Sermons from June 2023

Sermons from June 2023

Reject Passivity

Introduction James 4:17 ESV  So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James 4:17 ESV  So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. 1 Timothy 2:14 ESV  and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Genesis 3:6 ESV  So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was…

Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise

Introduction James 4:13-16 ESV  Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—  (14)  yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.  (15)  Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”  (16)  As…

In Case of Backsliding

Introduction James 4:7-12 ESV  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  (8)  Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.  (9)  Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.  (10)  Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.  (11)  Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.…