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  • Listening And Doing

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 196 ratings
     | 23,280 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. To be a Christian may not always seem easy. But being a believer has its benefits as well. As James indicates in vs. 25 - a believer can live in freedom and the fullness of God’s blessings. 2. This evening I ask you, do you have freedom? Do you have the freedom to live as ...read more

  • Are You Being Deceived?

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 6,580 views

    Introductory Considerations 1.

    Introductory Considerations 1. Has anyone ever deceived you? Has anyone ever pretended to be someone they were not? Has someone told you they would do something when they had no intention of doing so? 2. As pastor I have often felt deceived. By person making vows and promises and with in days or ...read more

  • Two Marks Of Genuine Faith

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 38 ratings
     | 6,972 views

    1. Last week we looked into the mirror to see if our religion or faith is real.

    1. Last week we looked into the mirror to see if our religion or faith is real. We looked into God’s word and then we looked at ourselves to see if we reflect the image of a genuine believer. 2. James shares with us three marks, evidences or signs that our faith is authentic. The first one we ...read more

  • Defensive Strategies For Dealing With Difficult Superiors

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,557 views

    Be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger while showing a Holy Spirit given wisdom.

    Defensive Strategies For Dealing with Difficult Superiors (James 1:19-22) ILlustration:Formula for handling people: 1. Listen to the other person’s story. 2. Listen to the other person’s full story. 3. Listen to the other person’s full story first. Gen. George Marshall, Bits & Pieces, April, ...read more

  • How To Avoid The Errors Of Being Spiritually Naive

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,734 views

    Sadly, many individuals eschew subtlety or conventional spiritual wisdom and suffer for it.

    Sadly, many individuals eschew subtlety or conventional spiritual wisdom and suffer for it. Being spiritually naïve is an unconscious act of people who fail to appropriate the truth of God’s word. James once wrote, "Be doers of the word and not merely hearers only, who deceive themselves." (James ...read more

  • Showing Favouritism

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,341 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. I needed help but I did not know whether I would get it. I did not think they would let me in their house. 2. I had still been in bed when Diane came in with an urgent problem. She was supposed to be detassling corn but she could not find the field she was to be working ...read more

  • Mercy

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,662 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. Llast week we discussed how we are not to show favouritism. We saw how favouritism goes against the very basis of our faith. For we are to trust in God rather than wealth or earthly position. We saw some reasons why we should not show favouritism. 2. In passage today, ...read more

  • Faith Without Works

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 41 ratings
     | 8,009 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. Today we come to what some consider the heart of the book of James. It is also one of the most passages in the Bible. It is one that can easily be misunderstood. It is one that challenges us again with the question as to whether or not we are really saved. 2. And so ...read more

  • How To Learn The Right Lessons From Every Situation

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,190 views

    Allow the Lord to teach you His will through every circumstance, relationship and personal problem.

    How to Learn the Right Lessons from Every Situation (James 2:1-5) How do we allow the Lord to teach you His will through every circumstance, relationship and personal problem? Illustration:Learning usually passes through three states. In the beginning you learn the right answers. In the ...read more

  • What Are Some Of The Considerations We Should Make In Relating To People Of Different Economic Classes?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,620 views

    The following are some Biblical solutions for overcoming the problems involved in relating to different people of different ECONOMIC CLASSES: 1.

    The following are some Biblical solutions for overcoming the problems involved in relating to different people of different ECONOMIC CLASSES: 1. Ask for the Lord's help in overcoming any tendency to show favoritism to your own people. James wrote, "My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord ...read more

  • How Perspectives Influence Actions

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,679 views

    Many religious reactionaries are told, "Your actions are speaking so loud I cannot hear what you are saying!" James wrote with similar thinking in chapter 2:14,17 when he wrote, "What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith, but has not deeds? In the same way, faith in itself, if it

    Many religious reactionaries are told, "Your actions are speaking so loud I cannot hear what you are saying!" James wrote with similar thinking in chapter 2:14,17 when he wrote, "What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith, but has not deeds? In the same way, faith in itself, if it ...read more

  • Faith + Word = Christian Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 23, 2001
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,043 views

    After professing faith in Jesus, the next step is to show that we have faith, we do this through good works.

    First Baptist Church James 2:14-26 September 23, 2001 James is one of my favorite books of the Bible because it is practical. James is straight forward and does not beat around the bush. Today’s passage is considered one of the most controversial and misunderstood passages in James. Where is ...read more

  • The Sin Of Partiality And Favortism

    Contributed by William Young on Sep 23, 2001
    based on 161 ratings
     | 15,769 views

    We must admonish those we love, to be careful, never giving in to this most serious downfall!

    Sin of Showing Partiality and Favoritism, James 2:1-13 1. This passage begins a new section in James, a discussion of various temptations and trials that are common to all believers. 2. There are certain temptations and trials that are constantly confronting us. 3. One of the strongest is that of ...read more

  • Can We Talk?

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 8,051 views

    A message regarding a Christian’s speech.

    Can We Talk? Various Scriptures (June 17, 2001) Introduction A man working in the produce department was asked by a lady if she could buy half a head of lettuce. He replied, "Half a head? Are you serious? God grows these in whole heads and that’s how we sell them!" "You mean," she persisted, ...read more

  • Instruction In Christian Living Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 25 ratings
     | 9,473 views

    A message encouraging the church to be a place for quality Christian instruction.

    “…Instruction in Christian Living.” Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (August 12, 2001) Introduction Talk to some people about “Christian living” and you’ll have them wondering. To them, Christian living means just the opposite of living. They see living a Christian lifestyle as not really living at all, and ...read more