Category Archives: James
September 14, 2008 James II
download 9.14.08 James 2 1 “Do not show favoritism” This is the main idea of this section. Show favoritism is the way the world acts. The world honors some and dishonors others based on their social status. We should not act in the same manner. 2-4 Two men entering a Christian gathering (a meal or [...]
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August 31, 2008 James I
download 8.31.08 James 1:2-4 Trials are anything: disease, death, loss, poverty, persecution, etc. Why joy? not because it is pleasant or pleasurable or easy or because we should like pain but because ultimately you will gain through trials what will be your gain? fortitude (or perseverance as NIV says) this is a heroic virtue, Someone [...]
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February 4, 2007 Church: What’s the point? (VI)
download 2.4.07 1. The church is to be a community of brothers and sisters who love one another before the world John 13:34-35 “love one another” is a different command from love your neighbor, enemies, strangers love in community, brotherly love One of the primary ways we witness to the world is by loving one [...]
January 28, 2007 Church: What’s the point? (V)
download 1.28.07 Today I want to talk about church meetings, some call them services: why attend? This will surprise some of you, but nowhere are we given directions on how to have a service. We are never told the things that we must do in every service and what order to do them in. There [...]
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January 21, 2007 Church: What’s the point? (IV)
download 1.21.07 “Church: What’s the point?” Last week I began talking about the “one another” commandments in the NT more than 50 times the phrase “one another” do something to “one another” or do not do something to “one another” addressed to Christians inside the community of a church a “one another” command means 2 [...]
