| Title | Reference | Description | Publish Date |
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A Time To Grow Up
| James 1:1 | We must measure our spiritual growth by the Word of God and not to measure it by
other Christians. It is the standard of the Son of God. See Ephesians 4:13. Not
everyone who grows old, grows up. There is a difference between age and maturity.
Let's grow up today!
| 2007-08-18 |
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Controlling Our Emotions
| James 1:19-20 | Our emotions can't distinguish between act and fantasy. They simply respond to the
messages sent by the brain. That is the danger with thinking wrong thoughts or lies.
It will effect the emotions accordingly. | 2008-01-01 |
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How To End Wars
| James 4:11-17 | In the early Church there was civil war. There was internal wars that required James
to write his letter. How do we
sort this out? | 2008-01-01 |
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How To Handle Temptation
| James 1:13-18 | The mature person is patient in trials. Sometimes the trials are tests on the
outside and sometimes they are temptations on the outside. Trials may be tests sent
by God or they may be temptations sent by Satan and encouraged by our own fallen
nature. | 2007-08-19 |
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Quit Kidding Yourself
| James 1:19-27 | The emphasis in this section is on the dangers of self-deception. See verse 32.
If a Christian sins because Satan deceives him that is one thing, but if he deceives
himself that is a far more serious matter. | 2007-08-25 |
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The Believer And Prayer Life
| James 5:13-18 | We are taught to pray, we need to pray and we must
pray! There will never be a great move of God until His people first learn to pray! | 2006-10-16 |
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The Bible And Bodily Healing
| James 5:10-15 | There are any number of false healers. Yet there is real healing. Those who pray
over the sick are to have the faith which leads to healing. It has to come from
God. It is God who ultimately will decide whether a person is healed or not. | 2008-01-01 |
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The Power Of Patience
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James 5:7-8
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We don't mind being patient provided it does not take long! It is often in times that we
require patience that we learn the most about ourselves. The word literally means to "postpone
your wrath". It denotes an attitude of self-restraint which keeps a person from a hasty retaliation.
| 2009-11-14 |
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The Power Of The Tongue
| James 3:1-14 | This passage in James 3:1-14 gives six pictures to reveal the three powers of the
tongue. | 2008-01-01 |
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The Tough Stuff Of Conflict
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James 3:17-4:3
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Often conflict can come at the start of a time of change. People are resistant to change and may leave
a church as a result. It is possible you have been in conflict and received harsh comments. It is not easy.
You have maybe said something harshly to someone else. We live in a world of conflict. The church is no different.
We are to be peace loving and peace makers.
| 2009-03-02 |
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Tongues On Fire
| James 3:1-14 |
The tongue can be set on fire by either heaven or hell. On the Day
of Pentecost there were tongues as of fire (Acts 2:3), and there
stood up a man whose tongue was then under perfect control.
| 2008-08-23 |
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Turning Trials Into Triumphs
| James 1:2-12 | Perhaps you have heard the saying "When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade".
This is biblical. James tells us that no matter what the trials may be on the outside
(vs 2-12) or the temptations on the inside (vs 13-27). Through faith in Christ we
can experience victory. The result of this victory is spiritual maturity. | 2007-08-18 |
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Watch Your Tongue
| James 3:6 | The Word of God compares the tongue to fire. It says that it sets things on fire.
That it gets its fire from hell. | 2006-10-14 |