Sermons on James 1:17-18:

Who Are You Running From?

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 24, 2025

Mercy and goodness may be the sheepdogs of God, snapping at our heels to turn us back into following the shepherd into the pastures of life.

Do any of you remember the movie The Fugitive, with Harrison Ford? I saw it again just recently. He does a fantastic job of showing the stress of being hunted. One twitch in a cheek muscle and boom! you're right there with him, forgetting to breathe, the adrenalin shooting through your system, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Who Is Watching You Each Day?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 3, 2023

Today we live in an age when we have cameras every where. We never know who is watching us.

A man is driving to work when he notices the flash of a traffic camera. He figures that his picture had been taken for exceeding the limit, even though he knows that he wasn’t speeding. • Just to be sure, he circles the block and passes the exact same spot, driving even slower this time through. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-17

Denomination: Baptist

It’s Coming, It Just Keeps Getting Better

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Nov 23, 2023

God hasn’t ran out of love, God hasn’t out of compassion, God hasn’t ran out of favor or resources, or plans and unlimited available ways to bless and provide for His children!

Mal 3:6 MSG 6-7"I am God? yes, I Am. I haven't changed. And because I haven't changed, you, the descendants of Jacob, haven't been destroyed. James 1:17 NKJ 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6, James 1:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are We Predestined Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Dec 15, 2023

New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus. This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon.

NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus. This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon. The Bible ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-17, 1 John 1:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are We Predestined - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Dec 19, 2023

This is the second and last lesson in this two-part series on the doctrine of predestination.

NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus. This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon. The Bible ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-17, Exodus 1:8-10, Exodus 3:18-22, John 3:16, John 14:6, Acts 2:21, Ephesians 2:8, 1 Timothy 2:4, 1 Peter 3:9, Revelation 22:17, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 1:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Year-End Sermon - Remember. Forget.

Contributed by Sunitha Justin on Dec 31, 2023

Even as we come the end of this year, let me remind two important things you need to do before you close this year. 1. Remember and be thankful 2. Forget your past and move on

We are in the last day and the last Sunday of the year 2023. Do you know this year started on a Sunday and is also ending on a Sunday. Jan 1 was a Sunday and Jan 31st is a Sunday. "the end of a thing is better than it’s beginning." (Ecc. 7:8) Normally at the end of the year we have ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18, Deuteronomy 8:2, Luke 17:11-20, James 1:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Daniel 6:10, Luke 18:10-12, Colossians 3:13, Matthew 18:23-30, Philippians 3:13-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Born Again By The Word Of Truth.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 2, 2024

The unchangeable Father of lights brought us forth by the Word of truth.

BORN AGAIN BY THE WORD OF TRUTH. James 1:17-21. James has already indicated that our God is a generous Giver (James 1:5). Here he cites God as the inexhaustible source of “every good act of giving, and every perfect gift” (James 1:17a). There is not so much as a shadow cast as a result of any ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Powerful Prepositions

Contributed by Joe Dan Vendelin on May 11, 2024

How things start out can often determine if they are victorious in the end. Our final outcomes are judged not in the light of today, but in the light of eternity. Romans 11:36 shows us a three-pronged test to get us started out right and to help us see it through to the end.

According to Merriam-Webster, a preposition at its most basic form shows direction. Romans 11:36 is packed full of three powerful prepositions. Not because the words themselves hold power, but because they are providing direction to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. It says, “For from him ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:36, James 1:17, 2 Peter 1:3

Assurance Explained Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on May 13, 2024

This exposition of Romans 4:16 celebrates the assurance of salvation by grace while encouraging believers to continue in the faith.

Intro In Romans 4, Paul uses Abraham as a model for how to be saved. He makes this statement in verse 13: “For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.”i The promise of being heir of the world is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-25, James 1:17, Romans 11:19-22, Hebrews 3:12, John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Hebrews 12:3-13, Matthew 24:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Every Man Is A Liar. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 14, 2024

Every man is a liar; therefore, I will put my trust in God alone. I will not rely on the words or actions of men, but instead, I will place my faith in the unchanging and faithful God.

Every man is a liar; therefore, I will put my trust in God alone. I will not rely on the words or actions of men, but instead, I will place my faith in the unchanging and faithful God. This statement is a declaration of trust in God's sovereignty and faithfulness, despite the flaws and ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 23:19, Psalm 146:3, James 1:17

Persevering Through Trials Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 5, 2019

Trials that test us will toughen our faith if we don’t allow temptations to trip us up. Trials from without and temptations from within are no match for the Christian who stands in truth from above.

Persevering Through Trials February 2-3, 2019 James 1:1-18 Rev. Brian Bill A man who filed an insurance claim was asked for additional information from the company. Here’s his response. I am a bricklayer by trade. On the date of the accident I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-18, Genesis 3:12-13, Job 1:22, 1 Peter 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Is Gods Love The Eighth Wonder Of The World?

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Feb 16, 2019

Gods Love is not the eighth wonder of the world, God’s Love, Gods Unmerited Grace and Forgiveness encompasses and surpasses all the wonders, of all the worlds!

IS GODS LOVE THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD? As I sat back and reflected this week and thought about what the Lord would have me to share, What kept coming back to my mind continually, was how incredibly faithful God has been and always is. I thought about things God has allowed me to acquire ...read more

Scripture: James 1:16-18, Philippians 4:3-7, Psalm 91:7-11, Romans 11:33-36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What God Requires From Us!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 10, 2019

We are pointing out in this outline 5 ways to help bring the good gifts and needed things in our lives and families from God.

What God Requires From Us! Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (KJV). 12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 13 To keep the commandments of the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12-13, James 1:17, 1 John 5:3

I Love The Lord Because...

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 5, 2018

Christianity is not a “What’s in it for me?” religion. The Bible views thanks-giving as the sincere overflow of gratitude for all that God has given to us. Thanks-giving is not self-centered; it’s God-centered.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK Text: Psalm 116:1-18; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ILL. “What can I do for you, Madam?” Abraham Lincoln asked an elderly lady who had been ushered into his office. Placing a covered basket on his desk she said, “Mr. President, I have come today ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:1-18, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, James 1:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Content With God's Good Gifts Series

Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Aug 12, 2024

Many of the trials that we face come from outside of us. Some of those trials come from within as temptations. James urges us to be content in our station, because our station and the trials that accompany it are good gifts from God.

In 2016, Rosario Butterfield was speaking at university. After her talk, she met a young woman who was struggling. To Rosario and this lady went to visit the campus chaplain, who was also a counselor over the course of their conversation they found out that this young woman had been listening to a ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4, Ephesians 1:13, James 1:9-18, Luke 10:20, Revelation 2:10, Matthew 6:24, Psalm 16:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist