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Intro 25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him…

Scripture Reading Text: Matthew 5:21-24 ; 18:15-22 Announcements As of this past Sunday, we have had 9 FPM commitments turned in that equal $16,989.44. I failed to kick off Tract Month this past Sunday! Our K3/K4 preschool classes will be presenting “The Little Red Hen” this coming Friday morning at…

Scripture Reading Text: Matthew 5:21-24 ; 18:15-22 Announcements Today, and then this coming Friday, we have students that are participating in the North Carolina Christian School Association’s Fine Arts Competitions. Pray for travel safety and then also that they would seek to glorify the Lord with…

Scripture Reading Text: Matthew 5:21-24 ; 18:15-22 Message Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;…

Announcements Praise the Lord for a great week with our missionaries! 2023 Missionaries To allow Bro. Maldoff to return next year, we are going to be moving our Faith Promise Missions Revival back one week to Trip to Raleigh: NC House passes bill to allow guns at religious services held on school grounds.…

Last week we talked about Help for Hot Temper so that we wouldn’t lose our witness and that we wouldn’t say things we would later regret. Tonight I want to talk about “Watching What We Say”. We have all heard the statement; “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That’s…

Have you ever said something you wished you hadn’t? There’s an old saying - Always remember to put brain into gear before engaging mouth. I know I’ve said things that I’ve regretted, either because my words were mistaken, misunderstood, or hurtful. It’s not easy to always say the right thing. James addresses…

Introduction An old lady went to a tombstone-cutter’s office to order a stone for her husband’s grave. After explaining that all she wanted was a small one with no frills, she told him to put the words, “To My Husband,” in a suitable place. When the stone was delivered she saw, to her horror, this inscription:…

Scripture Reading: Introduction: What is our superpower? What does James say is our superpower? Transition: Tongue - Speech/Words In Context: This relates to the reoccurring theme of treatment of others ( James 2:8 ). This expands on a previous principle/proverb ( James 1:26 ). In this text James is…

Two major issues: speech and power. They sometimes go hand in hand and sometimes they do not. We are fortunate we have, at least right now, the freedom of speech. Yet, it is not uncommon for those in power to try and restrict speech and conversation. Lord Acton: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute…

God-given wisdom spills out of those who use it to make their words matter.

Today and next Sunday we will be driving into a mini Series titled Blessed Assurance It is no exaggeration to say the current era has created a challenging and often uncertain time, for people all over the world. This two-week series focuses on the goodness and faithfulness of God and reminds us that…

Title : A Speaking Problem: Don’t Talk About The Mute Mark 7:31 “And again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis.” Mark 7:32 “And they brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they pleaded with Him to…

The goal of communication is different for men and women. This is important to know in marriage, parenting, and friendship. Men communicate to give and receive information. Export and import. Women communicate to connect. This is where the problems start. Men, this is why she will sometimes share information…

Introduction Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and…

The Book Proverbs 31 Chapters Advice & Counsel for practical & moral choices. Topics include: Raising Children, Family Life, Friendship, Poverty & Wealth, Work, and Speech. Compares and contrasts various positive and negative traits. Wisdom vs Folly, Work vs Laziness, Honesty vs Lying, Generosity vs…

Scripture Reading: Introduction: Is religion good or bad? “We don’t have a religion, we have a relationship.” But genuine believers all over the world are involved in religion. Transition: What is religion? Religion - noun - used 4 times, 2 here, also Ac 26:5 , Col 2:18 They have known for a long time,…

Our reading this week comes from the book of James, that we’ve been reading for the past several weeks. Some have described the book of James as the Proverbs of the New Testament. There is a whole lot of wisdom packed into this little book of 5 chapters. Thus far we’ve learned about the fruit of the…

Continue in Prayer and Walk in Wisdom We are called to prayer and wisdom. In chapter 3, Paul spoke of being raised with Christ, seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God, setting your minds on things above, not things on earth, putting to death what is earthly…

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest…

Introduction Begin new series on prayer. We’ve recently finished the series on Holy Spirit who enables us to pray to the Father in the name of Jesus. As we read and focus on Scripture, we hear from God and discover more about Him as well meditate on it. The Spirit illuminates us into what we are reading…

Last week I begin a series called Ugly Christmas Sweater. We are looking at the some of the ugly things that happen this time of year. Last week we looked at our ugly thoughts. It is in the mind where thoughts begin and sometimes those thoughts can lead to action and motives and today’s topic, ugly words.…

God tells Moses - 16 He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. Can you imagine being told by God you are to be as God to someone else? But may I daresay, every one of us who are Christians are as God to someone. We as Christians are ambassadors…

Unruly James begins here by sharing that even wild animals can be tamed; Yet there is something in our bodies that is extremely hard to control much less tame - our tongue; While our tongue can bring us enjoyment through taste it can also bring sadness and pain to others; How hard is it to control our…

Introduction: John Piper in his book Don’t Waste Your Life , told the following two accounts. In April 2000, Ruby Eliason and Laura Edwards were killed in Cameroon, West Africa. Ruby was over eighty. Single all her life, she poured it out for one great thing: to make Jesus Christ known among the unreached,…