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NOTES: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Today we begin a new series on the book of James. If you haven’t already, let me encourage you to begin reading the book of James. This is a five week study and by the time we are through you should have an overall view of the book of James and what the book means. The book of James is believed to be…

14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord , my rock and my redeemer. 17 With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. 18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives…

James 1:2–4 (ESV) — 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. 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when…

1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: We must understand that life is short for humanity. 10 The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.…

Welcome Prayer Engage / Tension Before we begin reading James, it’s important to look at some of the details about the book like authorship, who it was written to, and the reason it was written in the first place. If you can guess, the book of James was most likely written by James, the half brother…

23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication…

Reset We have been through a lot over the last two years. We have aged. We have grayed. And yes, many of us have transitioned. A lot has changed, but one thing remains the same. Many of the processes we used in the past don’t make sense anymore… Before COVID, we passed out paper bulletins. Now our bulletins…

Series: Faith For Today Date: July 21, 2013 Text : James 1 Title : When God Stretches Our Faith Introduction : Most of us in this room this evening would say that our lives have too much stress. We try to avoid and alleviate stress at all costs. Yet, this evening we will see that occasionally God will…

Last week we kicked off this important series on how we all desperately need a substitute. Human beings need a substitute since “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Sin separates human beings from God. We saw this last week as…

Types of Psalms *** Images of Psalm Genres Wisdom Some time in Proverbs *** NS: Neighbors Whoever belittles another lacks sense, but an intelligent person remains silent. Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, otherwise the neighbor will become weary of you and hate you. *** NS: Work A slack…

Scripture Reading Psalm 24 Good morning. As we gather today we sit under the King of Glory. The one who created the universe. Who created you and me and who knows the beginning and the end. Let us start today remembering who is in control all of the time. Let us look at our Catechism question for the…

Intro: talk about school ending, tests, and my success in high school vs college and how God tests us the same way This morning we’re going to be looking at verses 2-8. These verses are the first part of James’ introduction which runs all the way through verse 18. In his introduction, James tells us…

Your “Go To” When all else fails what do you fall back on. If life would just always work this way, I’d be: Content Focused Successful Happy _________ Today’s sermon is about the fact that life is not always easy and the question we face is where is God and how do we interact with Him when life goes…

James is practical adviced Probably written around 40 AD -Before the Jerusalem Council -Probably about the same time as Paul began his ministry Written by Jesus’ brother James -leader of the Jerusalem Church -Even the Apostles seem to answer to him in some regards The Jerusalem Church is in an odd spot…

Evening 26th March 2023

2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. James is speaking to a people that had been scattered abroad, separated from…

The world can be an unsettling place. There are many pressures in this world. With the advent of 24 hours news we can be reminded of all that is wrong or could possibly go wrong in the next few days and weeks. As weather forecasting has gotten better, we are also “warned” much sooner of impeding weather.…

Jeremiah 29:1-14 We have been looking at verses that are often taken out of context. We like to place quotes or Bible verses on Coffee Mugs, planner books, t-shirts, or signs we hang on our walls. And that is good, there is nothing wrong with this. Where it becomes troubling is when we take a verse and…

God’s Fire: Refining Gold Week 4 This past Thursday, a few of us from Faith enjoyed Sr. Citizens Day at Camp Pearl. There were plenty of donuts and coffee, and we ate a Thanksgiving meal. We also got to hear from Pastor Chuck Lusk, a church planter and recently retired Afghanistan veteran. He experienced…

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?…

NOTES: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

"A prisoner about to be executed asked to be brought before the sultan. Granted, in pleading for his life, he said to the sultan, 'If you will spare me for a year, I will teach your favorite black horse to talk.' Intrigued by the idea, the sultan accepted this proposition, and the prisoner was returned…

Jesus Christ had finished His work here on earth and ascended to His father in heaven some 18-21 years before this book was written (45-48 AD). The Apostle Paul was already on the scene, was or had spent a year in Antioch and Jerusalem being taught and teaching himself before setting out on his first…

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.…