Category: James
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Confessions of the Righteous
During one of the seasons in my life, I worked third shift (overnight) at a high-end grocery store. The pressure was high to do things right, and I was good at my job. They were considering me for management and I would have made it to the top if I hadn’t gotten back into the…
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When the Church is God’s Enemy…
So far this month, we have talked about why God allows trials in our lives and the importance of our striving to control the words that we say. We learned together that sometimes we bring trials upon ourselves by making bad decisions and by giving in to sin. We learned that gossip is never good…
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The evil named Tongue
The preacher stood to deliver his message. Little did his congregation know that he waited until Saturday night to begin preparing. We’ve heard that preachers only work 2 days a week. This guy took that literally. As a result, he had not studied the passage of Scripture well enough to teach it rightly. His sermon…
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Why does God allow trials?
This month, we get to study James’ letter to Jewish Christians who were living in gentile communities. He wrote his letter before A.D. 50, and he used it to expose hypocrisy and to promote right behavior in life before God. __________________ __________________ Jewish Christians who lived in gentile communities had some significant struggles. They were…