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  • Don Jones avatar

    Rich Little Series

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 2, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,164 views

    The message deals with the attitude, acquisition, and application of riches and the dangers involved.

    Rich Little James 51-6 Introduction A well-worn one dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank to be retired. As they moved along the conveyor belt to be burned, they struck up a conversation. The twenty dollar bill reminisced ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    3 Questions About Wealth

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jan 31, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,624 views

    It’s not that money is bad, but it is how we view it, how we get it, and what we do with it that matters.

    Passage: James 5:1-6 Intro: (Read the 1999 wealth distribution statistics.) 1. in our world, there are certain activities that are not evil in themselves, but whose elevation to god status lead us into sinful behaviors and attitudes. 2. money itself is not evil, and having money does not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Josh Reich avatar

    Is Being Rich Bad Series

    Contributed by Josh Reich on Jun 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,760 views

    How do you handle what God has given you? Is it okay to buy from companies that use sweatshops or mistreat their employees? What role do Christians have in that area?

    If you have your bible, you can open them to the book of Isaiah chapter 58, verse 6, which is on p. 522 if you grabbed a bible in the lobby. Isaiah is what is called a prophet. Prophets were not popular people, most of them met untimely deaths, but prophets were the people that God used to speak ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Toy avatar

    Being Rich Can Make Us Spiritually Poor Series

    Contributed by Peter Toy on Mar 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,319 views

    If we don’t learn to handle our wealth in a godly manner, it can separate us from God.

    Being rich can make us spiritually poor. A story is told of a rich man who was on his death bed. He called in three of his friends, a pastor, a doctor and a lawyer to give them a strange request. He gave each of the men an envelope with one million dollars in it. He instructed the men that during ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    A Warning For The Wicked Rich And Strength For The Saints Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 4, 2012
     | 4,318 views

    1. God gives a warning to the wicked rich. 2. God gives strength to the suffering saints: -Keep your perspective (vs. 1-6). -Keep your prayer life (vs. 4). -Keep your patience (vs. 7-11). -Keep your peace (vs. 9 &12).

    Christianity Where the Rubber Meets the Road Part 11: A Warning for the Wicked Rich and Strength for the Saints James 5:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 29, 2012 *George Barna did a survey that showed the average American adult thinks their finances would be great, -- If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blunders Of Self-Indulgent Gain-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 23, 2011
     | 2,615 views

    1 of 2. James warned of the danger in self-indulgent gain. Accumulation of wealth is spiritually questionable. But How so? The blunders of self-indulgent gain are in their Accumulated...

    Blunders of Self-indulgent Gain-I—James 5:1-8 Attention: My kindergarten-aged daughter suddenly announced just before school that she needed to take a clean tee shirt to class. She told us the teacher was going to iron an anti-drug message on it. My wife frantically swept through my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blunders Of Self-Indulgent Gain-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 29, 2011
     | 2,009 views

    2 of 2. James warned of the danger in self-indulgent gain. Accumulation of wealth is spiritually questionable. How is self-indulgent gain dangerous? Blunders of self-indulgent gain are in their Accumulated...

    Blunders of Self-indulgent Gain-II—James 5:1-8 Attention: ‘Religious’ people can make tremendous life-altering blunders. Need: James warned of the danger in self-indulgent gain Accumulation of wealth is spiritually questionable. So there are danger in self-indulgent gain. How is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andy Stanley avatar

    Application Is Everything Series

    Contributed by Andy Stanley on May 16, 2013
    based on 11 ratings
     | 54,659 views

    Believing is fine, intending to is fine, but it’s actually what you do that makes the difference. Application makes all the difference.

    [For the video elements associated with this sermon, please visit http://store.northpoint.org/life-apps-starter-kit.html.] Well, I’m really excited about this new series. It’s called Life Apps, and for the next six weeks, we’re going to talk about five specific applications for Christians out of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Greg Irby avatar

    Moth Eaten Garments; Cankered Gold And Silver

    Contributed by Greg Irby on Jun 15, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,861 views

    You can tell what a man's attitude is and a lot about his character by his relationship to money.

    MOTH EATEN GARMENTS; CANKERED GOLD AND SILVER JAMES 5:1-6 Text: James 5:3 James 5:3 3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. Introduction: The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prosperity, Patience And Prayer

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jul 21, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,932 views

    James 5 has a lot to say about the rich and the proper response to abuse by those who are powerful. His wise words are clear and firm, making the path of faith obvious. He pulls no punches.

    Prosperity, Patience and Prayer: this is the outline for James 5. 1. Prosperity: 5:1-6 This is a prophetic oracle against the rich oppressors. Wow! Does that page in your Bible smell a bit like smoke? Here James steps into prophetic mode and writes with an imprecatory imagination of doom and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Wronged By Riches Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 29, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,107 views

    Wealth is neither good nor bad. It is how we use it that matters. James gives a strict warning to the wealthy on dealing with their priorities in their riches and their abuses of people.

    1. Several guys were in the locker room of a private exercise club. They were all talking when a cell phone lying on the bench rang. One man picked it up without hesitation, and the following conversation ensued: "Hello?" "Honey, It’s me." "Oh, hi dear!" "I’m at the mall two blocks from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Judge Jesus Is At The Door

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Aug 4, 2013
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     | 2,963 views

    Judge Jesus Is At The Door 1) Be content 2) Be patient

    Last week we learned that our God is like the next door neighbor who loans you his lawn mower and gives you fresh snap peas from his garden. Whatever you need (though not whatever you want), he’s happy to give it to you. Just ask – even if it’s the middle of the night! But our ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Spoiled

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 7, 2012
     | 4,602 views

    “Spoil” has two meanings-both of which are applicable in this passage. The rich had spent their riches in self-indulgence (spoiling themselves). At the same time, their selfishness caused them to be hoarders. And because the rich were hoarding what they h

    SPOILED James 5:1-6 INTRODUCTION: “Spoil” has two meanings-both of which are applicable in this passage. The rich had spent their riches in self-indulgence (spoiling themselves). At the same time, their selfishness caused them to be hoarders. And because the rich were hoarding what ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Robert Sickler avatar

    Wealth – A Potential Enemy

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on May 17, 2012
     | 3,025 views

    Scripture clearly states that people who long to be rich fall into all sorts of temptations and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that drag them down and destroy them.

    WEALTH – A POTENTIAL ENEMY INTRODUCTION Scripture clearly states that people who long to be rich fall into all sorts of temptations and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that drag them down and destroy them. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    If Money Could Talk… Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 2, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,838 views

    Selfish and dishonest gain invites God’s judgment and leaves a person in ultimate poverty.

    If Money Could Talk… James 5:1-6 -Most of us have probably heard the saying, “Money talks.” Words are one thing, but when someone slaps down their money or writes the check, their words take on new meaning. Sometimes money produces results that seemed slow in coming with any ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God