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  • Bo Lane avatar

    Closeness With The Father - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Bo Lane on Apr 19, 2005
    based on 42 ratings
     | 7,764 views

    This series urges believers to live a life of intimacy and relationship as God intended from the beginning.

    Our key verse for this series is: - James 4:8, “Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.” - God desires for us to be close to Him, to share intimacy with Him Last week we talked about intimacy. - Intimacy isn’t just about sex. - A close friendship has intimacy, belonging to someone ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Closeness With The Father - Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Bo Lane on Apr 19, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,572 views

    This series urges believers to live a life of intimacy and relationship as God intended from the beginning.

    For the last few weeks, we’ve been doing a series called “Closeness with the Father.” - We’ve been learning the importance of having a close, intimate relationship with God. - Our key verse for the series is James 4:8 which says, “Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.” Do you ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark Christian avatar

    You're Gonna Have To Serve Somebody

    Contributed by Mark Christian on Dec 6, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 8,854 views

    Using James 4:1-10 and an old Bob Dylan song, this sermon makes our choice of a master "black and white"

    You’re Gonna Have to Serve Somebody Mark Christian Today may be a day that thought you would never see. Today, we will begin our lesson with a quote from that great theologian, Bob Dylan. I guess that if some of my teachers from Southern Christian were aware that I was using Bob Dylan as part ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    Grace For The Humble

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 99 ratings
     | 12,453 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. The Christian life is a deep struggle as we face a big dilemna. Even though we are believers we still struggle with sin. We have one foot in the world and one foot in God’s kigdom. We try to live a holy life but we succumb to sin time and time again. How can we become the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Holy Spirit Graciously Helps Us Respond To Complainers

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,694 views

    1. The Holy Spirit helps us pattern our response to complainers after Jesus Christ.

    1. The Holy Spirit helps us pattern our response to complainers after Jesus Christ. The writer of Hebrews wrote, "Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Heb. 12:3) Ask the Lord to help you gain more of Christ’s ability to endure ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christians At War With Each Other!

    Contributed by Steven Skinner on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,928 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

  • Andy Atkins avatar

    War And Peace Series

    Contributed by Andy Atkins on Feb 26, 2001
    based on 119 ratings
     | 12,290 views

    A look at conflict without and within, and a pathway to real peace between a Christian and God.

    War and Peace James 4:1-10 James begins the fourth chapter of his epistle with the question, “Where do wars and fights come from?” Have you ever stopped to consider that question? I thought about it as well. I read the following statistical data this week regarding national and international ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ted Sutherland avatar

    Conditions To Answered Prayer

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 5, 2001
    based on 201 ratings
     | 12,030 views

    God answers prayer when His conditions are met.

    A pastor had earned a vacation from his flock and he decided to make it a golfing holiday. He went to a golfing resort, and on his first day out on the course he learned that Arnold Palmer played the course frequently. The toughest hole was the 17th, and as the pastor approached the tee his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Crippling Effects Of Envy

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 314 ratings
     | 38,130 views

    If you have envy in your heart it will cripple your life in so many ways. The Bible illuminates the ways that envy cripples and why God hates it so much.

    THE CRIPPLING EFFECTS OF ENVY  (JAMES 4:1-10) INTRODUCTION: Envy… I’d like begin today by reading to you a couple of interesting stories I picked up while surfing the Internet a few weeks ago. Story #1: "The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypisalanti, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Spiritual Schizophrenia Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,101 views

    James calles it doublemindedness -- we call it playing both sides of the fence -- what will help our human tendency to live a "double life"?

    July 15, 2001 7So humble yourselves before God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites. 9Let there be tears for the wrong things you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    How To Draw Near To God (Part 1)

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Jul 14, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 21,391 views

    In James 4:7-10, James gives us ten-point road map that shows us how to draw near to God. Let’s look at the first three stops in verses 7-8.

    How To Draw Near To God (Part 1) James 4:7-8 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano Pico Canyon Community Church June 24, 2001 Introduction: Having spent the last three weeks studying what conflict looks like, the inevitable question that begs to be asked is, “So, what do we do about it? If God opposes ...read more

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    How To Draw Near To God (Part 2)

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Jul 14, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 6,615 views

    This morning we’re going to look at the last seven stop on James’ roadmap for drawing near to God.

    How To Draw Near To God (Part 2) James 4:8b-10 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano Pico Canyon Community Church July 8, 2001 Introduction: Two weeks ago we began to look at what can be described as a ten-stop road map for drawing near to God. James, in chapter four, verses 7-10, of his letter gives ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Mark Hiehle avatar

    Whose Friend Are You Anyway?

    Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Jul 20, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 3,911 views

    This sermon cuts to the heart of why people act as they do (even in the church) and how to live as God truly wants us to.

    James 4:1-12 "Whose Friend Are You Anyway?" By Rev. Mark Hiehle When my children were small, I loved sitting with them and teaching them the songs I learned as a child. It was wonderful to sing with them; "Jesus Loves Me, Deep and Wide, Only a Boy Named David, This Little Light of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    More Of God's Power In Your Life

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 21, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 9,762 views

    How to draw near to God and sense more of His power at work in my life especially when I don’t feel like He’s near.

    More of God’s power in your Life James 4:8 (NLT) 8 Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites. Quite a while ago, there was an article in the Denver Rocky Mountain News described various web sites to which people can submit ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Chris Santasiere avatar

    Restore: Church, Get Right! Series

    Contributed by Chris Santasiere on Aug 29, 2001
    based on 117 ratings
     | 9,252 views

    This is the third sermon in a series conducted by our staff; the other sermons in the series were "Rejoice: Church, be Joyful", "Reflect: Church, be Thankful" and "Reconnect: Church, get Energized".

    “Restore: Church, Get Right!” August 19, 2001 Introduction In his book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”, John Maxwell tells the story of one of the most incredible restorations in American business history. It happened at the Chrysler Corporation in the early 1980’s. Chrysler was in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ