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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Boasting About Tomorrow

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    Boasting About Tomorrow (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: James chapter 4 verses 13-17. Ill: • IN a 24 hour period, if you’re an adult of average weight, • Here is what you accomplish: • Your heart beats 103,689 times • Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles • You breathe 23,040 times • You inhale ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Plan Ahead

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    Plan Ahead (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: James chapter 4 verses 13-17 Ill: A golfer nervously approached the first tee, • It was a hazardous hole with a green surrounded by water, • And he debated if he should use his new golf ball or an old one. • Deciding that the hole was too treacherous, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • John Wright avatar

    Leaving God Out Of Our Plans – Boasting And Being Arrogant! Series

    Contributed by John Wright on Feb 2, 2010
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    James teaches that it is sinfull to leave God out of our plans and on our own to boast and be arrogant and negligent to His commands.

    INTRODUCTION #23 1. Open your bibles to James 4:13-17. 2. In this section of scripture James gives warning about making plans that do not include God in those plans. (1)Young people, is God #1 in your planning for your summer vacation? With your free time will you read the bible and pray more? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Wright avatar

    The Unceartinty And Brevity Of Life! Series

    Contributed by John Wright on Feb 2, 2010
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    James warns about the unceartainity of tomorrow and he warns about the brevity of life in comparison with eternity.

    INTRODUCTION #24 1. Open your bibles to James 4:13-15. 2. In a previous lesson we discussed things from this passage. (1) We discussed the warning that when we make plans for the future, to not leave God out of those plans. (2) Also, from James 4:16, we discussed that is evil to boast and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Pride And Humility Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 29, 2010
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    A message from James chapter 4 dealing with pride and humility

    Pride and Humility James 4 CHCC: November 21, 2010 INTRODUCTION: At the center of this chapter, James quotes a Proverb: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. James 4:6 from Proverbs 3:34 God gives grace to the humble is because they submit to Him. In other words, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    So You’ve Got Plans? Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 12, 2011
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    One of the defining characteristics of a believer is that we live to fulfill God’s will.

    OPEN: So today we are going to be moving forward in our study through the book of James. and we are going to be talking about God's plans and our plans and how they combine with one another. When you think about God's plans for your life what kind of emotion response does it create? Is it ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Steve Ely avatar

    According To Jim - Pt. 4 Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 30, 2010
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    Advice from a friend . . . it can be extremely helpful and life changing if listened to and applied. Jim has a lot to teach us. Let’s listen and learn.

    According to Jim Pt. 4 Introduction Practical advice for practical living! Wisdom that we often fail to apply or live out and therefore we pay the price. Let’s listen and learn! James 4:1-3 1What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Scott Kircher avatar

    Making Plans, Following God Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 8, 2010
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    How do we make plans while following God?

    Making Plans, Following God James 4:13-17 Intro Slide Who here wants to have a successful future? We all want a successful future. We probably all know as well that a successful future does not just usually happen. We don’t sit in our living room and then walk out the door and Bam, success, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Between The Dashes Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 27, 2010
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    Our time on this earth compared to eternity is very short. we must use it wisely and be productive for the Kingdom of God.

    Between the Dashes James Chapter 4:13-17 James chapter 4:13-17 Introduction- We are still working on the series “Faith that works”. I hope that you have been taking notes and putting these thoughts together as we look at practical ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    How To Plan Ahead Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 17, 2010
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    1) The Foolishness of Ignoring God`s Will (James 4:13-14), 2) The Arrogance of Denying God`s Will (James 4:16) and 3) The Sin of Disobeying God`s Will (James 4:17). James however shows us 4) The Blessing of Acknowledging God`s Will (James 4:15).

    James 4:13-17. [13] Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"-- [14] yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Lessons For The Materializing Church -- Part 11 Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 16, 2010
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    This portion of the book of James focuses in on our attitude towards the person of God Himself. James is asking the question of God’s participation in our thoughts and actions. Do we put ourselves above our creator, and do we disregard God in our planni

    ARE WE USURPING GOD? James 4:11-17 Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Places You'll Go Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 9, 2009
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    The businessmen in James 4 don’t seem to be boastful and proud to me... and yet God says they were. What makes a person proud?

    OPEN: Dr. Seuss once wrote a poem entitled: “The Places You’ll Go” And part of it goes like this: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Darrin Fish avatar

    Making Life Count

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 2, 2009
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    Are my priorities out of order? • Am I putting more time and energy into those areas that are very little consequence? • Should I be putting more time into my family and my marriage and service to God? Maybe today is the day that we should reevalu

    Making The Most Of Your Life How many times have we heard the expression "Get A Life". • Today my main goal is to encourage you to “get a life” • A life that is full of God’s blessings / rewards. • I want to talk about the life that we’ve have been given in God and what a Great life it is. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Carl Allen avatar

    Ways To Deal With The Future

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Oct 7, 2009
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    In this text James is making the point to the readers that knowing the future is not near as important as being prepared for the future.

    Ways to Deal with the Future James 4:13-17 Introduction Mankind has always demonstrated an almost unquenchable desire to know the future. Psychics in this country rake in millions of dollars annually because people want to know what the future holds. Probably every major newspaper in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Determinator

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 31, 2009
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    What determines things in life? Chance, fate, karma? Who determines things in life? Me, others, Satan? God is the great Determinator.

    THE DETERMINATOR INTRODUCTION: What actually determines things in life? Is it just luck? Is it karma? Is it Fate? Does everything happen simply by chance or coincidence? Although Arnold Schwarzenaggar was the Terminator, he was not the de-terminator. And neither are some others we’ll be talking ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ