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We often treat prayer casually, as though it were something trivial. But how is it that we are even able to pray? How can sinful people have access to a holy God? On our own, we cannot. But we see in the prayer of Jesus...
James has called us to pray for each other in the situations and circumstances of life. Now he is calling us to put feet to our prayers and actually help the one who wanders from the truth return home. Our service to one another includes...
The Bible teaches us many kinds of prayer. Christians pray in various ways. In this passage, James calls us to pray simple prayers of faith. Using Elijah as the example, James shows us that prayers prayed according to God’s word and will, from a heart...
James said to be patient until the coming of the Lord. Jesus asked if he would find faith on earth when he returns. The evidence of patience and faith is found in prayer. At Grace Community Church, we are being called to a life of...
One of the great Christian disciplines is the regular, mental rehearsal of the coming of the Lord, reminding ourselves of what will be then. Doing so focuses our minds and establishes our hearts for living in faithfulness to Christ now. The coming of the Lord...
The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, including the violation of love for God and others. Come now, let us consider the One who was rich beyond compare, yet became poor that we might become rich in God. Let us...
We make plans and travel, and make money and spend it, just like everyone else. So what difference does having faith in the Lord Jesus Christ make in the way we live? Being a Christian gives us a new wisdom from God, a new understanding...
On The Road With The Risen One - Luke 24:1-35 - Easter - April 21, 2019 https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20190421.mp3...
When we gather together as a congregation, we are like the disciples sitting around the table with Jesus partaking of the bread and cup. We are sitting among sacred things. Here, among the sacred, we must not be profane by speaking evil against one another....
We all have idolatrous desires within us that can steal our joy and cause conflict. These desires and the conflict they cause prevent the church from having the gospel witness that it is called to. In order for us to live in peace with one...
Jesus is serious about joy, in heaven and on earth. He says there is great joy when sinful people return to God down the road of repentance. James restates Jesus’ call to joy. He starts by exposing our joylessness in relation to people and to...
Our words reflect the prevailing wisdom of our hearts. There is a wisdom from above that changes our hearts and gives us the power to use our words of good. This wisdom belongs to God and comes to us in Christ. A heart at peace...
In this passage, James points out the power of our words, our powerlessness to control them, and the power of God that guides and shapes them. Once again, we see that the heart of the matter is humility in the heart. https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20190317.mp3...
From the pages of Scripture comes a plea to think and live as those who hold the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. Come, congregation, let us reason together in pursuit of the life of faith that works to the glory of God. Text:...
The royal law of God is to love our neighbor as ourselves. Love is rooted in the soil of a heart of faith in Jesus Christ, and it bears fruit in our relationships with people. In this passage James is showing how love removes partiality...
James tells us that true religion in the sight of God is faith in his Son Jesus Christ that works in love for people. Our calling is to look into the mirror of God's word and adjust our practice of love to match our profession...
As Christians we have a relationship with the word of God. We are alive and we live by the word. The word of God is a seed implanted in us that brings forth life and grows. We are continually and increasingly transformed as we receive...
Our temptations to sin come from our own desires that wage war against the good will of God. But even in our temptation God grants us every good gift we need to fight sin and grow in faith. Text: James 1:1-18 https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20190203.mp3...
When a Christian experiences trials, God is working in the heart. He is revealing himself as a generous Father and strengthening us for enduring faithfulness. Our joy comes from knowing God's purpose and relying on his promise as we walk through our trials. Text: James...
A close look at the life of James shows us that though he was the half-brother of Jesus and leader of the church in Jerusalem, it was a resurrection encounter with Christ that changed his heart. James introduces himself as one who moved from unbelief...
A close reading of James shows us that every topic mentioned in this little book relates to the heart. Humility of heart before God is the foundation for living as a follower of Christ. Text: The Book of James https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20190113.mp3...
Everyone is growing, but in what direction? Who or what is shaping our growth? We must be wary of the things that pull us away from the only thing that can grow us rightly: the grace of God in Jesus Christ. The same grace that...
The promise of the new heaven and new earth is not a new plan of God. It is the fulfillment and finality of God's eternal plan for his kingdom. In light of this promise, we live now as God's kingdom people by faith, hope, and...
Often we view the birth of Christ as the end of our waiting on the promises of God. But the first coming of Christ is our assurance that he will come again. The promise of Christ's return and the new heaven and new earth awaits...
When we come to Christ we become his church. Christ is the Living Cornerstone of his church. In Christ we are living stones being built up as the church for ministry in world. Our ministry as a congregation is to witness to the greatness, grace,...
Jesus Christ is the promised Son whose death for our sins and resurrection for our life brings us into this saving relationship with God. Now, the mission of the church is to spread this good news as we live together under Christ s Lordship. Text:...
In the fullness of time God sent his eternal Son into the world as the son of Joseph and Mary. He was given the name Jesus. Matthew identifies Jesus as the son of David, of Abraham, and of a virgin. The rich identity of Jesus...
All of God's saving work, from beginning to end, can be summed up in the phrase, "By grace through faith." This theme runs throughout the Bible, is the basis of our salvation, and is the principle by which we live for God's glory. Text: Romans...
The presence and prophecy of John shows us that God is faithful to his word, that he acts at the right time, that he prepares for the arrival of his Son, and that he calls people to enter into his saving work. Text: Mark 1:1-8 https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20181118.mp3...
