Sermon Series:James

There was once a man who owned a GREAT DANE-and this Great Dane was not only extremely large-he was also a very ferocious dog. Picture him in your mind as sort of a “mean Marmaduke.” He was a huge muscular animal with jaws of iron, a mouth full of sharp teeth-seemingly invincible. He was definitely […]

One of the things I’ve discovered when it comes to preparing a series of sermons on a specific book of the Bible-like James for example-it is that it is often difficult to know how to divide the text. I mean, sometimes it’s hard to decide where to start and where to stop when it comes […]

1 – Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you. 2 – Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 – Your gold and silver are corroded, Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth […]

John Ortberg tells the story of three men: Leon, Joseph, and Clyde-each of whom suffered from a Messiah complex. Now, please understand-when I say these guys had a Messiah complex, I’m not saying that they were conceited or even overly narcissistic. No-each of these three men actually thought he was a reincarnation of THE Messiah-Jesus, […]

I’m sure you’ve probably heard of the Hatfields and McCoys-those two famous feuding families from the hills of Pikesville, Kentucky. What you may NOT know is that their decades-long feud began in the early 1870’s with a dispute over a pig. I’m not sure what aspect of the pig they disagreed about-but these two families […]

As a faithful Barnes and Noble customer I can tell you for a fact that one of the best selling series of books ever published is the “…for Dummies” series. If I’m not mistaken, the first edition was Windows for Dummies, but now they have dozens of versions. In fact they take up an entire […]

As any college graduate knows, to be awarded a degree you must complete around 128 semester hours of study. Now-on average each class you are required to take is worth three semester hours of credit. The majority of these required courses come from the area of your declared major but you must also choose a […]

I don’t know if you realize it or not but today is Reformation Sunday. It’s given that designation because it is the closest Sunday to Reformation Day-October 31-that day in 1517 when Martin Luther started the great reformation by nailing his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg-criticizing, among other things, […]

Several years ago I remember reading that some scientist had determined that the human body is worth very little because once you removed the water all you would have left is a few bucks worth of ordinary chemicals. You’ve probably heard that story yourself. This week I read about another scientist named David Sadoof-a professor […]

19 – My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry, 20 – for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21 – Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and […]