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  • Paul Redwine avatar

    About Tomorrow

    Contributed by Paul Redwine on Jan 2, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,555 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

  • W.Bryan Jackson avatar

    Keeping God Our First Priority Series

    Contributed by W.bryan Jackson on Mar 13, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,683 views

    Even though we all know that we are born to die, we often loose track of the important things in life.

    James 4:13-17 Now Listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14) Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while the vanishes. 15) Instead, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Carl Willis avatar

    The Best Laid Plans Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,467 views

    The importance of allowing God to direct your day to day plans.

    The Best Laid Plans James 4:13-17 I. There are no guarantees A. We all make plans 1. day timers 2. pocket organizers 3. wall calendars 4. appointments B. The way we make plans should reflect our relationship with God 1. Only He knows the future 2. Only He can shape the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    One Life To Live Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 17,912 views

    James describes for us the kind of attitude that Christians should have about their life. The basis of our attitude, that I believe James describes, is that Christians are people who know that they have one life to live and it counts how you live it.

    8 RULES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE: ONE LIFE TO LIVE JAMES 4:13-17 INTRODUCTION… How Long Things Last, Frank Kendig and Richard Hutton, 1979 · Experts estimate that if a normal cassette tape is played about 100 times a year, sound quality will deteriorate somewhat after about 10 years. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    If Tomorrow Never Comes

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 167 ratings
     | 71,614 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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    What Is Your Life? Series

    Contributed by Daniel Colvin on Feb 20, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,747 views

    James asks the question What is your life? Let’s examine what scripture says it is and ought to be.

    What is your life? James 4:11-17 Introduction All that has to be said are two numbers 9-11 and memories and reflections of where we were and what we saw and what we thought come flooding the consciousness. Sit in silence for just 5 seconds and recall the sites and recall the emotions. ABC NBC CBS ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Pride And Humility Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 29, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 24,689 views

    A message from James chapter 4 dealing with pride and humility

    Pride and Humility James 4 CHCC: November 21, 2010 INTRODUCTION: At the center of this chapter, James quotes a Proverb: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. James 4:6 from Proverbs 3:34 God gives grace to the humble is because they submit to Him. In other words, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    So You’ve Got Plans? Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 12, 2011
     | 4,642 views

    One of the defining characteristics of a believer is that we live to fulfill God’s will.

    OPEN: So today we are going to be moving forward in our study through the book of James. and we are going to be talking about God's plans and our plans and how they combine with one another. When you think about God's plans for your life what kind of emotion response does it create? Is it ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jason Cole avatar

    What Is God's Will For Me?

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 11, 2007
    based on 66 ratings
     | 25,286 views

    Learning God’s will is difficult, but we can know certain things about His will for us.

    “God’s Will for Our Lives” Introduction: I don’t know about you, but I like doing puzzles. Crossword puzzles are always fun. I usually answer the five or six that I know and then retire and go to a new puzzle. Some people like those word search puzzles too, where you din a word in a group of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Sin Of Doing Nothing

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 20 ratings
     | 10,267 views

    A message about our responsibility to serve.

    THE SIN OF DOING NOTHING James 4:17; Luke 10:25-37 INTRO: Despite all the good sermons and lessons, many of us never put into practice what we learn. James wrote that this, too, is a sin--the sin of knowing to do good and not doing it, the sin of doing nothing. I. DOING GOOD IS ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "How Shall We Live"

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Apr 9, 2007
    based on 49 ratings
     | 14,756 views

    Funeral Sermon For Non - Christian

    Title: “How Then Should We Live?” Text: James 4.13-17 Introduction: As we are gathered here today to pay our respects to a friend and a loved one, we are reminded again of a truth we often try to forget. Today we are once again reminded of the brevity of life and the certainty of death. In light ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Josh Reich avatar

    Getting Ahead Of Ourselves Series

    Contributed by Josh Reich on Jun 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,120 views

    Many people in our culture are planners, in fact, our culture holds up planning ahead as an ideal. But what does the Bible say? Does planning ahead take God out of the equation?

    A Search for What is Real: Getting Ahead of Ourselves (James 4:11 – 17) Have you ever had a decision and didn’t know what to do? Maybe it had to do with a career choice, which college to go to, who to date, whether to get married, buy that first house, start a family. All of us at different ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wilbur Madera Rivas avatar

    El Plan Perfecto

    Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Nov 1, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,969 views

    ¿Planear o no planear? Nuestra actitud hacia el futuro

    EL PLAN PERFECTO Santiago 4:13-17 Intro: ¿Eres de las personas que hacen planes? Yo no soy tan estricto, pero generalmente tengo planes. Pensaba ser policía federal de caminos – soy pastor Pensaba casarme a los 27 – me casé a los 24 (porque delia me dijo) Pensábamos tener tres hijos, con dos ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Life's Foundational Choice

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,900 views

    It’s very basic, this choice. And the results of the choice are also very basic, very universal. You will believe that God is and shape your life accordingly, or you will not. And the results of the choice are eternal

    Passage: James 4:13-17 Intro: There are two distinctly different ways to view the world. 1. and they produce very different results in a persons life, and in the life of a nation. 2. one view is very common, the other somewhat rare. 3. one view is very safe, the other very dangerous. 4. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jonathan Powell avatar

    Draw Me Near, Lord! Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Powell on May 15, 2007
     | 12,900 views

    Sermon 5 in a series of 7 on Living the Christian Life - out of James

    Living the Christian Life Draw Me Near Lord! James 4:1-17 When everything is going bad in life, there is only one place to turn for guidance. One place to turn for help, help that will last for an eternity. It is not a temporary fix to a permanent problem. However, it is a permanent fix, to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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