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Matthew 16:13-17 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what about you?”he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied,...

Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.   Importance of Finishing  An example of Solomon  Three Things about Faith       1. Faith is expressed through patience.       2. Faith is not reactive but proactive.       3. Faith does not tolerate loose-end.    Paul's Faith: I Corinthians 9:24-27  Do you not know t...

I Thessalonians 5:16-18, Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.    Thanks-Living I Thessalonians 5:17-18 "Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." Six Benefits of Thanksgiving       1. Gratitude helps us to see God       2. Gratitude draws us near to God       3. Gratitude deepe...

Psalm 95:1-7 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.  2  Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.  3  For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.  4  In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.  5  The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land....

Psalm 95:1-7 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2  Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. 3  For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. 4  In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. 5  The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. 6 ...

Psalm 85:1-6 1 You, Lord, showed favor to your land;     you restored the fortunes of Jacob. 2 You forgave the iniquity of your people     and covered all their sins.[ b ] 3 You set aside all your wrath     and turned from your fierce anger. 4 Restore us again, God our Savior,     and put away your displeasure toward us. 5 Will you be angry with us forever?     Will you prolong your anger through...

I Corinthians 15:10 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.   Halloween or Reformation  Review  Grace Discovered  Grace Lived

John 1:16-17 16 From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.   Introduction  Grace Defined  Grace Revealed  Grace Accepted Grace Exercised  Grace Expanded 

Psalm 119:9-16 "How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, O LORD; teach me your decrees. With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in gre...

1 Thessalonians 5:16-21 Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good.      The Lifestyle of Faith: How do we live by faith?  Attitude of Rejoicing  Attitude of Praying  Attitude of Thanksgiving

James 5:19-20 19  My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20  remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.   James' Final Remarks  1.  All Christians could wander from the truth  2.  All Christians should bring people to the truth  Conclusion 

James 5:13-18 13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.16 Therefore co...

James 5:7-12 7  Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8  You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9  Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!  10  Broth...

James 4:1-12 13  Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”  14  Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.  15  Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”  16  As it is,...

James 4:1-12 4  What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2  You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3  When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 4...

JAMES 3:13-18 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, ther...

JAMES 2:14-26 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by act...

James 3:1-12 1 Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly . 2 We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check. 3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an examp...

James 1: 26-27 26  Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.  27  Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.   Practical Christianity    God's gift: The word of the trut...

James 1: 22-25 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting...

James 1: 19-27 19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so d...

James 1: 13-18 13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.17 Every...

James 1:2-12 2  Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3  because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to...

James 1:1  James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. James 1:19  Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.     Introduction to the Letter  Writer  Style  Reader  Contents  Just do it! 

Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.   Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given...