James – The Blame Game (James 1:12-18)
The Blame Game
(James 1:12-18)
Central Idea: Moral integrity demands personal responsibility.
Purpose: To challenge believers to live with integrity.
- Moral integrity demands personal responsibility for happiness (James 1:12).
- Moral integrity demands personal responsibility for sin (James 1:13-15).
- Moral integrity demands personal responsibility for deception (James 1:16-18).
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- Feb 22, 2024James – The Blame Game (James 1:12-18)
James – The Blame Game (James 1:12-18)The Blame Game(James 1:12-18)Central Idea: Moral integrity demands personal responsibility.Purpose: To challenge believers to live with integrity.Are you playing the blame game today? Am I? These are important questions to ask ourselves. We can talk all we want about the moral crisis in our society. We can blame social media or our cultural environment. But in the end, moral integrity is a deeply personal issue. My friends, the world desperately needs to see Christians living lives of moral integrity. We need to live what we preach. In this episode we will learn three key principles of integrity from the book of James.
- Moral integrity demands personal responsibility for happiness (James 1:12).
- Moral integrity demands personal responsibility for sin (James 1:13-15).
- Moral integrity demands personal responsibility for deception (James 1:16-18).
- Feb 15, 2024James – Valuing Your Valuables (James 1:9-11)
James – Valuing Your Valuables (James 1:9-11)Valuing Your Valuables(James 1:9-11)Central Idea: Mastering materialism requires valuing spiritual valuables.Purpose: To challenge Christians to value what God values.
- The poor Christian masters materialism by valuing their high status in Christ (1:9).
- The rich Christian masters materialism by valuing their low status in Christ (1:10-11).
- Feb 8, 2024James – Second Guessing God! (James 1:5-8)
James – Second Guessing God! (James 1:5-8)Second Guessing God!(James 1:5–8)Central Idea: Wisdom produces stability.Purpose: To teach Christians how to make good choices.
- Our resource for wisdom is God (James 1:5).
- Our reception of wisdom involves conditions (James 1:6–8).
If there is one question, I have been asked more than any other question over the years, it is this one. How do I know God's will for my life? If you are asking that question, then this message is for you. - Feb 1, 2024James – A Matter of Perspective (James 1:1-4)
James – A Matter of Perspective (James 1:1-4)A Matter of Perspective(James 1:1–4)Central Idea: Tough trials demand a proper perspective.Purpose: To challenge believers to look at their trials with joy.
- Our process of growth requires trials (James 1:2–3)
- Our perseverance through trials builds character (James 1:4)
- Our prospect after trials produces maturity (James 1:4)
Have you ever noticed that two people can face very similar situations in life and react in opposite ways? It's all a matter of perspective. In this episode we learn about how we can face hardships with the right attitude. - Jan 28, 2024James – Introduction
James – IntroductionDavid Christensen introduces a weekly bible study of the book of James starting Friday, February 2nd.
