Did you know that the Bible talks about the Holy Spirit of God in the first chapter and in the last chapter of the Bible? The Holy Spirit is God just like the Father and Jesus, yet most Christians know very little about Him. During this new sermon series, I hope you will learn much […]
When God saves a person, he changes their life from the inside. (2 Corinthians 5:17) “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” The Holy Spirit indwells every believer from the moment of his conversion. He enables us to make […]
Our text today that concludes the book of James is one that has been interpreted in many different ways by sincere people. However, I believe there is a common link that connects these last seven verses together. By following that link, I believe we will discover what God is trying to teach us about praying […]
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 […]