahead at some obstacles and opportunities which may be in our path during the next ten years.

    A few weeks ago I was sitting at my desk planning my sermon schedule for the holiday season. I came up with topics for Advent, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, but I really wasn't sure what would be appropriate for the first Sunday of the year 2000. So, I paged through my files and came across an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist