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  • William Akehurst avatar

    Blessed Greetings - A Lesson In Hebrew

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Dec 22, 2018
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    Joshua says we have a choice for Good or Evil, Life or Death. James teaches that we should speak blessing and not cursing. The best choice each day is a blessed-good-life. We are to give praise and thanks to GOD and to be at peace with all mankind. LESSON: Consider our American greeting.

    A Hebrew Lesson on Blessed Greetings William Akehurst, HSWC Joshua 24:14-15 James 3:10 In Scripture, Joshua says each day we have a choice for Good or Evil, Life or Death. In James, it teaches us that we should speak blessing and not cursing. The best choice each day is a blessed-good-life. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Family Values - Week 6 Series

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 31, 2018
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     | 6,981 views

    Thousands of year ago, God put in place 10 key values that can make a difference in the life of every family. The Ten Commandments have stood the test of time. Discover how these important values apply to every single person, every married couple, and every family regardless of size or makeup.

    Family Values Week 6 We’re in a series where we are focusing on ten values God gave us in Exodus 20:13. This is Commandment #6. Exodus 20:13 (NIV) 13 "You shall not murder. I know some of you are probably thinking, we can skip this one. Most of us haven’t killed anyone. The only ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    They May Not Break Bones But Words Can Still Hurt. Series

    Contributed by David Mcclain on Jul 23, 2018
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    Taming the tongue is vital to healthy communication in marriage.

    OPENING SENTENCE: I was surprised when I heard some time ago that scholar Ruth Tucker was divorcing her husband for domestic violence. INTRODUCTION: Most of you probably don’t know who Ruth Tucker is. She was a Ph.D. missions’ professor at Trinity Evangelical Seminary and is considered by many to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Rut: You Will Never Be A Butterfly?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 8, 2018
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    Ruts of frustration will hinder God's plan for our development. Is life about the destination or how about the journey? Thorns have purposes.

    YOU WILL NEVER BE A BUTTERFLY. RUTS: FRUSTRATION By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com ***RUT: a worn track by habitual usage/ passage, YOU WILL NEVER BE A BUTTERFLY? My son played little league baseball in Archer Park in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. The balls fields are in the flood ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Straight From The Heart

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Aug 9, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,462 views

    What comes out of our mouth comes from the heart

    Mid-week Message/Devotion James 3:1-12 Straight from the Heart (Third in a series) “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Luke ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Taming Of The Tongue

    Contributed by Jeff Hatos on Aug 11, 2018
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    James calls our tongue an unruly beast. Can we tame the tongue?

    The Taming of the Tongue James 3:3-12 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Surrender

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 26, 2019
     | 5,092 views

    This series looks at the various things we have to surrender as Christians.

    Last week I told you about the best summer job I ever had, and it was working on a ocean going salvage tugboat that went to the North Pole in 1981. But I had my first summer job at sea when I was fifteen and for the first two summers of my high school years I worked on Tugboats. Between grade ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Misusing Your Tongue Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Nov 6, 2019
     | 7,310 views

    This message serves as instruction for any who struggle with using foul or off-colored language.

    Chapter 3 begins a new discussion. The first two chapters of James have been about trials and temptations and how we can overcome them. These trials and temptations are common to everyone. We all have things that cause us to walk through a valley in life. We are all tempted from time to time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gbemisola Fafowora avatar

    Our God Is A Consuming Fire

    Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Jan 22, 2020
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    When I read this in the bible I got excited that we have a God that loves us and His love for us will consume with His fire anything in us that will not let us live a godly life.

    We can never imagine that our God can be a consuming fire. But the book of Hebrews records this in chapter 12 verse 29 that Our God is indeed a Consuming Fire Hebrews 12:29 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Frozen Communication? Forget Not To Communicate!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2020
     | 4,322 views

    We live in perilous times. Seldom do we acknowledge how important our words are? Healthy families and healthy churches keep the communication lines open. Danger lies ahead when we we forget to communicate.

    FORGET NOT TO COMMUNICATE--- THE POWER OF WORDS. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Text: Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Never forget HURT PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE. SEEMS FEW REALIZE THERE IS POWER IN THE SPOKEN ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Taming The Tongue

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 5, 2018
     | 4,153 views

    The human tongue can be used in positive and negative ways.

    Taming the Tongue James 3:1 - 12 Intro: Bubba and Billy Joe were out in the woods when suddenly Billy Joe grabbed his chest and fell to the ground. He didn’t seem to be breathing, his eyes were rolled back in his head and his tongue was hanging out. Terrified, Bubba whipped out his cell phone and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Thomas Clawser avatar

    Watch Your Tongue!

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Sep 17, 2018
     | 6,201 views

    Do the words you speak build-up or burn-down?

    In the summer of 2000, more than a thousand firefighters battled a wildfire for two weeks in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The fire started on August 24, and continued until September 8. When it was over more than eighty thousand acres of federal forest was burnt. Forty-six-year-old Janice ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Wild Thing - James 3:1-12 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 26, 2018
     | 5,789 views

    James warns us about our tongue. the uncontroled tongue, and the power of words.

    Opening Video: The Church Matters! Series: James – Let’s do it! Thesis of Book: The message of the book is “Let’s do it – live the faith – put it into action! The half-brother of Jesus is speaking to the scattered Jewish Christians across the nations – they were scattered right after Stephen ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Nickolas Kooi avatar

    Taming The Tongue Series

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Oct 3, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,458 views

    A sermon on the tongue. James says the tongue controls, destroys, and cannot be tamed, but fortunately there is one Perfect Man, Jesus Christ, and he points us to Him.

    Can you figure out this riddle? “I am often held, but never touched. I am always wet, but never rust. I often bite, but I am seldom bit. To use me well, you must have wit. What am I?” Can you figure it out? Ready for the answer? It is…the tongue! The tongue can be held without being ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    James 3 - Wild Thing! Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 14, 2018
     | 8,233 views

    Today I want to focus on the power of words and learn a lesson from James on the importance of making sure our words are always bridled – always kept in check.

    Opening Video: The Church Matters! Series: James – Let’s do it! Thesis of Book: The message of the book is “Let’s do it – live the faith – put it into action! The half-brother of Jesus is speaking to the scattered Jewish Christians across the nations – they were scattered right after Stephen ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational