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  • Daniel Habben avatar

    When Laughter Is Not The Best Medicine

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 15, 2010
     | 3,931 views

    James urges us to turn our laughter over sin into mourning.

    “Knock, knock.” Who’s there? “Sadie.” Sadie who? “Say de magic word and I’ll let you out!” “Knock, knock.” Who’s there? “Nobel.” Nobel who? “No bell so I knocked!” “Knock, knock.” Who’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jim Kane avatar

    Needing A Good Excusing...for What?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 6, 2009
     | 2,493 views

    Third sermon of initial 2009 series: ‘2 Things 2 B in 09’

    (Slide 1) This is the time of year when we attempt to fulfill our New Year’s excuses… oops, I mean resolutions. And speaking of resolutions, oops, I mean excuses, I found several good ones this week as I prepared for this morning. I make no excuse for any of them. This is one from a man pulled ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Passion Of Self-Gratification Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 30, 2009
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    God’s wisdom gives peace but the churches to which James wrote were experiencing chronic hostility & sharp confrontations. They fought, coveted, quarreled & condemned others to obtain their desires. They were dominated by self-will

    JAMES 4: 1-5 THE PASSION OF SELF-GRATIFICATION [Romans 7:14-25] Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy wrote of a man who was dominated by the driving desire for self-gratification. To possess land was his highest pleasure. Someone promised him that he could own all of the land he could walk around ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    Humility: If You're Not All That, What Are You? Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 23, 2009
     | 3,527 views

    Christians have an enemy to fight, Satan.

    Is There A H.E.R.O. in House Series Humility: If You’re Not All That, What Are You? February 1, 2009 First Baptist Church of Chester, Chester, IL * Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker A This month, we will hearing a sermon series entitle, “Is There a H.E.R.O. In The House?” 1 I’ve invited one hero from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Tough Questions

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jul 14, 2012
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    James chapter 4 asks us questions that convict us and call us to humble submission to God.

    Submit Yourselves to God 4 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Conflict: Causes And Cures Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 2, 2012
     | 4,227 views

    Once we establish the reality and causes of conflict we need to find a cure for them. God shows us the way to remove conflict is by a humble spirit towards others.

    1. End of WWII World War II had ended. On September 2, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur spoke to a waiting world from the Battleship Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, “Today the guns are silent...the skies no longer rain death...the seas bear only commerce...men everywhere walk upright in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jason Duhon avatar

    A Nation, Humble In Prayer

    Contributed by Jason Duhon on Mar 11, 2016
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    One of the chief reasons for the current downward spiral of America is our refusal to humble ourselves before God. As long as we refuse to acknowledge our sins before God, we will not be blessed.

    A Nation, Humble in Prayer James 4:1-10 In George Washington's personal writings there is an entry on the 12th day of April, 1779: The Honorable the Congress having recommended it to the United States to set apart Thursday the 6th. day of May next to be observed as a day of fasting, humiliation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    What Causes Fights And Quarrels?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 14, 2016
     | 7,356 views

    Let's talk about these 6 relationships killers (Material adapted from Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp's book, Relationships: A Mess Worth Making, Chapter 4 Sin, pgs. 29- 40; and Chapter 8 Obstacles, pgs. 77-90)

    HoHum: Larry Crabb said in his book called The Safest Place on Earth- “The difference between spiritual and unspiritual community is not whether conflict exists, but is rather in our attitude toward it and our approach to handling it. When conflict is seen as an opportunity to draw more fully ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Overcoming Obstacles

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 15, 2014
     | 11,071 views

    Are you a conformer or a transformer? Life can become frustrating? This obstacle can be a stumbling block or a stepping stone, this is up to you.

    OVERCOMING OBSTACLES By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this as a 3 part series. INTRODUCTION: A. Every person is one of two things: 1. CONFORMER: you are fashioned by pressure from without 2. TRANSFORMER: you are changed by powers from within... B. THE WAY WE PRAISE AND ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    “counsel Concerning Deliverance From Turmoil” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Aug 3, 2015
     | 5,513 views

    James describes how Christ-followers can become peace makers.

    Since 3600 B.C. the world has known only 292 years of peace. During this period there have been 14,531 wars, large and small, in which 3,640,000,00 people have been killed. War is a fact of live. Jesus said that we should expect to hear of wars and rumors of war until He returns (Matthew 24:6). ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kelly Durant avatar

    Be Sad, Mad, Then Glad! How To Worship An Emotional God!

    Contributed by Kelly Durant on Nov 1, 2014
     | 3,904 views

    God desires our sadness and soberness to enter into a relationship with Him, then we get angry at our our sin, just as He is angry against sin, and after cleansing ourselves, we can then become authentically happy in Him.

    How to Worship Our Emotional God! Be Sad, Mad, then Glad! Worship God! We just got to visit out daughter and one thing very funny about her I that remember is that when she was little she was very emotional! Maybe something happened and she would cry big tears but then if I did few faces or ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Peter Silway avatar

    Draw Nigh Unto God Series

    Contributed by Peter Silway on Nov 3, 2014
     | 15,788 views

    Draw nigh also means “take up God with you.”Take up his case,take up his burden.draw nigh means take God in to confidence,take him as your only provider.It also means “bringing “God in to your case.

    DRAW NIGH UNTO GOD. “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.”(James.4:8). Today people are so busy living out their lives, that they don’t find time to have intimacy with Gd. This is the world that is driving man to every corner, keeping him busy. Man works day and night. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • James Wallace avatar

    Toward A Kinder, Gentler Creation Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Dec 18, 2018
     | 4,666 views

    The Humility, Gentlness and Kindess of God was displayed in how he entered this world--as a gently, humble baby who would eventually deal with our sins with the same humility, gentleness and kindness in order to reconcile us to Himself. What an Awesome Savior and God!

    Toward a Kinder, Gentler Creation Luke 2:1-20 This month our nation mourned the passing of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States. The thing that I remember most about the first George Bush was a theme that he wanted to characterize his presidency. He wanted us to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Barnabas Park avatar

    Draw Near To God: Three Obstacles To Overcome

    Contributed by Barnabas Park on Jan 6, 2019
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     | 13,469 views

    In our efforts to draw near to God, we have three things to overcome: myself with sinful nature; the world; the devil

    “Draw Near to God” (James 4:1-10) 1/6/2019 1. What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gaston avatar

    It’s Time To Resist!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 16, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,543 views

    We live in a time when evil is sweeping our culture. Christians not anchored are being swept with it. We look at the Church’s duty to resist evil; what we’re to resist; and how we’re to resist it.

    IT’S TIME TO RESIST! 2 Cor. 10:5 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Over the Christmas break I heard about some ladies who were shopping non-stop for several days. 2. In one of the many parking lots, they ran into friends. One friend complimented the shop-a-holics on their new car and asked if it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God