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Abraham: Following God's Promise

4. Look for literary form. Teaching Discourse material like Jesus’ sermons. The epistles could also be included. Is the author teaching his audience something? These passages explain Christian truths. They are generally fairly easy to interpret and apply. The challenge is figuring out what caused the…

Advent 2023 – The Love of the Word (Jesus) This fourth week of advent lands on Christmas Eve this year as we celebrate the coming of the Messiah. Much like our Easter celebration of the Resurrection in the Spring, this Sunday is like every other Sunday in that we come together to worship the risen Jesus.…

James 2:1–17 , Matthew 22:37–40 Summary: In James 2 , we are reminded that faith without works is dead, and in Matthew 22 , Jesus instructs us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Application: This sermon can encourage Christians to show their faith through tangible acts of love and kindness towards others,…

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’ ” What is Jesus talking about? Why the three terms? The Debts of Israel Deuteronomy 15:1-11 ; Lev. 25:8-13 ; At the end of every seven…

The Bible tells us that faith is interactive. This means that the faith God has planted in his people calls for a response; the Bible also gives us a clue to what that response looks like.

We want to talk about forgiveness tonight. Does anyone beside myself struggle sometimes with forgiveness? Maybe like me, some of you don’t feel like you can be or are forgiven. We know it in our head, but we just don’t feel like it inside - sometimes. Maybe someone has offended you. It’s hard to forgive…

The Grand Miracle is what CS Lewis called the incarnation of Jesus Christ; God becoming a man. Christmas! From the moment that Adam disobeyed God in the garden of Eden, humanity was plunged into sin, and into enmity with God. 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through…

Text Today is Reformation Sunday. On Halloween of 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door Wittenburg, Germany. This was a lot like posting something on a community bulletin board. This was primarily in response to Pope Leo X who began to sell indulgences in order to raise funds…

Introduction: We are continuing our study in the book of James this morning, receiving wisdom and instruction from the younger brother of Jesus, the way the early Jewish Christians did - through his letter. It is a pastoral letter. Written to people who were not actively attending his church, and for…

We’re going to continue our study in the book of James this morning. I hope you remember where we left off last week. We started this series in James 1 with the idea that true faith is tested by trials so we will know that it’s real and we will grow to become more like Jesus. James taught us that trials…

Last week we looked at the pattern of how to witness to a person. There was an example that Philip gave to us when he met the Eunuch and led him to Christ. This week, we will look more into how to lead certain people to Christ based off their ‘religious backgrounds’. This will not be an exhaustive list…

A History of Mother’s Day Mother’s Day, in one form or another, has been around a long time. In ancient Greece, a celebration honoring mothers occurred every Spring. In the Middle Ages, a custom called Mothering Sunday began when children, who often left home early to learn a trade or become apprentices,…

James tells us our attitudes and actions are both able to be shaped by a wisdom which looks upward to the example of Christ.

Faith -> Action: Don't reverse the arrow!

1. James and Wisdom (vv. 2-8) James discusses trials as producing maturity. Lacking nothing. No mistake that He then mentions lacking wisdom in v. 5 Proverbs 1:7 (ESV) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. The end of the matter; all has been heard.…

1. James and Wisdom (vv. 2-8) James discusses trials as producing maturity. Lacking nothing. No mistake that He then mentions lacking wisdom in v. 5 Proverbs 1:7 (ESV) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. The end of the matter; all has been heard.…

Become This is the last sermon in a series that looks at the concepts: Believe Belong Become Reflecting on what it means to be a member of a church. And more specifically - a Methodist Church. Our believing in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit leads us in to a way of life. The Father…

Sermon on the Plain: True Discipleship Luke 6:43-49 Christ the Solid Rock As many of you know I am a champion for knowledge. I think learning is one of the key factors to growing as a person and as a Believer. The more we know about God, the more clearly we see him. And the more deeply we can love him.…

Intro Week 6 of the Book of James. James was written in a time when the church was scattered and persecuted. That’s why we are looking at it, because He is so practical about how to live. Who is wise? 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility…

If we approach EACH person we meet as an opportunity to demonstrate love, we'll make good progress at putting away partiality from out midst.

James 2:14-26

James 2:1-14 Good morning Church! Hey before we get started, I want to introduce you to a friend of mine, Ronny Larson. I’ve known Ronny or known of Ronny for over a dozen years. I’ve mostly been able to observe from a distance and what validates Ronny as a true Son of God is that there is observable…

INTRO Partiality is wicked it is evil it is vulgar… How can we put off the perversity of partiality? 5 Things we must seek PRAYER MESSAGE 1 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into…

1 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say,…