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  • Jim Drake avatar

    Test 5: The Wisdom Test, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 9, 2007
    based on 69 ratings
     | 22,931 views

    What kind of wisdom passes the test of faith? The kind of wisdom that James describes as only coming from above.

    1. Roots of test-passing wisdom (17a) 2. Attributes of test-passing wisdom (17b) 3. Fruits of test-passing wisdom (18) JAMES 3:13 Who is a wise man? What is wisdom? It’s interesting that two people who are known for their wisdom asked that very same question. Solomon did. In Ecclesiastes 8:1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Test 6: Pride Test, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 30, 2007
    based on 64 ratings
     | 35,762 views

    James asks his readers where their continual desire to fight amongst themselves comes from. And his answer is surprising. Rather than point his finger at an outward cause of their strife, he tells them it is because of each of their individual selfishne

    1. What are the Prevailing Symptoms of selfish pride (4:2-5) 2. What is the Primary Source of selfish pride (4:6) 3. What are some Practical Solutions for selfish pride (4:7-12) JAMES 4:1 Two old friends were sitting on the front porch one Sunday afternoon when one of them began to confess to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Test 9: Affliction Test, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 40 ratings
     | 10,765 views

    This sermon looks at the second key to passing the affliction test--the corporate key.

    1. Corporate confession 2. Corporate prayer I saw a sports headline a couple of weeks ago that really surprised me. It turns out that one of the freshmen for the University of Tennessee’s football team got into some trouble with the law. That’s not really the surprising part. It seems that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Test 6: Pride Test, Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,004 views

    This is the final part of James’ sixth test of faith—the pride test. This third part of the pride test deals with our pocketbooks--greedy pride.

    1. The first example of greedy pride is hoarding treasures 2. The second example of greedy pride is defrauding measures 3. The third example of greedy pride is indulging pleasures A story is told about a rich man who was in the hospital on his deathbed. The doctors had only given him a short time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Test 5: The Wisdom Test, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 2, 2007
    based on 67 ratings
     | 13,403 views

    There are two types of wisdom—man’s wisdom and the kind of wisdom that only comes from God. The kind of true wisdom that only comes from God is evidence of real faith.

    1. Introduction (13) 2. Roots of test-failing wisdom (14) 3. Attributes of test-failing wisdom (15) 4. Fruits of test-failing wisdom (16) JAMES 3:13 Have you ever flown on one of those little puddle-jumper airplanes? I have and let me tell you, they’re not very much fun. If you’re in one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Can You Pass God's Test?”

    Contributed by Levi Wright on Oct 6, 2007
    based on 50 ratings
     | 32,275 views

    “CAN YOU PASS GOD’S TEST?” I thank the Lord for the Spirit of Reassurance and Deliverance, the people of God should never be intimidate or afraid the Test that He send us throgh, because God has not given us the Spirit of Fear. David knew that God was his

    Banner of Praise Ministries Rev. Dr. Levi Howard Wright, Pastor & Founder Psalm 26:1-12 A Psalm of David. A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption 1VINDICATE ME, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity; I have [expectantly] trusted in, leaned on, and relied on the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Gift Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by John Visser on Jun 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,074 views

    Who has God placed in your life with whom you can share his love? At the end of the day, that is one practical test of the gift of the Holy Spirit in your life.

    THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 2:38; Lev. 23:22 One of the institutions we have here in Belleville is the Gleaners Food Bank. It was started in 1986 by a number of city churches and is now run by an independent board out of its new location at 25 Wallbridge Crescent. Its mission statement is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Gifts Of The Spirit 5- Propecy & Discernment Of Spirits Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Sep 17, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,587 views

    1) The three sources (of revelation) 2) The three standards (against which to measure it) 3) The three stages (at which error can creep in: revelation, interpretation, application)

    Gifts of the Spirit 5- ¡§To another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits¡¨ 1 Cor 12:10 WBC 19/9/4 pm - How can I become more discerning about what is from God and what isn¡¦t? - How can I be wise about mistakes made in the prophetic yet completely open to what God might be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Test 9: Afliction Test, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,348 views

    This sermon looks at the first key to passing the affliction test--the individual key.

    1. When experiencing affliction, your first individual responsibility is to pray (13) 2. When experiencing affliction, your second individual responsibility is to call (14) A few weeks ago, our family went to see a movie called National Treasure. I won’t go into all the details with you, but it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Test 6: Pride Test, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 47 ratings
     | 15,077 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

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    Greatest Command 1: To The Core Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 24, 2014
     | 4,274 views

    The Bible can be summed up in two basic commands -- love God and love your neighbor.

    1. Taj Mahal During the 1600's there was an Emperor in India by the name of Shah Jahan and he was believed to have been descended from Tamerlane and Genghis Khan Sometime during his reign, a rebel group in the southern portion of India sought to reject his rule and so he led an army to defeat ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Test The Voices You Hear Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Apr 25, 2007
    based on 68 ratings
     | 19,102 views

    This is the third sermon in the series: Communicating with God. The sermon gives seven filters for testing the voices you here.

    Communicating With God: How To Test The Voices You Hear Today we are continuing our series “Communicating With God.” Last week we are looked at “How To Recognize God’s Voice” and we found that God speaks through The Bible, through Fellow Believers and through Our Thoughts. Two weeks ago we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Holy Spirit In The Gospels

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 9, 2015
     | 3,912 views

    He filled a fetus, conceived Christ, fulfilled Messianic expectation, descended like a Dove, led to be tested, helps us worship, makes us born from above, teaches & reminds us, and fills us with power to witness & validate the Gospel.

    THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE GOSPELS INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Bill Gates died and went to heaven where Peter gave him a nice house with a pool. 2. One day, he bumped into another man and saw that the other guy had a lot nicer things than he had. 3. So Gates asked him, "Were you a minister or ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Nature Of The Gifts Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Aug 19, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 276 views

    Based on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, eight characteristics of the gifts of the Spirit are examined.

    Intro We are examining the gifts of the Spirit. Last week, we talked about the purpose of the gifts. The gifts of the Spirit are not designed to entertain the saints or make church more exciting. The gifts of the Spirit are to build up the saints so they can do the work of the ministry. The gifts ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Listen To The Spirit

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,793 views

    The sixth of a Fall 2005 series through Acts

    How well do you listen? We are going to find out this morning! I need 7 volunteers to help me with this. Let’s see…(I ‘volunteered’ 7 people) (3 persons were given a phrase on a 3x5 card to look at and then whisper into the ear of the person and so on and then finally to me. Following the exercise ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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