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  • Greg Hanson avatar

    Faith Lessons From The Lord Of The Rings

    Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 15, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is filled with Christian imagery (intentional or not). This message looks at four spiritual themes found in the first of the trilogy.

    In just 3 days, the story will be complete. Actually, the story was completed 48 years ago, but in 3 days the final part of the trilogy will be released on the big screen. I’m talking, of course, about The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien released his first fantasy work called The Hobbit way ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    Life Has No Promises

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on May 9, 2007
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    IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT WE MAXIMIZE EVERY MOMENT THAT LIFE BRINGS MAKING SURE THAT OUR MINUTE, HOUR, DAY, WEEK, MONTH OR YEAR IS LIVED WITH PURPOSE IN MIND.

    LIFE HAS NO PROMISES JAMES 4:14 14) Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time; and then vanisheth away. THE CHARACTER THAT WRITES THIS EPISTLE IS JAMES THE BROTHER OF JOHN AND ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jonathan Powell avatar

    Draw Me Near, Lord! Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Powell on May 15, 2007
     | 13,718 views

    Sermon 5 in a series of 7 on Living the Christian Life - out of James

    Living the Christian Life Draw Me Near Lord! James 4:1-17 When everything is going bad in life, there is only one place to turn for guidance. One place to turn for help, help that will last for an eternity. It is not a temporary fix to a permanent problem. However, it is a permanent fix, to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Draw Near #3 Lessons From The N.t. Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 9, 2006
    based on 75 ratings
     | 29,542 views

    James 4 shows 3 things we need to do in order to DRAW NEAR to God: Clean up! Humble down! Behave yourself!

    Drawing Near #3 Lessons from the New Testament James 4 SCRIPTURE READING: James 4:7-10 INTRODUCTION: An anonymous theologian wrote these wise words: “God is great, and therefore He will be sought: He is good, and therefore He will be found.” This is the third week I’ve been talking ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I'm Getting Through This!

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Mar 23, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,013 views

    Life is but a vapor and before you know it it’s over.

    "whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? rIt is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away". -Life is but a vapor and before you know it it’s over. -Talking to my dad about what was important in life just before his death ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John Harvey avatar

    Seriously Series

    Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 29, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,601 views

    God calls us to take sin seriously and choose to live for his plan rather than our own.

    James: Religion That Works “Seriously” April 2, 2006 Introduction: Did you ever wonder if the people who wrote the Bible actually expected the readers of the letters to do what they said? I mean, did they really think that what they said was so important? James calls us to seriously consider the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rick Warren Interview

    Contributed by George Crumbly on Apr 11, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,161 views

    To encourage the believer as they prepare for eternity.

    RICK WARREN INTERVIEW George E. Crumbly (Sunday AM) April 9, 2006 UMC Humphrey Arkansas James 4 My sister in Florida sent me an email this week of an interview with Rick Warren regarding his new book “Purpose Driven Life.” He started off by saying: ”People ask me, What is the purpose of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Plan For Life Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 21, 2006
    based on 184 ratings
     | 28,285 views

    If we want to succeed in life and enjoy the next we must always put God first in all we do.

    A Plan For Life Text: James 4:13-17 Introduction 1. Read James 4:13-17 2. Illustration: There was an officer in the navy who had always dreamed of commanding a battleship. He finally achieved that dream and was given commission of the newest and proudest ship in the fleet. One stormy night, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Secrets To Victorious Living Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 21, 2006
    based on 115 ratings
     | 30,422 views

    If we want to live a victorious Christian life we must submit to God.

    SECRETS TO VICTORIOUS LIVING Text: James 4:1-10 Introduction 1. Read James 4:1-10 2. There are no victories at discount prices. General Dwight Eisenhower. 3. In order to have victory in our lives we have to do what it takes to obtain them. Proposition: If we want to live a victorious ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Living In The Age Of Terror

    Contributed by Stan Simonik on Oct 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,568 views

    A message in response to the schoolhouse shootings in the Amish community of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, what kind of news do you anticipate when you turn on your TV set? Good news or bad news? Probably bad news. The media people have learned that the human psyche is attracted to bad news. The more tragic the news, the more attention we pay to it. We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Neftali Nava avatar

    Soy Libre De Ataduras Series

    Contributed by Neftali Nava on Oct 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,348 views

    Salvacion: Ahora que soy salvo, soy libre de ataduras.

    INTRODUCCIÓN: -Vivimos en un país libre -Ejemplos de libertades que tenemos como ciudadanos -Se pago un precio: Revolución, Guerra Civil, Vietnam, etc. -Jesús pago el precio por nuestra libertad Ahora que eres salvo, puedes vivir libre de las ataduras que el enemigo ha querido poner sobre tu ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kemuel Travis avatar

    Lifted By God Series

    Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Feb 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,381 views

    To show that we can be lifted out of the ashes of our sins and sorrows by God as we follow the admonition in James 4.

    - -Today is Ash Wednesday and begins what is commonly called the Lenten season -Origin of Lent -Not found mentioned anywhere in the Bible -Began around 230 AD -Group of Christians started fasting 40 hours leading up to Easter -Preparing their harts for Easter -The idea caught on and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jason Cole avatar

    What Is God's Will For Me?

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 11, 2007
    based on 66 ratings
     | 25,841 views

    Learning God’s will is difficult, but we can know certain things about His will for us.

    “God’s Will for Our Lives” Introduction: I don’t know about you, but I like doing puzzles. Crossword puzzles are always fun. I usually answer the five or six that I know and then retire and go to a new puzzle. Some people like those word search puzzles too, where you din a word in a group of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Drew Mills avatar

    You Know What Your Problem Is? Series

    Contributed by Drew Mills on Mar 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,508 views

    Crushing the criticism that divides the family

    Theme: Family Busters Purpose: Crushing the criticism that divides the family We have all heard, “If you can’t say something good about somebody, don’t say anything at all.” Yet, why do we find it so hard to live up to that old saying? James had his own ideas on the cause of a critical spirit. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    Judging Faith Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,471 views

    Artificial Faith is marked by critical, judgemental spirit.

    Foolproof – JUDGING Faith James 4:10-12 Recap: We’ve been studying in James about how to have a foolproof faith – a faith that can’t be fooled into embracing anything not of God if you’re saved, and a faith that can’t fool you into thinking you’re saved when you’re lost. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist