Category: James
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The Greatest Gift Giver
James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights. . .” John 17:1-2 “When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have…
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Eternity
James 4:14 “What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” My daughter said something to me awhile back that I’ve been thinking about ever since. We were at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. There were probably 20,000 people there or so. It was as we were taking…
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Swift to Hear and Slow to Speak – About What?
James 1:19-21 “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” I’ve often heard people make reference to the first…
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The Next New Thing
James 1:17 “ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” Do you know God? What do people say about Him? What do you think about Him? Whatever you think, why do you think that…
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Double-minded
Philippians 4:8-9 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God…
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Walking the Talk
James 1:22 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Have you ever been deceived about anything? Anyone ever pull the wool over your eyes? Maybe it was a salesman who promised that his product would do wonders for you, but you found it did nothing but leave you a little…
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A look in the mirror
James 1:23-24 “For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.” Do you know your own spiritual condition? If you don’t,…
To Encourage You 