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  • David Henderson avatar

    "The Key To Getting God's Attention" Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 22, 2015
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    When Jesus rode into Jerusalem with all the crowds following Him, he was giving them the opportunity to make a decision. And the decision was simple. Would they submit their lives to Jesus? Would they choose to follow Him?

    FaithWorks “The Key to Getting God’s Attention" James 4:1-4:10 The Bible tells us that at the beginning of what we now refer to as holy week ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Get What You Really Want And Need

    Contributed by Craig Condon on May 17, 2016
     | 3,704 views

    The cure for conflict is the grace of God. The good news is that God gives even more grace when the pressure increases, especially to the humble.

    The passage from James 4:1-10 attacks worldliness. In particular, it attacks those who have divided Christianity because of selfish ambition. These people are enemies of God. Quarrels and fights are caused by selfish ambition. Some scholars have translated the phrase “among you” as ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Draw Near To God: Three Obstacles To Overcome

    Contributed by Barnabas Park on Jan 7, 2019
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     | 12,191 views

    In our efforts to draw near to God, we have three things to overcome: myself with sinful nature; the world; the devil

    “Draw Near to God” (James 4:1-10) 1/6/2019 1. What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Asking According To Jesus' Direction Lesson 4 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 22, 2019
     | 3,588 views

    Prayer acknowledges our limitations to help ourselves.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Prayer acknowledges our limitations to help ourselves. 2. Our many needs motivate us to pray. 3. We don’t need to be told to pray, Jesus directed us to proper prayer by His example and directions. 4. The Greek word used of Jesus’ prayer is proseuchomai (pros toward, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Want What You've Got

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 1, 2019
     | 3,692 views

    Envy leads to destruction

    I Want what you’ve got (James 4:1-4) Intro: Once there was an eagle (Bald Eagle) who was envious of another (Golden Eagle) that could fly better than he could. He asks an Indian warrior to help him kill the Golden eagle. The Warrior agreed but ask for some of his feathers to put on his arrows. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Provision Factor Pt 2 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Apr 19, 2018
     | 3,346 views

    8th message in a series exploring the wonder of God as our Father. This is a continuation of looking at God as our provider.

    “The Provision Factor” Pt 2 (The Fatherhood of God Pt 8) Supplement to notes from July 22, 2007 Review The Bible uses a number of visual and emotional aids to communicate the relationship between the Creator and His creation. Shield, Master, Lord, Creator, Eternal God, Almighty, Fortress, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Don't Take The Bait

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on May 1, 2018
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    Offense is one of the most devistating lures Satan uses to keep Christians from being effective in ministry. In this sermon I am going to review the Bait of Satan by John Bevere and suggest that it is possible to avoid and overcome offense.

    Don’t Take the Bait James 4:1-3 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Whom amongst us does not know that we are one body of Christ, instructed to love, support and build each other up in the faith? And yet whom amongst us does not have one or several other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Above The Passions Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Aug 4, 2018
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     | 4,325 views

    Message 19 in our explorations of James. This message focuses on the war on the inside that triggers wars on the outside.

    Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Living Above the Passions” The book of James is all about living by genuine faith. James describes the kind of life the one who claims to live by faith lives. I. Faith’s response to trials 1:2-27 II. Faith’s response to partiality and prejudice 2:1-13 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Restoring A Broken (Twisted) Heart Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Aug 4, 2018
     | 4,427 views

    Message 20 in our study of James. This message continues our discussion of the inside war that triggers outside conflict.

    Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Restoring A Broken Heart” The book of James is all about living by genuine faith. James describes the kind of life the one who claims to live by faith lives. I. Faith’s response to trials 1:2-27 II. Faith’s response to partiality and prejudice 2:1-13 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Uprooting Bitter Roots 1 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Aug 14, 2018
     | 5,725 views

    This message addresses the second deadly virus in the family - Bitterness. These messages were also part of a series on Future Focus Present Faithfulness.

    “Uprooting Bitter Roots” Hebrews 12 addresses three specific life goals to consider as individuals and as a church family. It is my hope that they will guide the direction of our church family throughout the year. a) Promote Healing among the body b) Pursue peace with ALL men c) Pursue purity ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Wise Or Otherwise

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 18, 2018
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     | 2,912 views

    We must chose between living with God's priorities or the priorities of the world.

    Wise and Otherwise James 3: 13 – 4:3 Intro: A minister, a Boy Scout, and a computer expert were the only passengers on the small plane. The pilot came back to the cabin and said that the plane was going down but there were only 3 parachutes and 4 people. The pilot said, “I should have one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    James 4 - Get Smart By Putting Faith In Action! Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 14, 2018
     | 6,615 views

    We need to put our faith into action by controlling our anger, our emotions, we do this step of faith by losing our self-centered mindsets. If we do this God promises to draw nearer to us, to lift us up, to answer our prayers and to enable us to resist the enemy of our soul, the Devil.

    Series: James – Let’s do it! Thesis of Book: The message of the book is “Let’s do it – live the faith – put it into action! The half-brother of Jesus is speaking to the scattered Jewish Christians across the nations – they were scattered right after Stephen was killed. James tells these ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Asking The Pathway To Answers Lesson 5 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 12, 2023
     | 470 views

    Keep on asking and you will receive what you ask.

    A. INTRODUCTION – WHY ASK? 1. Because we are told. “Keep on asking and you will receive what you ask” (Matthew 7:7, NLT). 2. Because it works. “Elijah . . . prayed earnestly that no rain . . . none fell” (James 5:17, NLT). 3. Because we need. “Ye have not because ye ask not” (James 4:2). ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Humble Before God Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 14, 2023
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     | 2,097 views

    A series looking at the practical words of wisdom from James

    Submitting to God James 4:1-10 July 16, 2023 Have you ever wondered how some wars began? A war in Italy, which resulted in the death of thousands of men, began over a wooden bucket. In 1864, Spain attacked Peru in order to get their hands on Peruvian bird poop, which was a great fertilizer. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Sacredness Of Submission (Sermon On Christian Growth)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 19, 2023
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    Today I will be preaching about Submission. This is a sermon dealing with Christian growth. The word “submit” in the Bible means “to submit to one’s control”, “to obey.”

    There were three guys talking about the amount of control they have over their wives, while the third remained quiet. • After a while one of the first two turns to the third and says, "Well, what about you, what sort of control do you have over your wife?" • The third fellow says ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist