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  • Jyoti Banerjee avatar

    Don't Just Sit There - Do Something!

    Contributed by Jyoti Banerjee on Aug 19, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,326 views

    Faith and works are not mutually exclusive - only two sides of the same coin.

    James 2 vv 14-26 Don’t just sit there. Do something! My dearest Sally, I love you more than anything else in the whole world. I would climb the highest mountain just to be with you. I would walk across the hottest desert just to be with you. I would swim the deepest ocean just to be with you. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Dylan Potter avatar

    Do You Have A Counterfeit Faith?

    Contributed by Dylan Potter on Aug 22, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,589 views

    Authentic faith always bears good fruit!

    “Do You Have A Counterfeit Faith?” Counterfeit faith has four characteristics 1. No compassion 2. No conviction 3. No confidence 4. No courage No Compassion What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15Suppose a brother or sister is ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    No Foreigners In God's Sight

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 5, 2003
    based on 129 ratings
     | 20,995 views

    A sermon on racial tolerance and love for all humankind.

    Mark 7:24-37 "There are No Foreigners in God’s Sight" We humans are a strange breed. Why on earth do we feel as if we have to discriminate between others based on where the others were born, or where they live, or what color their skin is, or if they are rich or poor, a Southerner or a Yankee, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Timothy Schultz avatar

    A Faith Too Big For Works

    Contributed by Timothy Schultz on Sep 21, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,881 views

    A neglected friendship teaches that faith and works must be the "best of friends."

    On a pleasant leisurely day this past summer, I drove my car up the steep hill on Urf Road in the little town of Cowlesville, and stopped by the childhood home of my best friend from middle school, Bret. Bret and I spent a lot of time together during the summers and did the kinds of things that ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    Bathroom Scale Christianity

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Oct 18, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,256 views

    Pentecost 17: It is uncomfortable to consider the shortcomings of our faith life. This message focuses on The advice that the Epistle of James gives us to make our faith vital and active.

    There is one device in many homes that is despised. It is often ignored and hidden away because we just simply don’t want to deal it. When we use it, it can have a wonderful or terrible effect on us. Is it the lawn mower? No! Is it the microwave oven? No! Is it the vacuum cleaner? No! It’s the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    Faith That Works Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Oct 23, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,375 views

    There’s no conflict between faith and works in the Bible- nor in James. Genuine faith will lead to works. (slight evangelistic edge to sermon)

    Faith that works. James 2:14-26. WBC 26/10/03am INTRODUCTION: Blondin (Jean Francoise Gravolet) B. 1824. was one of the greatest tightrope walkers of all time, and there are many legends told of feats he performed. One of the most often told stories of Blondin is of his crossing over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James McCullen avatar

    A Profitable Faith. Series

    Contributed by James Mccullen on May 6, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,963 views

    Some people do not see any benefits from being a Christian. Our faith is profitable, and we need to be able to share that in convincing manner. In this passage James gives some illustrations concerning a provable faith.

    A Profitable Faith. James 2:14-26 C:\MyData\JAM-OLD But Good\JAMES2-2.WPD {14} What use is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith, but he has no works? Can that faith save him? {15} If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, {16} and one of you says to them, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Rev. Matthew Parker avatar

    Vital Faith

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 23, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,719 views

    To be vital and biblical, faith must work. Faith without works is dead. Faith lived in loving generosity of spirit toward others is what God wants from His people

    Sermon for CATM - “Vital Faith” Recently my father had a medical procedure to correct a problem that he had with his heart. It was called an angioplasty. The flow of blood to his heart was 80% restricted and a heart attack was just waiting to happen. So the doctor inserted a catheter that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chip Monck avatar

    Resuscitating Your Faith Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Jun 7, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,897 views

    This is the sixth in a series walking through the book of James, and exploring ways to make our faith practical in daily life. This week explores true faith combining knowledge and emotions with action.

    (This message was introduced with a clip from the movie "Signs", featuring Mel Gibson. During the movie, there is an evening conversation between the character played by Gibson and his brother. It takes place on a coach, with the children sleeping beside them, and is a powerful reflection on ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Todd White avatar

    Back To The Basics

    Contributed by Todd White on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 38 ratings
     | 9,775 views

    Churches need to stop trying to be "trendy" and get back to the Main Thing God put the church here to do.

    BACK TO THE BASICS by Todd W. White, Pastor of South Heights Baptist Church, Sapulpa, Oklahoma. "Back to the Basics!" is the cry so often heard in the world today. Whether it be in reference to school curricula, family values, or business practices, there is definitely a move in some circles ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Washburn avatar

    "Screen Door On A Submarine"

    Contributed by David Washburn on Jan 13, 2002
    based on 118 ratings
     | 8,167 views

    "Faith without works is like a song you can’t sing, it’s about as useless as a screen door on a submarine."

    You may have heard our music group sing the song, “Screen Door on a Submarine.” Part of it goes like this: Faith without works is like a song you can’t sing, it’s about as useless as a screen door on a submarine. Rich Mullins wrote that song with this morning’s scripture in mind, because James ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kory Wilcoxson avatar

    Christians In The Hov Lanes

    Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Mar 12, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,099 views

    To acknowledge that we believe that Jesus is the Christ and our Lord and Savior is more than just a decision made above the neck; it’s a decision that comes from the heart. And if it comes from the heart, we are no longer the same person. We have been cha

    When I lived in the Washington, D.C. area right after high school, I worked afternoons at a doctor’s office in Springfield, Va. This was the height of my pre-Christian days, so I didn’t have much use in my life for religion. But there wase a group of nurses who worked there that I really ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Three Questions About Faith Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,816 views

    Don’t tell me about your faith; show it to me.

    THREE QUESTIONS ABOUT FAITH Text: James 2:14-26 Introduction 1. Read James 2:14-26 2. Faith and works should travel side by side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again -- until they can scarcely distinguish ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ed Pruitt avatar

    Faith In God

    Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 17, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,216 views

    Faith, it does a body good

    Faith in God Mark 11:22-24 Sunday July 22, 2001 We have seen that God has provided a marvelous salvation from all the consequences of man’s rebellion. This salvation is to be received through repentance and faith. God expects us to change our allegiance. We must now love Him and serve Him - ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jeff Simms avatar

    Faith And Works

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,538 views

    James says that faith will evidence itself in real works if it is a living faith

    Faith and Works 7/25/05 am, SBC Philippi, Rev. Jeff Simms Faith and Works James 2:14-26 Primary Purpose: To discuss what a real and living faith looks like Let’s pretend for a moment that you’ve suffered a terrible loss of home, clothing and food in a terrible disaster. All you have is what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist