Posts from April 2021

He Gives the Greater Grace (part 2)

Our text once again for this Sunday morning is James 4:4-6.  We’ll especially focus on the verses we didn’t get to last week (verses 5-6).  James, in this passage, is giving a plan for victory in these verses.  Victory for what James has been talking about: the tongue in chapter 3, fighting that we talked…

He Giveth Greater Grace

Our text for this Sunday morning is James 4:4-6.  Plans, we all make plans in every area of our lives.  But how do you plan spiritually?  James, in this passage, gives a plan for victory in these verses.  Victory for what?  What James has been talking about: the tongue in chapter 3, fighting, that we…

Why Do We Fight?

Our text for this Sunday morning is James 4:1-3.  James, in this passage, talks about fighting among believers.  Why do humans fight, argue, slander and otherwise hurt each other by words and actions?  James bluntly asks the question and then answers it for us.  “Don’t they come from your own sinful cravings at war? It’s…

Thinking About Heaven?

This Sunday we will begin a series which we will do weekly in the 11:15 Bible Study time.  As a preview we will do the first message in the 9:30 worship service this Sunday before returning to the James series, in chapter 4, the following Sunday.  Our text will be Colossians 3:1-4 and the topic:…

Motivations of the Resurrection

This Sunday, resurrection Sunday, we will be looking at 1 Corinthians 15:35-58, and preaching on the motivations of the resurrection.  Paul is explaining to these Corinthian believers who were having a hard time understanding the resurrection from the dead.  So he begins in this chapter explaining the resurrection of Christ, of the dead, of Christians,…