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The Greatest Sin In The World

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 25, 2009

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What is the greatest sin in the world and what we can do to defeat it?

The Greatest Sin in the World! The Greatest Sin in the World! If I was to ask you what the greatest sin in the world was I would suspect that I would get dozens of different answers. Murder, adultery, homosexuality, lust, cheating, stealing, hatred. So what it the greatest sin the world. It is ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

What Is My Life? Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Mar 27, 2008

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James has some strong words for those who would boast and brag about wealth rather than follow God’s will for their life.

What is my life? James 4:13-17 The Attorney and the Fisherman A hard-driving corporate attorney saw a fisherman he knew from church one afternoon, legs dangling off the pier as he helped his two young sons catch crabs. “Why aren’t you out there fishing?” he asked. “Because I’ve caught enough fish ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

How To Respond To The Will Of God Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 14, 2008

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God has a will for our lives. The question is, how will we respond to that will?

1. Illus. of man on motorcycle (Getting Down To Brass Tacks, pages 137-138) • Punchline- “I’m going home…. if it’s the Lord’s will!” 2. I want to talk to: • That Christian who I struggling to stay in God’s will, and wondering if it was all worth it. James has a word for you/ • That Christian who ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

James 4

Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 20, 2009

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James tells us how to turn hatred into humility, judgment into justice and boasting into belief.

There is a stark contrast in tone from chapter 3 to chapter 4 Chapter 3 (taming the tongue) closes with words like peace, gentleness, mercy, good fruits…it kind of ends on a good tone…but CH 4 contains words like fights, quarrels, lust, hate, envy, pride and sin. In CH 4 James gives clear advice on ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Making Life Count

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 2, 2009

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Are my priorities out of order? • Am I putting more time and energy into those areas that are very little consequence? • Should I be putting more time into my family and my marriage and service to God? Maybe today is the day that we should reevalu

Making The Most Of Your Life How many times have we heard the expression "Get A Life". • Today my main goal is to encourage you to “get a life” • A life that is full of God’s blessings / rewards. • I want to talk about the life that we’ve have been given in God and what a Great life it is. ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-15

Denomination: Christian Church

Ways To Deal With The Future

Contributed by Carl Allen on Oct 7, 2009

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In this text James is making the point to the readers that knowing the future is not near as important as being prepared for the future.

Ways to Deal with the Future James 4:13-17 Introduction Mankind has always demonstrated an almost unquenchable desire to know the future. Psychics in this country rake in millions of dollars annually because people want to know what the future holds. Probably every major newspaper in this ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Facing The Future Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 30, 2008

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This sermon looks at three mistakes people make about how to handle the future. Mistake One: Planning Without GOD Mistake Two: Taking Tomorrow For GRANTED Mistake Three: Delaying doing GOOD

Facing The Future Today we’re going to look at James chapter four – verses thirteen thru seventeen and see what James tells us about “Facing the Future”. As Americans we are all concerned about the future. We ask: “What will gas prices be next week?” “Who will win the election?” “When will ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Places You'll Go Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 9, 2009

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The businessmen in James 4 don’t seem to be boastful and proud to me... and yet God says they were. What makes a person proud?

OPEN: Dr. Seuss once wrote a poem entitled: “The Places You’ll Go” And part of it goes like this: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Determinator

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 31, 2009

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What determines things in life? Chance, fate, karma? Who determines things in life? Me, others, Satan? God is the great Determinator.

THE DETERMINATOR INTRODUCTION: What actually determines things in life? Is it just luck? Is it karma? Is it Fate? Does everything happen simply by chance or coincidence? Although Arnold Schwarzenaggar was the Terminator, he was not the de-terminator. And neither are some others we’ll be talking ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God-Centered Planning

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 31, 2009

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Every Christian must live his life according to God’s will.

GOD-CENTERED PLANNING JAMES 4:13-17 BIG IDEA: Every Christian must live his life according to God’s will. INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION Dr. Auguste Nelaton, (Nelaton Catheter) the great French surgeon, once said that if he had four minutes in which to perform an operation on ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Godly View Of Life

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jul 13, 2009

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Inspired by "PDL" and compares life to godly metaphors

A GODLY VIEW OF LIFE James 4:1-17 * If I were to ask you to describe your life in a metaphor, what would that metaphor be? Let me offer some possibilities: Would it be a symphony, battle, puzzle, journey, minefield, dance, a dramatic play, or maybe ‘a party?’ And these serve as only some of the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Test 6: Pride Test, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 5, 2008

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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

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

A New Year A New You Part Ii

Contributed by Chris Carroll on Jan 14, 2008

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. So often when we read our bibles or hear a Sunday school lesson or message we learn about the truths of God’s Word and we hear how to apply it but we forget or get to busy and put off the application part of the lesson. But as we begin a New Year let’

A New Year A New You Part II Story is told of a pastor who was making a call to a visitor that had visited the church and so he called and a little boy answered and the preacher said hello who is this and in a whisper he heard the voice that said Jimmy. And the preacher said well Jimmy is your ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

What Is God's Will For Me?

Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 11, 2007

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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

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life's Foundational Choice

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007

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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

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical Free

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