12/13/2020 sermon Example of conversation with Josh and Sue Differing thoughts and feelings at the same time Concern…love…hope…resentment…anger Differing tones as different emotions surface Same is true of James letter Concerns about their behavior and faith Deep love for them Righteous anger over mistreatment and disobedience Frustration over their pride Changes in tone Chapters…
Our passage today is hard-hitting and stands in stark contrast to the easy-believism so prevalent in our culture today. Grab your Bibles and turn to James 4:1-12. These words follow the warning against worldly wisdom. Here’s what we’re going to learn: God gives grace to the humble, not the haughty. Please follow along as I…
James 2:14-26 Fruitless Faith is False Faith Background 5th study in James Written by James, the half brother of Jesus Written to the twelve tribes scattered by persecution (Acts 8:1) So, Jewish believers living in new locations Uncertain/unfamiliar customs and settings? Persecuted? Struggling financially? Definitely struggling spiritually Purpose Why did James write this letter? Why…
Title: James 2:1-13 Summary: If you want God’s favor, don’t treat people with favoritism. In sports no one likes it when officials are awful or when judges don’t dispense justice. We get riled up when the wrong call is made because we want things to be fair.This morning as we dive into the second chapter…
“The Temptation within” Today as we continue our study of James. We will continue to connect the dots that James lays out for legit Christian living. We began this series with the pressure test. If you will remember we looked at trials and troubles as pressure in our lives. And we saw how God uses…
In this episode Pastor Tim looks at James 4:13-17. The message today is not talked about very often in church. We look at how our speech changes when we understand the sovereignty of God in our heart. How we can commit sins of omission and sin of commission, and that we need to invest in…
In this episode Pastor Tim looks at Pride From James 4:6-12. Using the example of athletes and how they can sometimes be prideful. He also talks about the difference between Running from Temptation and Resisting the Devil.
Pastor Tim uses some slogans from advertisement to show how people can be selfish. He then shows the contrast that is shown in James 4:1-5.
In this episode Pastor Tim looks a wisdom. How to get it and the many benefits it does in our lives once we have it.
In this episode Pastor Tim looks contrasts James 3:1 with Hebrews 5:12 and answers the question, “Should we seek out the roll of being a teacher.” We also look and the problems of speech and some great application that this part of James gives us in our lives.
