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James: Religion For The Real World
Contributed by Andy Atkins on Jan 10, 2001 (message contributor)
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1. What's So Great About Temptation?
Contributed on Jan 10, 2001
Without temptations and trials, Christians will never become mature followers of Christ.
What’s So Great About Temptation? James 1:1-18 Baby Boomers are coasting into the golden years in record numbers nowadays, bringing with them the trappings of a somewhat new phenomenon: Peter Pan Syndrome. While the surface indicators may not take the rest of us by surprise, the facts are ...read more
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2. Word Power!
Contributed on Jan 16, 2001
What to do with God’s Word as we seek a more mature walk with Christ.
Word Power! James 1:19-27 There are a lot of lessons we can learn from the field of medicine. By collecting a list of symptoms and various indicators throughout the body, a doctor can diagnose and treat a disease with remarkable accuracy. As the field advances, more diseases which often proved ...read more
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3. Is Your Faith Alive Or Dead?
Contributed on Jan 27, 2001
How can you know for sure if you are a Christian? James has a pretty good idea . . .
Is Your Faith Alive or Dead? James 2:14-26 Suppose I were to stand before you today and hold up this object (in this case, a piece of chewing gum) and tell you that it is a piece of gum. How would you know that what I am saying is true? You could assume that I am telling the truth because ...read more
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4. The Problem With Partiality
Contributed on Jan 27, 2001
God is no respecter of persons, and he expects no less for his church!
The Problem with Partiality James 2:1-13 Are you a fair-minded individual? Do you oppose discrimination? Chances are that most of us alive today would describe ourselves as impartial and fair in most senses. But are we really as fair as we like to think? Suppose that today a cook from the ...read more
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5. War And Peace
Contributed on Feb 26, 2001
A look at conflict without and within, and a pathway to real peace between a Christian and God.
War and Peace James 4:1-10 James begins the fourth chapter of his epistle with the question, “Where do wars and fights come from?” Have you ever stopped to consider that question? I thought about it as well. I read the following statistical data this week regarding national and international ...read more
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6. What Kind Of Wisdom?
Contributed on Feb 26, 2001
There are really only two kinds of wisdom. Which kind do you have?
James 3:13-18 What Kind of Wisdom? ATTENTION: Charles Steinmetz designed the generators for Henry Ford’s automobile plants. One day those generators ground to a halt. Not one of Ford’s engineers could get them up and running again. Ford contacted Steinmetz, who came, tinkered ...read more