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  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Seeds Are A Plan For Growth

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 180 ratings
     | 11,715 views

    YOU CAN COUNT THE SEEDS IN AN APPLE, BUT ONLY GOD CAN COUNT THE APPLES IN A SEED!

    SEEDS ARE A PLAN By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Our text: 2 Peter 3:18 BUT GROW IN GRACE, AND IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST... I ponder: You can count the seeds in an apple; BUT ONLY GOD CAN COUNT THE APPLES IN A SEED. Sickly oaks from sickly ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ronnie Thrower avatar

    Give Me That Old Time Religion

    Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Apr 20, 2002
    based on 92 ratings
     | 38,030 views

    I know people say we have to change because of the times but I serve a savior who never changes and neither do His principles.

    GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION Text James 1:27 “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” A person must keep himself unspotted from the world. Pure religion does not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Melvin Shelton avatar

    Swift Ears And A Slow Tongue

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 25, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,432 views

    Have you ever met someone who is blessed with all the information about everything?

    SWIFT EARS AND A SLOW TONGUE. James 1:19-27 There is no one harder to teach than a know it all. Have you ever met someone who is blessed with all the information about everything? They all are good at talking and enjoy having people to listen. Haven’t you just wanted to bring up a subject they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Hodges avatar

    More Than Words

    Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,458 views

    To note than Christians are to be “doers.”

    More Than Words Text: James 1.19-27 Thesis: To note than Christians are to be “doers.” Introduction: (1) Actions speak louder than words! (2) The beginning of this section (i.e., “This you know” [NASB] / “Take note of this” [NIV]) may be understood as either imperative (e.g., NIV) or indicative ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mary Lewis avatar

    The Law Of Perfect Freedom Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 4, 2003
    based on 97 ratings
     | 6,950 views

    Introduction to Ten Commandments series: The Place of the Law in the Life of a Christian (Title taken from a book by Michael Horton)

    The Law of Perfect Freedom Intro I would probably never have the guts to do it, but I love to watch skydiving – especially when they are in free fall – before they open their parachutes. It just looks so fun and so amazing – and yes, kind of terrifying – to see human beings literally flying ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ben Bannister avatar

    Staying True All The Way Through

    Contributed by Ben Bannister on Jul 4, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,378 views

    In this sermon, we learn how to stay true to our faith during hardship.

    Text: James 1:9-27 ETS: James gives us qualities to hold to when we are going through trials. ESS: This passage teaches us what we need in order to remain true to Christ in trials. OSS: The youth of MVBC will have these qualities. PQ: What qualities do I need in trials? UW: Qualities Title: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • KEITH MAYNARD avatar

    More Than Just Saying "Thankyou"

    Contributed by Keith Maynard on Jan 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,119 views

    God is tired of lipservice, show Him "thankyou" not just saying it.

    MORE THAN JUST SAYING THANKYOU GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION James 1:27 IT IS THANKSGIVING SEASON, IN JUST A FEW DAYS WE WILL CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY. BUT I ASK YOU THIS MORNING, WHAT MEANS MORE TO YOU. SOMEONE JUST SAYING THANK YOU OR SOMEONE SHOWING YOU “THANK YOU” I BELIEVE IT’S THE SAME ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Mirror (Short Homily)

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 270 ratings
     | 53,737 views

    Some people look at themselves, at their image, as though they were looking into a very tiny mirror. You know the mirror I'm talking about. Every woman seems to have one. I know my mother would always have one buried somewhere inside her purse. Updated January 2020.

    The Mirror (Short Homily) James 1:16-27 What image do you see ... when you look in a mirror? Who is that person ... in the reflection? Paul speaks of looking into a darkened mirror: BIBLE "For now we see through a mirror, darkly; but then face to face (Pause) now I know in part; but ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Truth That Will Save Our Life.

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007
     | 1,853 views

    In a cultgure that prefers to work in shades of grey, the Bible presents a different picture. The choice is clear and the results are real.

    Passage: James 1:19-27 Intro: In our culture, the tendency is for everything to become a shade of gray. 1. it seems that the list of things that are “wrong” has become shorter and shorter. 2. we have become eager to excuse every alleged fault, to redefine our ethics based on polls and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    God Wants Doers (Action)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,772 views

    A call to listen to the Word, accept the Word, followed by a call to DO the word.

    God Wants Doers Listen The story is told of Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said. One day, during a reception, he decided to try an experiment. To each person who passed down the line ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Doug Henry avatar

    Relationships Are Everything - Effective Communication Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 19,466 views

    3 tips to make sure we are getting our messages across.

    Relationships Are Everything Effective Communication James 1:19 - 20 According to an Italian newspaper, one Italian man recently became so frustrated with his wife’s badgering that he had himself arrested just to have one night’s peace in a jail cell. However, ten minutes after being securely ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Reach Out And Touch Someone

    Contributed by Greg Stier on Jan 16, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,952 views

    Many churches have focused on entertaining teenagers instead of preparing them, equipping them and unleashing them to reach out to their campuses and their friends.

    Reach out and touch someone I’m thankful to be with you here this morning and the only reason that I’m here today is because a church like this in the suburbs of Arvada reached out to me when I was an inner city kid from a broken family on 20th and Federal in Denver, at the time it was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    Grounding Faith Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jan 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,628 views

    A series in James about possessing a foolproof faith. This message focuses on faith that is built upon the truth of God’s Word and the necessity of hearing God.

    Foolproof – A Study of James GROUNDING Faith – James 1:19-27 Sunday AM Recap: We’re in a series in James about how to have a foolproof faith so that we won’t be fooled into thinking we have genuine faith when we’re only religious and so we can’t be fooled into embracing anything not of God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard McNair avatar

    Our Duty

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on May 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,772 views

    Memorial Day sermon paralleling the duty of our soldiers SOme of this was adapted from Melvin Worthington

    Our Duty James 1:1-27 Key Verse 22 The real test = DO the Word – Duty -from the word “due” ie taxes are due, bills are due -- Duty is what is due the Lord our Savior! James makes a clear statement here -- just knowing the Word is not enough! Evidently James (the brother of Jesus) writing to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    What About The Mirror?

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,631 views

    In this sermon you will find help in evaluating your reception of the word of God.

    Remember the fairly tale where the wicked witch consulted the mirror but disregarded the mirror’s advice. We sometimes do the same thing. We hear the word of God but disregard the teachings we hear. James used a mirror to challenge our thinking concerning our receptivity of the word of God. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist