Our text this Sunday morning is James 4:11-12, part 2.  Having talked about the dangers of slander, (speaking evil about someone), last week we talked about that not only is it wrong; but how easy it is to fall into it.  In this passage James is talking about speaking evil about a fellow believer (others),…

Our text this Sunday morning is James 4:11-12, part 1.  In this passage James is talking about speaking evil about a fellow believer (others), or judging others and thus looking down on them.  We live in a society that does this type of evil speaking regularly.  The world also justifies doing it, making excuses for…

Our text this Sunday morning is James 4:7-10, part 2.  We are talking about principles to, or toward, salvation and sanctification.  Here is the rest of James test, a spiritual test, which is his list of sharp, terse commands.  Basically he’s saying THIS: a person who truly comes to Christ, or knows Christ, will have…

Our text this Sunday morning is James 4:7-10.  We will spend this Sunday and next talking about principles to, or toward, salvation and sanctification.  Here we have another of James tests, a spiritual test, which is a list he gives of sharp, terse commands.  Basically saying THIS: a person who truly comes to Christ will…

This Sunday, being Mother’s Day, we will break away from our James series to do a message in honor of our mother’s. Our text will be 1 Kings 1:15-21; 28-37.  Here we have a story that includes a mother who is faithful; she is a leader and used of the Lord to work on behalf…

Our text once again for this Sunday morning is James 4:4-6.  We’ll especially focus on the verses we didn’t get to last week (verses 5-6).  James, in this passage, is giving a plan for victory in these verses.  Victory for what James has been talking about: the tongue in chapter 3, fighting that we talked…

Our text for this Sunday morning is James 4:4-6.  Plans, we all make plans in every area of our lives.  But how do you plan spiritually?  James, in this passage, gives a plan for victory in these verses.  Victory for what?  What James has been talking about: the tongue in chapter 3, fighting, that we…

Our text for this Sunday morning is James 4:1-3.  James, in this passage, talks about fighting among believers.  Why do humans fight, argue, slander and otherwise hurt each other by words and actions?  James bluntly asks the question and then answers it for us.  “Don’t they come from your own sinful cravings at war? It’s…

This Sunday we will begin a series which we will do weekly in the 11:15 Bible Study time.  As a preview we will do the first message in the 9:30 worship service this Sunday before returning to the James series, in chapter 4, the following Sunday.  Our text will be Colossians 3:1-4 and the topic:…

This Sunday, resurrection Sunday, we will be looking at 1 Corinthians 15:35-58, and preaching on the motivations of the resurrection.  Paul is explaining to these Corinthian believers who were having a hard time understanding the resurrection from the dead.  So he begins in this chapter explaining the resurrection of Christ, of the dead, of Christians,…