James 4:13-17 The Subtlety of Sin 1 John 2:15-17 “Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride…
Well, this evening we come to our last lesson in our series on the church. It has been a joy for me to reflect upon these great truths from God’s word over the last few months. In our last lesson together, it might be wise to look back over the truths discovered and put them…
James 3:13-18 Two Kinds of Wisdom Main thought of James…false vs true faith Deeply concerned about the conduct and thinking of his brethren Response to trial Response to the Word Their partiality and lack of love Their careless and ungodly speech (Nate’s sermon) Their desires Their pride Led to a general concern about the reality…
Good evening, folks. We come together once again in our ongoing study of the church. After spending several weeks looking at the qualifications for elders… for the shepherds put in place by God to care for His church… we now come to the office of deacon. Here, we see a similar pattern in how the…
This week we will conclude our study on the qualifications of eldership and move on to the office of deacon for next week’s study. Last week we noted that an elder or shepherd should not be a “lover of money” or one who chases after “sordid gain”, for a man who is a lover of…
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…
So, here we are again. I trust your week has gone well and you have sensed and enjoyed the presence of the Lord in your life over this last week. For the last couple of weeks, as part of our ongoing study of the Church, we have been looking at the biblical qualifications God has…
Good evening, all. I was reviewing the folder in which I keep my midweek lessons and I was surprised that we started our series on the Church at the end of July. At the time, I envisioned that the series would take about 8-10 weeks. But here we are on the 14th week with quite…
Last week we spent our time together looking at, as part of the make-up of a church, the structure and character of its leadership. We saw that leadership of the church has been entrusted by God to godly men, called by His Spirit to the unique and difficult task of shepherding God’s flock, the church.…
Last week, in our continuation of the series on the Church, we began to look at the make-up of a church…how a church is to be structured and how it is to fulfill its mission and calling within that structure. We read, in Eph 4:11ff, that God had raised up and anointed certain men as…
