Sermons on James 1:22:

Cleaning Up Our Act

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Sep 2, 2018

We all know about protecting our natural environment and the problems we have created in the past but what about moral pollution? Our Sin is moral pollution how can we counteract it?

CLEANING UP OUR ACT. MARK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. Over the years we have become more and more concerned about protecting our natural environment. Once such concern was expressed by a few scientists and they were regarded as alarmists. The rest of the world thought that our earth was so vast and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23, 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, James 1:17-27

Practice For Life Everlasting

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Sep 3, 2018

Practice the HEARING & DOING of Scripture in this life; it prepares you for the next life. Practice Hard.

Spend enough time around 57th Street and Seventh Avenue in New York City, and you’re bound to be asked for directions to Carnegie Hall. “Which way to Carnegie Hall?” “Where is Carnegie Hall?” “What’s the address for Carnegie Hall?” Almost never does one ask the “how” question. Because everyone ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Denomination: Other

Is This For Here Or To Go?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 4, 2018

Listening to God's Word requires doing God's Word.

Is This For Here Or To Go? James 1: 17 - 27 Intro: Have you ever come home from the grocery store and realize you left something behind? Have you ever gone through a drive-thru restaurant, place your order, paid at the first window and drove off without picking up your order. Your frustration, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Learn To Ride The Wind...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 5, 2018

Many plan on walking on water, but they refuse to build a bridge. Get real. More! There is more than just surface relationships. God desires us to growth and develop into His Plan...

LEARN TO RIDE THE WIND! ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-23, 2 Peter 2:9, Deuteronomy 32:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Enriching Our Life Together Series

Contributed by Graham Kettle on Jan 11, 2018

Christians living in our mobile society need fellowship because other channels of association - family, friends, etc, may be lacking. What can we do to enrich our lives together and what should we avoid that can disrupt fellowship?

ENRICHING OUR LIFE TOGETHER - PART 5 OF 5 1. INTRODUCTION 1) Last week we started looking at the application of our previous studies to ‘Our Life Together’. In this week’s message, we’ll look at what can we do to enrich our lives together, and what sort of things we should avoid, which have the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-27, James 2:1-9, James 3:1-12

Denomination: Church Of God

The Sanctification Mirror Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 21, 2019

EXAMINATION, may we INTENTLY LOOK at the Word of God. CONSISTENCY, may we CONTINUALLY LOOK for God’s will. ACTION, may we take Christianity seriously and are DOERS of the Word.

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK SERIES THE SANCTIFICATION MIRROR JAMES 1:21-27 #JAMESatCCC THE HUGE IDEA: SANCTIFICATION We use certain words in church that sometimes we don’t necessarily use anywhere else. For example: AMEN “Amen” is used 57 times in the Old and New Testament. It happens to be the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:21-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Managing Christian Trials-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 14, 2010

1 of 3. James divulged the proper management of trials which were endemic/common to Christians. There are proper ways of managing the those difficulties. But how are Christians to manage their trials properly? Tackling trials properly involves managing

MANAGING CHRISTIAN TRIALS-I—James 1:1-27 Attention: A plane is on its way to Los Angeles when a blonde in Economy Class gets up, moves to First Class & sits down. The flight attendant watches her do this & asks to see her ticket. She examines it, then tells the blonde that she has paid for ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Managing Christian Trials-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 28, 2010

2 of 3. James divulged the proper management of trials which were common to Christians. There are proper ways of managing these difficulties. How are Christians to manage these properly? Tackling trials properly, involves managing...

MANAGING CHRISTIAN TRIALS-II—James 1:1-27 Attention: A man in a supermarket was pushing a cart which contained, among other things, a screaming baby. As the man proceeded along the aisles, he kept repeating softly, "Keep calm, Thomas. Don’t get excited, Thomas. Don’t yell, Thomas." A lady watched ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Perseverance Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 24, 2009

There is a process in our becoming all that God credated us to be. This is the human side of the divine change.

James 1:2-4, 22-25 “Perseverance” INTRODUCTION When it comes to travel, I think many of us are highway people. We want to go the fastest way possible in order to get to our destination as quickly as we can. We aren’t really interested in seeing the sights or stopping at the tourist ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-25

Denomination: Lutheran

Spring Into Action

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 29, 2009

Our text tells us that we must "spring" into action for our faith to be meaningful. 1- Be quick to listen 2- Be slow to speak 3- Be slow to anger 4- Be quick to rid 5- Be quick to act

INTRO.- ILL.- On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man who decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. He went down to the local army surplus store one morning and bought forty-five used weather balloons. That afternoon he strapped himself into a lawn chair, to ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Contributed by Grant Adams on Sep 24, 2019

Is this a true statement? Do we really believe this? Then this morning I want to show us how some of us are acting, spiritually.

Is this a true statement? Do we really believe this? Then this morning I want to show us how some of us are acting, spiritually. Let’s read some verses that tell us the same thing…It’s not so much what we hear, but what we do that really counts. James 1:22-24, Matthew 7:21-28, Romans 2:13 Our ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-24, Matthew 7:21-28, Romans 2:13

Denomination: Baptist

Preparations For Withstanding The Trials And Temptations Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Oct 7, 2019

We have looked at how we are all affected by the trials and temptations of life. Now we look at preparing ourselves to be able to withstand those tribulations.

For the past few Sundays we have admitted that we all have trials and tribulations and temptations in our lives. We have seen how the trials strengthen us and make us more like Jesus. But James doesn’t just give explanations and facts about all these mishaps in our lives, he ends chapter one with ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Baptist

Thirsty For God, For His Word?

Contributed by Jay Yousling on Sep 3, 2020

As I was learning how to parent my boys, I asked God to help me pass on what it means to be thirsty for God, what it means to love God’s word. He gave me this T.H.I.R.S.T.Y. acrostic.

Thirsty for God, For His Word? Psalm 42:1 "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God." As I was learning how to parent my boys, I asked God to help me pass on what it means to be thirsty for God, what it means to love God’s word. He gave me this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:4, Joshua 1:8, Psalm 119:160, 1 Corinthians 14:32, Ezra 7:10, Isaiah 50:4, James 1:22, John 13:17, Psalm 119:1, Psalm 42:1, Job 23:12, Romans 10:17, Isaiah 66:2  (view more)  (view less)

The Source Of Self-Worth

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Nov 4, 2017

Jesus teaches three ways NOT to go after self-worth, and then concludes with the only truly lasting and meaningful way to find one's worth. Not only that, but he models that true way for us.

Matthew 23:1-12 The Source of Self-worth Do you ever wonder why some people are such jerks? Sometimes people can be so cruel to others! And yet, behind the facade of the bully lies a deep insecurity, a fear of rejection. Our bookstores are full of books about self-worth. I did a quick search on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12, James 1:22-25, Matthew 20:26-28

Denomination: Baptist

Stew, The Smell Will Tell

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 17, 2017

STEW, CONTINUAL STATE OF SUPPRESSED AGITATION and WORRY. Many people in our churches are not thankful as they are too busy stewing? A skunk may claim to be a cat, but the smell will tell.

STEW: THE SMELL WILL TELL. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Matthew 21:19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-31, James 1:22-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God