When weeds grow in my garden I have basically three options. I can ignore them. I can cut them off. Or I can pull them out by the roots. The third option is the only one that will get rid of them. Sin is like weeds. It comes up without being planted. It multiplies rapidly […]
Someone once said, “All sunshine makes a desert.” The same principle applies to life. We cannot expect to have only happiness and no hardships in life. Life is full of both. If you are a Christian, God has a special way for you to respond to hardships and happiness. Transition In our verse today, God […]
I doubt that there has ever been a time in history when so many men, women and children of our world used so much filthy talk, profanity, cussing, swearing and blasphemy of every sort. In the book of 2 Timothy 3:1-2 we read, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. […]
Many of us can go back in our minds with fond memories to places we have been. We dream of the “good old days”. In our text this evening, the Holy Spirit had Paul urge us to do the opposite. Instead of looking back, we are to look ahead. Not only are we to dream […]
False religions and cults attract people by the religious activities they do. It is part of the human nature to want to “DO” something to make us acceptable to God. The Old Testament Law did not save. It condemned. Paul wrote in Romans 3:20, “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh […]
It has been a while since we were in the book of James. In our last sermon we studied The Dangers of Riches (Jas 5:1-6). We saw The Calamity of Riches (riches do not bring happiness); The Corrosion of Riches (riches do not last); and The Corruption of Riches (riches can corrupt good character). Today’s […]
Spiritual fitness begins with preparation or a passion. You will never grow spiritually until you have a longing to do so. Next spiritual fitness requires self-control. Many things in life threaten to hinder our spiritual fitness. We must have self-control to resist all that may keep us from doing God’s will. Third, spiritual fitness demands […]
Last Sunday morning learned that spiritual fitness training begins with Preparation or a passion. If you have no passion to become spiritually fit, you won’t. Last Sunday evening we learned the importance of self-control. We must rule over our desires and prevent harmful choices. This morning we will look at the role that discipline plays […]
This morning we began a four-part series on Spiritual Fitness Training. In the first part, we looked at the importance of “Preparation”. Before we can become spiritually fit, we must prepare our hearts to seek God’s Word with a passion, do it, and to share it. This evening I want us to consider the important […]
We will soon get back to James and Colossians, but for the first two weeks of the year in the morning and evening services, I us to focus on our spiritual fitness. This time of year we often think about eating better, losing weight, exercising more and getting into better physical shape. Most of us […]