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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    You Got Future Plans?

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 3, 2009
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    It is good to have goals, but goals will disappoint us if we leave God out of them. There is no point in making plans as though God did not exist, because the future is in His hands. That man walks most safely who has the least confidence in himself.

    Opening illustration: Fortuneteller, gazing into crystal ball, to frog: You are going to meet a beautiful young woman. From the moment she sets eyes on you she will have an insatiable desire to know all about you. She will be compelled to get close to you - you’ll fascinate her." Frog: "Where am I? ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fog And Jelly Beans

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 4, 2009
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    A look at how we would live if we knew that our life was about to end. This was a message for the first Sunday of the New Year

    Having grown up in the Maritimes and spending most of my teens years around boats and ships of one description or another I am fairly familiar with fog, especially when you consider my formative years were spent in Saint John or as we fondly remember it CFBC, Canada’s Fog Bound City. And some fog ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Matthew Grise avatar

    You Are Not The Master

    Contributed by Matthew Grise on Jan 9, 2009
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    James encourages his readers to understand their frailty while acknowledging God’s sovereignty.

    JAMES LIVING THE REAL LIFE: CULTIVATING A FAITH THAT WORKS YOU ARE NOT THE MASTER JAMES 4:11-17 INTRODUCTION James chapter 4 is where we turn to today. We will be looking at the last part of chapter 4. Now, remember the first 10 verses of chapter 4 are a call to abandon the selfish, sinful ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Conocer Lo Bueno

    Contributed by Aaron Chavez on May 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,211 views

    Dios nos pide cuentas cuando sabemos exactamente lo que el quiere de nuestras vidas y decidimos no hacerlo.

    Conocer lo bueno I. La Conformidad a. Santiago 4.17 - El pecado, pues, está en aquel que sabe hacer lo bueno, y no lo hace. i. Pecado - lo defino como conformidad. (1) Conformado a la idea de que no tengo la necesidad de cambiar (2) Conformado a la condición presente de mi familia, mi iglesia, mi ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brian La Croix avatar

    Are You Ready?

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 22, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,878 views

    A very last-minute message given during a service after the death of my father-in-law the previous week.

    Note: this message was put together in about 2 minutes during the singing portion of the service, and was not the message I had intended to give! Therefore this is a very sparse outline. The audio version fleshes this out, and I would encourage you to listen to that as you look at this ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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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

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Between The Dashes Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 27, 2010
     | 9,212 views

    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

  • Josh Reich avatar

    Getting Ahead Of Ourselves Series

    Contributed by Josh Reich on Jun 4, 2007
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     | 4,414 views

    Many people in our culture are planners, in fact, our culture holds up planning ahead as an ideal. But what does the Bible say? Does planning ahead take God out of the equation?

    A Search for What is Real: Getting Ahead of Ourselves (James 4:11 – 17) Have you ever had a decision and didn’t know what to do? Maybe it had to do with a career choice, which college to go to, who to date, whether to get married, buy that first house, start a family. All of us at different ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Overcoming Tomorrow Series

    Contributed by Mike Schultz on Oct 31, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,094 views

    #9 in a series dealing with the book of James. Addresses the boasts, uncertainty, and yet hope for tomorrow.

    Overcoming Tomorrow James 4:13-17 One day a man went to his doctor for his annual physical. A couple weeks later, he went back in order to hear the results. His doctor said, “Well, I have some bad news and some even worse news. Which do you want to hear first?” The man became somewhat ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Pearce avatar

    What Is Sin?

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Nov 18, 2007
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     | 2,473 views

    CLEARING UP WHAT SIN REALLY IS.

    WHAT IS SIN? INTRO: DO YOU EVER ASK THAT QUESTION? 1: IS THIS A SIN, IS THAT A SIN? A) IS IT A SIN TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND LOSEN UP EVERY NOW AND AGAIN? B) IS IT A SIN TO FEEL A CERTAIN WAY ABOUT SOME ISSUE OR CIRCUMSTANCE IN YOUR LIFE? C) IS IT A SIN TO HAVE A BAD DAY AND JUST FEEL LIKE GETTING ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Life's Foundational Choice

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007
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     | 2,033 views

    It’s very basic, this choice. And the results of the choice are also very basic, very universal. You will believe that God is and shape your life accordingly, or you will not. And the results of the choice are eternal

    Passage: James 4:13-17 Intro: There are two distinctly different ways to view the world. 1. and they produce very different results in a persons life, and in the life of a nation. 2. one view is very common, the other somewhat rare. 3. one view is very safe, the other very dangerous. 4. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • James May avatar

    Life Is A Disappearing Act Series

    Contributed by James May on Dec 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,418 views

    Life is but a vapor; and with each breath of air, or wisp of wind; with each tick of the clock, life is quickly passing by, only to disappear into eternity. Are your ready for that day?

    Life is a Disappearing Act #16 in the Book of James Series By Pastor Jim May Kefa Sempangi was a national pastor in Africa and barely escaped with his family from brutal oppression and terror in his home country of Uganda. They made their way to Philadelphia, where a group of Christians began ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ben Peak avatar

    I Didn't Do It

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,118 views

    Sin isn’t just disobeying the “thou shalt nots” of the Bible.

    Have you ever gotten in trouble for something that you didn’t do? Now I know that everyone at one time during his or her childhood was probably wrongfully punished for something that they didn’t do. You know, maybe your brother or sister was the culprit and for some reason you got in trouble for ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Test 6: Pride Test, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 47 ratings
     | 15,458 views

    The pride test is actually a three part test. We already covered the first part when we talked about selfish pride (Pride Test, Part 1). The second part of the test is about presumptive pride. That’s where our text takes us today.

    1. Presumptive pride is futile 2. Presumptive pride is arrogant 3. Presumptive pride is sinful Well, here we are, standing at the edge of a New Year. People use this time of the year for different things, don’t they? Of course, some people just use the New Year as an excuse to party. But most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Sin Of Doing Nothing

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 20 ratings
     | 10,806 views

    A message about our responsibility to serve.

    THE SIN OF DOING NOTHING James 4:17; Luke 10:25-37 INTRO: Despite all the good sermons and lessons, many of us never put into practice what we learn. James wrote that this, too, is a sin--the sin of knowing to do good and not doing it, the sin of doing nothing. I. DOING GOOD IS ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist