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  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Friends Or Enemies Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 19, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,055 views

    One of the most difficult decisions we will make is proclaiming our allegiance. We either follow Christ or the world.

    Submitting to God James 4:1-10 Have you ever wondered how some wars began? Consider how some of the following wars got started — about 1,000 years ago, a war between two cities in France started as the result of a conflict over a water bucket. A Chinese emperor went to war because of a broken ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Todd Schäve avatar

    Prayer That Pleases God

    Contributed by Todd Schäve on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 9,849 views

    What does it take to come near to God?

    Prayer That Pleases God What does it take to come near to God? “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Dealing With The Lack Of Peace In Our Relationships

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,947 views

    This sermon analyzes some of the problems and some of the solutions regarding having peace in our relationships.

    This passage points us toward some of the causes and some solutions concerning the lack of peace we often deal with in our relationships (see v. 1). I. What’s Your Problem? James identifies some of the causes of the problems we face. He deals with several, but let’s limit ourselves to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kelly Hudnall avatar

    How To Win The War Against The Devil

    Contributed by Kelly Hudnall on Dec 12, 2001
    based on 136 ratings
     | 17,714 views

    How to have victory over the powers of darkness.

    HOW TO WIN THE WAR AGAINST THE DEVIL .James 4:7 says, "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." 1. The first step is to surrender my life to God. Before you can ever expect to win the war against satan, you must settle the Lordship issue. That means two ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Submitting To God

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 8, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 9,518 views

    When we do not submit to God there is a conflict inside. 1. The source of the conflict is selfishness. 2. The result of the conflict is rebellion. 3. The solution to the conflict is submission.

    When Jesus rode into Jerusalem with the crowds from Galilee following him, he was giving them an opportunity to acknowledge that he was indeed the King of Israel, or rather King of the whole world. He was giving them the opportunity to submit to him as Lord of their lives. But we know that was ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Carl Willis avatar

    Friendship With The World Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 5,745 views

    Man cannot love the world and love God.

    Friendship with the world James 4:1-10 The 4th chapter of James begins with a discussion of fights and quarrels. But too truly get a feel for what we are talking about we need to understand that we are literally talking about wars and battles. The root cause of these conflicts are the selfish ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeffrey Sturdivant avatar

    For Sale Or Not For Sale?

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sturdivant on Jan 10, 2001
    based on 105 ratings
     | 7,916 views

    Is your soul sold uot to Jesus? Or are you selling out to Satan?

    FOR SALE? Or Not For Sale! Key Text: I Kings 21:1-16(Read) Key Verse : James 4: 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. As we ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Steven Skinner avatar

    Christians At War With Each Other!

    Contributed by Steven Skinner on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,684 views

    “From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?”

    READING: James 4 TEXT: “From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?” (James 4:1) Sunshine - Not a cloud in the sky! That was, in itself, an unusual event for a Saturday afternoon in the valleys of South Wales. Most of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Andy Atkins avatar

    War And Peace Series

    Contributed by Andy Atkins on Feb 26, 2001
    based on 119 ratings
     | 11,725 views

    A look at conflict without and within, and a pathway to real peace between a Christian and God.

    War and Peace James 4:1-10 James begins the fourth chapter of his epistle with the question, “Where do wars and fights come from?” Have you ever stopped to consider that question? I thought about it as well. I read the following statistical data this week regarding national and international ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ted Sutherland avatar

    Conditions To Answered Prayer

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 5, 2001
    based on 201 ratings
     | 11,786 views

    God answers prayer when His conditions are met.

    A pastor had earned a vacation from his flock and he decided to make it a golfing holiday. He went to a golfing resort, and on his first day out on the course he learned that Arnold Palmer played the course frequently. The toughest hole was the 17th, and as the pastor approached the tee his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eddie Snipes avatar

    Step Two - The Power To Resist Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Jun 18, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,059 views

    Submission to God is the key and reshaping our desires is the result. Then, instead of fighting off what we desire, we are able to pursue our desires.

    Step Two - The Power to Resist Resistance is Futile This may sound odd at first glance, but resistance is not the key to resisting. The Bible gives the key to resisting temptation in James 4: 6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." 7 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Living In The Airport Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 5, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 6,138 views

    An apologetic on why to choose a servant attitude over a selfish attitude.

    July 8, 2001 For eleven years a man named Merhan Karimi Nasseri was a man without a country. For eleven years he lived in a Paris airport. He had no passport. He had no citizenship. He had no papers that enabled him to leave the airport or fly to another country. He had been expelled from his ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Darren Ethier avatar

    The Crippling Effects Of Envy

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 314 ratings
     | 37,787 views

    If you have envy in your heart it will cripple your life in so many ways. The Bible illuminates the ways that envy cripples and why God hates it so much.

    THE CRIPPLING EFFECTS OF ENVY  (JAMES 4:1-10) INTRODUCTION: Envy… I’d like begin today by reading to you a couple of interesting stories I picked up while surfing the Internet a few weeks ago. Story #1: "The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypisalanti, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Spiritual Schizophrenia Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,891 views

    James calles it doublemindedness -- we call it playing both sides of the fence -- what will help our human tendency to live a "double life"?

    July 15, 2001 7So humble yourselves before God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites. 9Let there be tears for the wrong things you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Tony Miano avatar

    How To Draw Near To God (Part 1)

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Jul 14, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 20,996 views

    In James 4:7-10, James gives us ten-point road map that shows us how to draw near to God. Let’s look at the first three stops in verses 7-8.

    How To Draw Near To God (Part 1) James 4:7-8 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano Pico Canyon Community Church June 24, 2001 Introduction: Having spent the last three weeks studying what conflict looks like, the inevitable question that begs to be asked is, “So, what do we do about it? If God opposes ...read more

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