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God’s Fire: Refining Gold Week 2 I asked last week if any of us enjoy suffering and going through difficult times in life. The simple answer is no. But understanding what James tells us in the first chapter of the book by his name, we should realize that trouble in this life can be to our benefit, and…

A boy entered a grocery store one morning and asked the grocer for a box of Tide detergent. The grocer was puzzled and asked why he wanted a box of Tide. The boy said that he was going to wash his cat. The grocer said, "Young man, you shouldn’t wash your cat with this kind of soap." However, the boy…

Introduction This evening I want to revisit a message I preached here some 3.5 years ago. This passage has been on my mind especially this week. There are a lot of souls hurting in our church, and I believe that this passage of Scripture holds great truths that is easily forgotten when you suffering.…

Introduction Today we begin the book of James. This book is one full of wisdom literature. It has been called the wisdom literature of the New Testament and I couldn’t agree more. We see right off the start that it is seeking to build you up and help us understand trials of various kinds we will face.…

Imperfect Perfection 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 28 And we know that for those who…

13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. Temptation is a common human reality in this world. Everyone will partake…

13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. In Biblical understanding, Temptation is a testing of a person’s will.…

Walk by the Spirit Today we are continuing a two part series called, “A Way Out,” where we are looking at temptation. The enemy uses temptation to hold us back and make us feel trapped. “ I had to. I couldn’t resist! It’s just the way I am. I can’t change. I have tried something else, but it just didn’t…

(S1)— Rivers to wilderness—40 days—Barren land of desolation, and hardship—A journey Jesus willingly took LENT—A self-imposed wilderness...Like Jesus, a place we willingly enter. What we can learn from Jesus wilderness experience, about ourselves, our relationaship with God? (S2)— Trouble in River City…

Countdown Video: A New Song Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything…

This is a year of Entrance Entrance Gate, Door, Treasure Chest You are My Key, and you are My Entrance. You are still in the time of being etched and shaped. My identity and your identity are being discovered, seen, and experienced by the guiding of My hands. You will now be walking into a fresh purpose…

Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ. I pray that you are doing well this morning and are warm. I am grateful that you are here worshiping with us either online or in-person. You had the option to be somewhere else today but you choose to be with instead and I am honored to know this and truly…

Mark 1:12–13 (ESV) 12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him. Review So, with the Spirit descending from heaven and with the words that he speaks,…

Introduction How often have we heard or used these phrases: • “It’s the other person’s fault.” • “I couldn’t help it.” • “Everybody’s doing it.” • “It was just a mistake.” • “Nobody’s perfect.” • “I didn’t know it was wrong.” • “The devil made me do it.” • “I was pressured into it.” We also tend to make…

Fighting Temptation I have never been the kind of person who likes talking about himself. Especially when it comes to very personal stuff. In fact, when Amy and I first got married, I quickly learned that she didn’t have what most people would call a filter. In casual conversation, she would share way…

(Mom baking cookies) (Son playing in the neighbor’s yard) None of us is immune to the appeals of temptation… None of us can say that we have never been tempted… or that we have never fallen to the mesmerizing appeals of temptation… Mark Antony — one of Rome’s greatest military minds, one of its strongest…

Romans 5:1-5 During the season of Lent, Christians devote ourselves to solemn reflection, repentance, and sacrifice. We remember the 40 days that Jesus fasted and prayed in preparation for His earthly ministry, a time that culminated with a period of temptation from Satan. We’ve given thought—especially…

We are doing a series on Sundays I called Facing Your Giants . So far we have looked at giants like: Fear... Guilt and Shame... Lack of Integrity... and today we will Face the Giant of Temptation. I think we all understand temptation to some degree. There was a little boy in a grocery store standing…

11 “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. 23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let…

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth…

James 1:12-17 INTRO: The 1st Sunday of Lent draws our attention to the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness, fasting/praying, preparing for His earthly ministry. The culmination of that time in the wilderness is one of the most powerful lessons in Scripture: the temptation of Jesus. Three times…

There is an ad campaign that gained instant popularity and criticism in about three seconds during the Superbowl. It is the He Gets Us ad campaign. The organization behind the ad campaign aired two ads during the Superbowl. One claimed Jesus didn’t want us to act like adults. The other claimed Jesus…

We are reminded that God has the strength to overcome anything arrayed against us. We are encouraged to fill our lives with God's gifts.

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. How many of us have had trials and tribulation in our lives?…

Intro Most of you know that I grew up in the Chicago area. You might be aware that Chicago has a nickname. It is often referred to as the Windy City. Some people assume that this is because Chicago is particularity windy. While there is certainly no shortage of wind, Chicago is far from the most blusterous…