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  • Refusing To Play Favorites Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 30, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,630 views

    If you want God's favor, don't treat people with favoritism.

    Something very interesting happened on Monday night when people who normally hate on the Packers were suddenly on their side when a blown call by the replacement officials gave the win to the Seahawks. Even Bear fans expressed sympathy to me all week. Well, except for one guy who called me a ...read more

  • Faith And Favouritism Series

    Contributed by Timothy Enns on Oct 31, 2014
     | 6,152 views

    Looking at favouritism in the world and in the church and seeing it for what it is...a sin!

    [ILLUSTRATION] There’s a story about a Chicago bank that once asked for a letter of recommendation on a young Bostonian being considered for employment at the bank. They wrote the Boston investment house where he had worked and they could not say enough about the young man. They wrote ...read more

  • Genuine Faith Sees People The Way God Does Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Jun 20, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,608 views

    
If we see people the way God sees people: We won’t discriminate based on externals. Look at the marginalized with compassion. Treat others with the same mercy we desire

    Genuine Faith sees people the way God does 2:1-13 “What we do is what we actually believe…everything else is just talk. ?If we see people the way God sees people: 1. We won’t discriminate based on externals. 2:1-4 ? 2. Look at the marginalized with compassion. 2:5-7 3. Treat ...read more

  • Partiality And Prejudice In The Pews Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Jun 21, 2018
     | 6,917 views

    Message 14 in our exposition of James. This message deals with partiality and its opposite prejudice in the church.

    Chico Alliance Church June 4, 2018 Pastor David Welch “Partiality and Prejudice in the Pews” This is our thirteenth excursion in front of God’s faith-exposing mirror. James’ letter provides pointed instruction evaluating the true nature of our faith. James’ mirror exposes the reality of faith by ...read more

  • Taking Inventory Of Our Prejudices And Biases

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Jul 18, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,191 views

    If we are honest with ourselves we admit that we all have some form of prejudices.

    Mid-week Message/Devotion July 18, 2018 James 2:1-13 2nd in a series Taking Inventory of our Prejudices and Biases Have we got preferences? Have we got prejudices and biases, with others that we come in contact with at work, while shopping, at church, even our neighbors. I think, if we are ...read more

  • Enriching Our Life Together Series

    Contributed by Graham Kettle on Jan 11, 2018
     | 7,171 views

    Christians living in our mobile society need fellowship because other channels of association - family, friends, etc, may be lacking. What can we do to enrich our lives together and what should we avoid that can disrupt fellowship?

    ENRICHING OUR LIFE TOGETHER - PART 5 OF 5 1. INTRODUCTION 1) Last week we started looking at the application of our previous studies to ‘Our Life Together’. In this week’s message, we’ll look at what can we do to enrich our lives together, and what sort of things we should avoid, which have the ...read more

  • The Just Shall Live By Faith

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 21, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,477 views

    We need to revisit the doctrine of Justification bt Faith alone in light of the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation

    The Just Shall Live By Faith Romans 1:17 Romans 1:17 is arguably the most influential sentence that has ever been written, even more than the beloved John 3:16. This is because of how this verse transformed Martin Luther’s life and became a central theme to the Reformation of which we are on the ...read more

  • Giving Is Helping Others Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 1, 2017
     | 6,461 views

    We respond to God’s grace when we look beyond ourselves, see the needs of others and strive to met those needs.

    James 2:8, 14-17. “Giving is Helping Others” INTRODUCTION We come to the fourth and final Sunday of our Stewardship Emphasis Program. Within the theme “Giving Is ...” we’ve highlighted that giving and stewardship is “Praising God,” “Loving Our Neighbor,” “Serving Jesus,” and “Helping Others.” ...read more

  • Don't Judge Series

    Contributed by Eric Grenier on Apr 26, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,682 views

    We are not to judge others as if we are God. Or to judge with evil thoughts.

    James 2:1–13 1My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? 2For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in ...read more

  • Judging Others

    Contributed by Leslie Tarlton on Jan 19, 2014
     | 5,667 views

    An Expositional series on the book of James

    Judging Others James 2:1-9 Introduction All day long I am around people from India, Pakistan, and other places in the world where they have a very different standard of living. I show up at work, freshly bathed, shaved, wearing men’s cologne, and wearing clean, well pressed, good quality ...read more

  • Let's Do This! James 2

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 29, 2013
     | 3,706 views

    James tells us that if we want to pursue perfection in Jesus then we have to not show favoritism to others, we must have faith with action and by all means guard our tongues.

    Series: Let’s Do This! Summary of Let’s Do this pt 1! What did we learn last week? 1. We need to be like James and do this by being men and women of prayer. a. We need to have nicknames like “Old Camel Knees”. b. We need to understand what prayer will do for us: i. Prayer ...read more

  • God's Favorites Have No Favorites

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 1, 2013
     | 6,949 views

    Believers know that God's love for all motivates and empowers them to show love to all.

    A man and 24 of his friends and family and were refused service at a restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina. The reason: Michael Brown and his group are African-American. Apparently another customer - a white woman - complained that she felt threatened by their presence and Brown and his ...read more

  • Rich And Poor In The Church Of Jesus Christ

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 31, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,392 views

    There are no 'untouchables' with God!

    RICH AND POOR IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. James 2:1-17. James 2:1. The Greek of this section of the letter of James begins somewhat abruptly: “My brethren, not with partialities!” The impact of the whole sentence is: “Do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons.” ...read more

  • Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment. James 2:8-13 Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 21, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,503 views

    When we excuse ourselves for our prejudices of color, education, culture, or status, we undo the love mercy of God in our lives.

    A church painting- A church decided to paint their building. It had become a bit dingy over the years, but the church members felt that a complete painting was a bit expensive, so they bought only as much white paint as they thought they might need. After painting the front of the building they ...read more

  • He Saw Him

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Oct 26, 2019
     | 6,957 views

    Imagine for a moment what it would be like never to see a sunset. Imagine for a moment what it would be like to never see the faces of those you love.

    HE SAW HIM John 9:1 – 7 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God ...read more