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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Freedom From Oppression

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 7, 2011
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    If we yield to temptations, the devil will continually follow us; but if we put on the whole armor of God, and stand out against him, he will leave us. Let sinners then submit to God, and seek his grace and favor; resisting the devil. Our nearness to God

    Opening illustration: In the annals of US advertising history, one of the most efficient slogans ever is the California milk producers’ two-word question, “Got milk?” With that phrase, the group captured almost everyone’s attention. In surveys, the slogan was recognized by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jacob Ricker avatar

    Drawing Near To Him!

    Contributed by Jacob Ricker on Sep 6, 2011
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    The process which believers can draw near to God.

    I. Illustration: In Ken Jones’ book When You’re All of Noodles, he tells about a lesson that he learned in his office one day. When I walked into my office, I noticed something I had never seen before. It was round, about the size of a dessert plate, and plugged into the wall, giving ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Dealing With Difficulty As A Believer Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 4, 2011
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    James addresses ’wars and fights’ in a way which we sometimes miss.

    Dealing with Difficulty as a Believer James 4:1-10 * Ever since Genesis 3, mankind has been in the throes of fights, wars, struggles, suffering, which are generically called, difficulties. It is a never ending battle. No matter what you call them, we face these every day. You have heard me say ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Submit Yourselves To God Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 17, 2012
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    How do we submit to God? What is required to do this? 1- We submit by resisting 2- We submit by moving 3- We submit by grieving

    INTRO.- Submit. How do you like that word? It’s a verb that means to yield to the power or authority of another. When we’re small and at home, it means mom and dad. When we’re in school, it means the teacher. When we’re out in the working world, it’s our boss or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    You Can't Have It Both Ways

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 23, 2012
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    The attitude of many "Christians" is that they want the blessings of Christ but yet they want to be able to indulge in all the worldly pleasures too. They think having the best of both worlds is the perfect, complete package; a great life. Let’s see what’

    YOU CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS James 4:1-12 INTRODUCTION: There’s a Van Halen song called, “Best of Both Worlds”. Some of the lyrics are, “I want the best of both worlds, and honey I know what it's worth; If we could have the best of both worlds, a little bit of heaven ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    The Fairy Tale Ending / Grab For The Gusto

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on May 18, 2012
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    You only go around once in life, so you've got to grab for all the gusto you can." Some of you may remember that television commercial. But, what exactly is gusto?

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service; there are four Scripture Readings before the Sermon. The Scripture Readings for this day were: Proverbs 31:10-31; Psalm 1:1-6; James 3:13-4:8 and Mark 9:30-37. You only go around once in life, .....so you've got to grab .....for all the gusto you ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Asking Amiss

    Contributed by John Mccormack on May 27, 2012
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    PRAYING GOD'S WILL

    ASKING AMISS JAMES 4: 1-3 JAMES, WHOM MOST BELIEVE TO BE THE BROTHER OF CHRIST, WAS THE FIRST SPIRITUAL LEADER IN THE JERUSALEM CHURCH. THE GENERAL THEME OF JAMES WAS TO ENCOURAGE AND CORRECT DISAGREEMENTS AMONG A DIVERSE POPULATION WITHIN THE CHURCH. SOME SCHOLARS SUGGEST THE JEWISH ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Access To God

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on May 31, 2012
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    We must stay in touch with God to live in this world

    ACCESS TO GOD James 4: 8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Many times I have cried out to my Lord for help he always answers when I pray it may not be like I wanted ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Do Not Slander One Another Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 2, 2012
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    James tells us why we must not slander one another. 1- Slandering makes you a judge of others 2- Slandering makes you above the law 3- Slandering makes you above the lawgiver

    INTRO.- ILL.- Who said, “Read my lips. No new taxes”? "Read my lips: no new taxes" is the famous phrase spoken by then presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention as he accepted the nomination on August 18th. Written by speechwriter Peggy Noonan, the line ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Gregory Lilly avatar

    Why Pray?

    Contributed by Gregory Lilly on Jan 10, 2013
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    So many people do not use one of the greatest resource that the believer has, and that is prayer. Do you think of prayer as something to use only in an emergency? Do you believe you have a better hold on your life than God could? Do you want any thing out

    James 4:1-3 Intro: Prayer, which allows the believer to communicate with God each day and at any time, is one of the most neglected resources we have in God. The average believer oftentimes considers prayer the last resort, only used when life gets out of hand. In this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    Spiritual Adultery

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 8, 2012
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    Adultery happens in some marriages but there is another type of adultery that takes place much more often – Spiritual Adultery.

    Dr. Mike Fogerson May 20, 2012 Introduction A Do you remember when Sandra Bullock won her Golden Globe for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in “The Blind Side?” 1 In her acceptance speech she said of her then husband, “I love you. You are so hot.” a She was married to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    A Passion For The Kingdom (Have You Seen The Rabbit)

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 1, 2012
    based on 139 ratings
     | 45,573 views

    Have you seen Jesus? Is your Passion for him ingrained in your very soul? How can we who have encountered the risen Christ do anything else but love and follow him! Updated October 2021.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service; there are four Scripture Readings before the Sermon. The Scripture Readings for this day were: Ruth 1:1-18; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:11-14 and Mark 12:28-34. Let us Pray -- O' Heavenly Father - we do not live by bread alone but by your every word. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    Conflict Resolution In The Church Series

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Nov 2, 2012
     | 4,976 views

    There are steps to resolving conflict in our relationships.

    November 4, 2012 Morning Worship Text: James 4:1-10 Subject: Submitting to God Title James Part 7: Conflict Resolution in the Church Last Week in our James series I talked to you about how the words you speak will affect both your relationship with God and with one another. Let me begin by ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • James Lee avatar

    Becoming A Great Church

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 3, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
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    This outline comes from a sermon by Cary Paulk In order to have great communities we need great churches. We need churches impacting the community for Jesus… In order to have greater churches, we need churches filled with great Christians. In order to

    How would you like to see your community become a greater community? In order to have great communities we need great churches. We need churches impacting the community for Jesus… In order to have greater churches, we need churches filled with great Christians. In order to have churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    I Surrender Stuff

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 6, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,073 views

    Because stuff gets in the way, God tells us to get our stuff in order so that He can use us for Kingdom work.

    I surrender stuff James 4:7-10 Introduction- This morning I want to talk to you about stuff. A whole bunch of stuff. God doesn’t care that we have stuff, but He does not ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene