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  • Live Out Loud Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 29, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,193 views

    James tells us that faith without works is dead. He is not saying Paul is wrong. Paul spoke about becoming a believer and follower of Christ, James is talking about behaving as a believer and follower of Christ. Out loud faith is not merely, words, thi

    Intro: What does your faith say? That is the question you should ask yourself this morning as you listen to this message. What does your lifestyle say about the God you say you serve? James is clearly pulling no punches as He deals directly with living, abiding full life generating faith. Does ...read more

  • Warm Fuzzies

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 15, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,169 views

    Done on the Sunday when all members were asked to bring sweaters to support a Southern Baptist missions project for North Korea. As preacher I wore a couple of sweaters and took them off to illustrate points. We are to do more than mouth encouragement.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC January 26, 1986 The classroom teacher talks herself blue in the face, teaching the mysteries of algebra to reluctant junior highs, who are silently saying to themselves, "Why do I need to know this stuff? I never met an algebra and I hope I never do." ...read more

  • Profitable Faith

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 30, 2010
     | 2,723 views

    James divided/isolated/separated salvific faith from conceptual faith on the basis of works. But What distinguishes the two? Faith that profits enables...

    PROFITABLE FAITH—James 2:14-26 Attention: Pre- TV ‘Horders’ era—The house on Old Kibbee Rd./packed to the ceiling with boxes—year after year same situation. Hoarders—So many things which are “profitable” to them that they miss the goodness of life & ...read more

  • Too Much Talk – Too Little Action

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 7, 2011
     | 6,521 views

    Faith, if is real is revealed by us responding to life in a new and different way

    OPEN: Today we are going to be looking into what I think really is one of those life-changing passages of the Bible if you really understand what it says. Our passage today is James 2:14-26 James is a book that teaches us how faith works in real life. He's a pastor that addresses real practical, ...read more

  • The Faith Test

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,687 views

    Living faith is revealed in the decisions we make – not in the words we say.

    OPEN: How many people here would say that you enjoy taking tests? If you go back to your good 'ole school days -- how many people actually looked forward to the day when the test was taking place? OK, let's see a raise of hands of people who would say you are way on the other side of the ...read more

  • Faithing

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 25, 2011
    based on 447 ratings
     | 103,245 views

    Have you ever wondered about faith, doubted that you had it, or wished you had more? Few things are more misunderstood than faith. Yet, few things are more important

    Have you ever wondered about faith, ..... doubted that you had it, ......wished you had more? Few things are more misunderstood than faith. Yet, ..... few things ...... are more important. (Pause) One day, a young disciple of Christ desiring to fully receive all that God had for him ...read more

  • The Vitality Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Mar 29, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,587 views

    Actions are vital signs of real faith. Faith that moves is faith that is alive. Faith that pleases God must find expression in actions that please God.

    The Vitality of Faith James 2:14-26 Intro: If you’ve studied Romans or Galatians recently, you might come to this particular passage in James and wonder if Paul and James believed the same thing about what it meant to be saved or to be a Christian. Martin Luther was impacted very strongly ...read more

  • Tyranny Of The Good Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 9, 2012
     | 2,820 views

    Priorities, grace, vision, others

    TYRANNY OF THE GOOD James 2: 14-17 (p855) February 12, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Here is an amazing statement I believe with all my heart…. “One of the worst enemies of Christians can be good things in the church.” Here is how David Platt begins his book “Radical ...read more

  • Doing What We Love

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Apr 11, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,995 views

    Jesus calls us to love to a way of living and being and acting out of a foundation of the revealed, enacted love of God for us, which we then strive to delight in and live out of.

    Doing what we love January 15, 2012 Intro: Last Sunday I began by asking us to create a list of some fictional characters that are well known and generally admired by our culture (show list). Then I asked for some adjectives that we might use to describe these characters, and we brainstormed a ...read more

  • Avoiding Dead Faith Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 3, 2012
     | 5,248 views

    James continues to remind us that faith is active. It is not mere mental assent but obediently imitating God by loving our neighbors.

    1. Secret Service A man was coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. (You know. The preacher’s job is to: shake them in, shake them up, and shake them out!) Well, he grabbed the guy by the hand and pulled him aside. The preacher ...read more

  • Faith Without Works

    Contributed by David Mcnally on May 27, 2012
     | 4,910 views

    We are sinners saved by grace through faith but how can we prove it, how can we show it? By our words, actions and attitudes, in all of which people, especially non-believers, should see Christ in us.

    James 2: 17 Sermon – Faith without works is dead Let us pray: May the words of my mouth ….. What do we have to do to get to Heaven? – FAITH. As the writer of Hebrews put it in chapter 11 verse 6: “Without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God”. What is ...read more

  • Are You A Real Follower?

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,711 views

    It is possible to believe in Jesus without actually following Jesus. We need to be sure we know which category we fit in.

    ARE YOU A REAL FOLLOWER? INTRODUCTION: You can’t be a follower without being a believer but it is possible to believe in Jesus without actually following Jesus. I’m not saying that a believer isn’t a follower. You will find plenty of places in scripture that refer to Christians ...read more

  • What Kind Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jun 17, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,794 views

    The question is this; what kind of faith do I have? James offers of 4 possibilities - 3 of which are no good.

    What Kind of Faith James 2:14-26 * I suggest we live in the “MENU AGE.” That is to say, we desire to have a choice about anything we do. We drive up to McDonald’s, are asked “what would you like” only to say, “Wait a minute, let me look at the menu.” As a culture, we have decided that we ...read more

  • Three Kinds Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 8, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 18,568 views

    We have to decide WHAT kind of faith we will have!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • There is a widely told story that George Sweating, in his book on James, "How to Solve Conflicts," tells. • It is the story of Charles Blondin (28 February 1824 – 19 February 1897), the great French daredevil and tightrope walker. • While performing on a cable across ...read more

  • Is Your Faith Alive? Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 21, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,101 views

    1. Two pictures of dead faith: Deserted saints & Devilish spirits (vs. 15-20). 2. Two pictures of living faith: Abraham & Rahab (vs. 21-26). Abraham: Followed God; Put his future in God’s hands; Put his family in God’s hands.

    Christianity Where the Rubber Meets the Road Part 6: Is Your Faith Alive? James 2:14-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - March 18, 2012 *Is your faith alive? -- This is an extremely important question, and James helps give us the answer. 1. He helps us first of all, by giving us 2 ...read more