Sermons on James The Less:

Revival Part Three -- The Cost Of Commitment Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jun 20, 2018

Message 15 in our exposition of Nehemiah. This message continues exploring the elements of Nehemiah's revival.

Chico Alliance Church September 2, 1990 Revival Part Three "The Cost of Commitment" I. REBUILD THE WALLS II. RESTORE THE WORSHIP A. Rally together. B. Read the Word and Worship C. Rejoice together. D. Reflect together E. Resolve together to change 1. The signers ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27, Mark 8:34-37

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Ephphatha!

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jul 12, 2018

Jesus’s Ephphata prayer is the opening up, the removing of the “impediment” of spiritual deafness for us. It’s an Aramaic phrase which literally means “be released.”

Several years ago, in January a major newspaper conducted an experiment you may have heard about. The experiment involved Joshua Bell, one of the world’s greatest violinists who performed for almost all the world’s major orchestras. Joshua Bell was commissioned to play his $4,000,000 Stradivarius ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-5, Mark 7:31-37

Denomination: Catholic

Dealing With Unruly Members Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 21, 2018

Message 14 in our Colossians series exploring the need to deal with the flesh.

Chico Alliance Church “Dealing with Unruly Members” Continually pursue the eternal Continually contemplate the eternal Conclusively deal with our “members” on the earth “THEREFORE” In light of the realities mentioned above Paul calls for further action. Paul shifts from the teaching that there ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-18, James 5:14-20

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Altar Of Worship Series

Contributed by Jacob Brimm on Apr 20, 2021

Commonly you may think of Praise and Worship, but real quick: Praise is lifting our voices, Worship is a lifestyle! Worship is presenting your body as a living and holy sacrifice: its living your life in accordance to the Word of God, so that it is pleasing to God.

The Altar of Worship Intro: So we have been talking about what it means to Come to the Altar. We have learned that the altar, as found in the OT is no more. The Word means: a place to approach, acknowledge, and respect God. Since we have the HS inside of us, we can approach God anywhere. Last ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:16, James 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

The Unwanted Christmas Gift Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 8, 2020

We’re heading into the Christmas season, and in a few weeks we’ll be looking at gifts under the Christmas tree. What was the best or worst Christmas gift that you remember?

How many of you can remember a Christmas gift that you wanted, oh, so badly? Illustration: For me, one of the best gifts ever came to me way back in 1967 when I was in grade school. There was a toy truck called the “Johnny Express (TM) that I wanted so bad, I could taste it (a figure of speech we ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-12, James 2:19

Denomination: Baptist

Caleb Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jan 21, 2020

Such a small word … just three letters … b-u-t. A small word that we use a hundred times or more a day. “But” … it’s a word that can have dire consequences. Imagine getting hard labor for 40 years for one word … “but” … “b-u-t” … and not just for you but for your whole family too.

When I was growing up in upstate New York, in the summer we would go to swim in an icy glacial lake called “Green Lake.” Deep … almost 200 feet deep … and crystal clear. You could drop a quarter in it and tell if were heads or tails when it hit the bottom. And cold!! They had two diving ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:6-9, Numbers 13:17-20, Numbers 13:27-30, Numbers 13:32-33, Numbers 14:1-4, Numbers 14:34, Numbers 14:22, Numbers 14:9-10, James 1:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

Don’t Be A Spiritual Packrat

Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 22, 2020

Here are practical steps on how to cooperate with Jesus and the Holy Spirit in changing your life to be more Kingdom centered. We must unclutter our lives and make changes that will reduce the obstacles to our transformation.

DON’T BE A SPIRITUAL PACKRAT INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Jerome Dasso of Georgetown, Texas was visiting the great naval academy of Annapolis (in Rochester, New York). He saw several freshmen crawling around the main courtyard on their hands and knees with pencils and clip boards. He asked his tour ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:22, James 1:21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Sower And The Seed

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Feb 9, 2020

We must be faithful to share the Gospel.

The Sower and the Seed February 9, 2020 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must be faithful to share the Gospel. Focus Passage: Mark 4:1-20 Supplemental Passage: But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-20, James 1:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

What Does The Bible Say About Confession Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on Feb 21, 2020

What Does the Bible Say About Confession

What Does the Bible Say About Confession 1 JOHN 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. JAMES 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16, Romans 10:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abide In Me

Contributed by Charles Mallory on May 1, 2021

Abiding in Jesus is a command that requires an active and obedient response. May we develop and deepen our loving and intimate relationship with God our Father through Christ.

JESUS DOES NOT WANT TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE! JESUS REQUIRES THAT HE IS TO BE LORD OF ALL AREAS OF OUR LIFE! EVERYTHING! NO DIVIDED LOYALTIES NOR WILL HE ALLOW ANY OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM. HE MUST BE THE CENTER OF FOCUS. THIS IS THE GREAT TRAGEDY OF GENESIS 3:9, “BUT THE LORD GOD CALLED TO THE MAN, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8, James 4:4-8, James 4:17

Denomination: Free Methodist

Touching The Heart Of God

Contributed by Dennis Lee on May 9, 2021

This Mother’s Day, Pastor Dennis will be looking at how we go about touching the heart of God and the three H’s of prayer that God hears.

Touching the Heart of God Luke 18:9-14 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnsKqgXUXKLZ13J7FrnC6uQ The other day as I was looking at the topic of prayer, this came across my desk. “A faithful Christian mother will seek to carry her children in at least three places: in her womb, in her heart, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14, James 5:16

Denomination: Foursquare

Beware Of False Teachers And False Prophets

Contributed by James Pridgen on May 12, 2021

Beware of false prophets and teachers.

Beware of false prophets and teachers. Last week I had a time with my sermon and I felt that the follow through wasn’t the best. Because I was given another message that I couldn’t exactly reconcile in time. But why was that? If we are to be honest, I was finding it easy to be distracted with ...read more

Scripture: James 2:26, Matthew 7:13-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do You Think You Are Too Bad To Be Forgiven?

Contributed by Pastor Butch Woolsey on Jun 3, 2021

IF WE ASK FOR FORGIVENSS GOD WILL FORGIVE

Do you think you are too bad to be forgiven? I want to talk about hate forgiveness this morning. We live in a world that is totally turned upside down. Right is wrong, wrong is right. We are no longer innocent till proving guilt, we are guilty to we our proven innocent. So our minds all twisted in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-17, James 2:24-26

The Sin And Salvation Of A Self-Made Man Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Jan 4, 2021

Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, was a legend in his own mind. Hear the testimony of a self-made man who was humbled and finally proclaimed Daniel's God as the God all in His kingdom were to worship.

Many of us here today are familiar Charles Colson, not so much because of who he was, but who he came to be. You see, originally, Charles Colson was the proverbial self-made man. By his mid-thirties he had founded a great law firm that was influential in both Boston and New York. And in his ...read more

Scripture: James 4:6, Colossians 2:8

Denomination: Bible Church

Reeled In Series

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Jan 13, 2021

Well, what if I told you that someone’s trying to catch you? What if I told you that someone is tying a fly just for you. The fly is individualized, it’s customized, and the fly will be presented to you over and over.

HOOKED Week 3 “Reeled In” July 16 2017 Pastor Timothy Porter Text: James 1:12-20 Luke 4:13 INTRODUCTION: Today I’m going to talk about fishing again. Fishing is a popular subject in the Bible. Maybe that’s why I like to fish. I always tell people fishing is a biblical sport. I’ve ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-20, Luke 4:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational