Sermons on James (Page 3)
Your Religion May Be Worthless
Introduction James 1:26 ESV If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. James 1:26 ESV If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Point One – Your Words Are Powerful James 1:26 ESV If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.…
The Basics: Keeping Up With Good Spiritual Hygiene
Introduction James 1:23-25 ESV For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. (24) For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. (25) But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in…
Open Your Bible, Read It, and Do What It Says
Introduction James 1:22 ESV But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22 ESV But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Instead of asking yourself whether you believe or not, ask yourself whether you have, this day, done one thing because He said, do it! or once abstained because He said, do not do it! It is simply absurd to say you believe, or even want to believe, in Him,…
The Proper Way to Receive God’s Word
Introduction James 1:19-21 ESV Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; (20) for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (21) Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. Point One – Don’t Get Angry at God’s Word James 1:19-20 ESV Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick…
Discerning God’s Will For Your Life
Introduction James 1:18 ESV Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. James 1:18 ESV Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Point One – God’s Will is For You to be Saved James 1:18 ESV Of his own will he brought us forth by the word…
No Shadow of Change
Introduction James 1:17 ESV Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Last week we talked about the first half of verse 17… Every good and perfect gift is from God. And a what sermon that was… In it I urged all of us to stop saying good things could come from anywhere other than God… To stop saying “Not…
Defending the Integrity of Almighty God
Introduction James 1:16-17 ESV Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. (17) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Back near the end of September, I preached a sermon on James 1 verses 2-4. And if you don’t remember, James 1: 2-3 says this: James 1:2-3 ESV Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various…
Do Not Be Deceived
Introduction James 1:16 ESV Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. DO NOT BE DECEIVED! That’s it this morning. DO NOT BE DECEIVED! Guess what the Title of my sermon is? Do NOT BE DECEIVED! Why does that need to be said? Why does an entire verse in scripture need to simply say “Brothers, Sisters… DO NOT BE DECIEVED!”? You would think that people would not want to be deceived, that naturally they would loath being deceived… that we would…
Temptation & Desire – How To Avoid Sin
Introduction James 1:12-15 ESV Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. (13) Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. (14) But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. …
Turning Temporary Wealth into Eternal Wealth
Introduction James 1:9-11 ESV Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, (10) and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. (11) For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits. James 1:9-11 ESV Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, (10) and the rich in…
Victory, Stability, Faith
Introduction James 1:5-8 ESV If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (6) But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. (7) For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; (8) he is a double-minded man, unstable in…
Ask In Faith – The Biblical Way to Receive From God Part 2: The Limits of the Prayer of Faith
Introduction James 1:5-8 ESV If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (6) But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. (7) For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; (8) he is a double-minded man, unstable in…