Sermons on Yaakov 2:7:

Showing No Favoritism Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 30, 2006

The church must be the one place in the world where the things which serve to classify and separate people must not be allowed.

Introduction: A. I read a story about what happened at a church one Sunday morning. 1. As the congregation began to arrive they found a dirty, old vagrant lying beside the church’s front door. 2. Some looked at him and said how awful that someone looking like that is lying outside our beautiful ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Live With People You Don't Like

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Mar 6, 2007

Common problem we all have is how to to live with others, deal with it via insight from James.

How to live with people you don’t like Pastor Andrew Chan Message based on James 2:1-13 “A Faith That Works” Series Scripture reading – James 2:1-13 1My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism. 2Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Crisis Favortism Causes Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 17, 2006

Favortism is more than a problem it is crisis that the church must face

The Crisis Favoritism Causes James 2:1-13 October 1, 2006 Evening Service Introduction Dodie Gadient, a schoolteacher for thirteen years, decided to travel across America and see the sights she had taught about. Traveling alone in a truck with camper in tow, she launched out. One afternoon ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

James Chapter 2

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on May 22, 2003

We treat the Word of God like an All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet. We pick up and take the things that appeal to us, but leave behind and untouched things that challenge us. Why have 10 Commandments when you can enjoy only 8?

When I was in college, there was a restaurant that we loved to go to. It was an all you could eat type of place, which explains why I look the way I look today. We would go and stand in line in the buffet and pick all those things we wanted to eat -- shrimp, crab, clams, hushpuppies, French ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13, James 2:17-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Beware

Contributed by Ben Bannister on Jul 4, 2003

In this sermon, we are warned about three problems that Christians are often a part of.

Text: James 2:1-13 ETS: James warns the early church not to show favoritism. ESS: There are three warnings in this passage. OSS: The Youth of MVBC will heed these three warnings. PQ: What are the warnings given in this passage? UW: Warnings Title: Beware I. Beware of showing personal ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Things Are Not Always As They Seem

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Nov 9, 2003

We are to see all people as children of God, not sort them into categories: beautiful or ugly, rich or poor, clean or dirty.

Things Are Not Always As They Seem Based on: And The Angels Were Silent, Max Lucado, Chpt. 19—The People with Roses Scripture Ref: Matt. 25:31-46 Heb. 13:1-3 James 2:1-9 Matt. 10:40-42 Matt. 11:2-6 1. Introduction a. Last night we observed a total lunar eclipse: (1) Ultimately, was the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-9, Matthew 25:31-46

Faith Works

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Nov 13, 2003

A faith that doesn’t show itself in word and deed is dead.

Pentecost 17 B James 2:1-5; 8-10; 14-18 10/05/03 A woman called her doctor one morning, complaining that her husband had a snoring problem that kept her awake all night. She asked him if there was anything he could do to help out. "Well,” he said, “there is an operation I can perform that will ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Pride And Prejudice- James 2:1-13 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 5, 2002

The church team needs to ruthlessly root out the disease of pride and prejudice in its body because it is infecting others and they are dieing. We therefore need to create a vaccine that will stop the spread of these deadly plagues. The vaccine was create

Pride and Prejudice - James 2:1- 13 Thesis: The church team needs to ruthlessly root out the disease of pride and prejudice in its body because it is infecting others and they are dieing. We therefore need to create a vaccine that will stop the spread of these deadly plagues. The vaccine was ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13, James 3:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not What The Eye Sees Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 4, 2003

We might say "The clothes make the man," but God is more interested in the heart, and so should we be.

James 2:1-13 January 26, 2003 Not What The Eye Sees They say “the clothes make the man.” It is probably not that the clothes make the man, but that the clothes make our opinion of the man, or the woman. When I was in university, I was heavily involved with a Christian group on campus ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: *other

Doing All Things

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 9, 2006

As followers of Christ Jesus we cannot pick and choose our neighbors. Nor can we pick and choose what teachings we will follow.

James 2: 1 – 17 / Do All Things Well Intro: When I lived in South Bend, Indiana my family and I would frequent a restaurant called “The King’s Table.” This restaurant had by far the largest buffet I have ever seen. There was every kind of meat you could imagine, every type of vegetable, and the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Faith

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 9, 2006

James features on works showing our faith NOT works driving our faith

James 2:1-17 Story: One man I admire greatly is Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941). Maximilian Kolbe was a Catholic priest, who was put in a Nazi concentration camp for his faith. On May 28, 1941, he was transferred to the concentration camp at Auschwitz. During his time there, he would share his ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-23

Denomination: Anglican

The Subtle Sin Of Snobbery

Contributed by Paul Cull on Sep 10, 2006

Snobbery affects us all but is contrary to - the nature of God, - the law of God, - the grace of God, - and the life of God.

James 2:1 - 17 The Subtle Sin of Snobbery In his book, "Stay of Execution", the late Stewart Alsop, columnist, tells of an embarrassing moment when he was in London, on a reporting trip for his column. He had an introduction to Lord Salisbury - he was a powerful figure in those days - and he ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-17

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Them

Contributed by Catherine Davis on Sep 13, 2006

We are taught by scripture that all are loved by God, but we tend to segregate groups into “we” and “they.” This is wrong.

Scripture: From the New American Standard Bible James 2: 1-10 1 My brothers, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. 2 For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

The Test Of Love {discrimination}

Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 24, 2006

This sermon deals with a test of our Love for other in the way of discrimination, and what we can learn from it.

THE TEST OF LOVE {DISCRIMINATION} James 2:1-13 Lets read our Text 1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

Making A Good Showing Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 10, 2014

Are you prejudiced or just partial?

“Faith That Works: Making A Good Showing” James 2:1-13 Suppose you agreed to make some visits on new residents in the South Haven area. You are given two names and addresses, but have time to make only one visit. You discover that the one address is in a very ritzy subdivision, the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed