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James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... James uses to impress this idea on his readers is a phenomenon most dramatically observed in Palestine. The anemones and cyclamen bloom beautifully in the morning, but as the sun rises and the day becomes hotter they droop, wither, and die. By evening the once impressive blooms ... in mind. Instead of a single virtue, however, “You are that perfect work” (M. Dibelius, James, p. 74). The idea of perfection is not original in James. Noah is the archetypal perfect person: “Noah was a righteous man, perfect in ...

2. Listening and Doing

James 1:19-27, James 1:1-18

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

3. L. T.: The Lonely Terrestrial

Drama

Edward Long

... year in a pumpkin patch for the Greeaaat Pumpkin to appear every Halloween ... JAMES: (Clowning.) Woooooooo ... woooooooo (Arms raised symbolizing a large, round object.) I'm the Greaaaat Pumpkin ... Is your pumpkin patch sincere? MRS. ROGERS: That's enough ... and hobby area. A TV is on in the corner; the walls are full of sports equipment, memorabilia, posters with slogans like "Bloom where you're planted." Around the room there is a large, well-equipped model railroad. A large aquarium glows in the corner ...

4. Who Are Christians?

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , and the Washington monument spire piercing a blue sky, and cherry trees all in bloom. I thought I was too weary to reflect, but those posters set me to ... receive it unless it is given in the hands of genuinely caring folks. So, there it is. James' word-picture of the Church. I don't know how we would present it on a poster ... be the poster. A small boy, after being tucked into bed for the night, cried out. "Mommy, I'm afraid to be alone in the dark. I want somebody to stay with me." His mother responded, "Don ...

5. The Stewardship of Time

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... OPPORTUNITY TO BE USED WISELY. Time''s limited nature is a sobering thought. James said, "Come now, you who say, `Today or tomorrow we will go ... The Bible also speaks of our lives as flowers that bloom quickly and wither as grass, the grass that springs up ... m. and ends at 10 p.m. If you are ten years old, it is 8 a.m. and breakfast is over; if twenty, it is 10 a.m.; if thirty, 12 noon; if forty, 2 p.m. and lunch is over; if fifty, 4 p.m.; if sixty, 6 p.m.; if seventy, 8 p.m. and supper is over; if 80, 10 p.m ...

6. Don't Let Your Tongue Bite You

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... send me mixed signals. You say one thing, but you do another, and I''m confused by the way you communicate." (1) On a windswept hill in an ... demonstrated how just a spark can set the whole forest burning. Perhaps the greatest insight that James shares is that without the constraining and controlling power of the Holy Spirit it is impossible ... the tiny blossoms of the cactus flower. They buzz around until they find the colorful blooms hidden from view by the rocks. Each bird finds what it is looking for. We ...

7. Amazing Faith

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... my classroom and I will explain faith. Faith is notitia, assensus, and fiducia." "Huh? I'm not sure I get it." "Let me explain: * Notitia is basic knowledge. The word "notice" ... was when I discovered Jesus Christ is my Savior." Faith Works Faith is action. James 2:17 says it simply, "So faith by itself, if it has no works, is ... Jesus for healing, and he is humble beyond a fault. Just as a rose cannot help but bloom, and an oak tree produce acorns, so an alive faith cannot but help overflow in love, mercy, ...

8. Israel’s Ill-Placed Confidence

Amos 5:18-27

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... and also includes plateaus and wadis, which are dry riverbeds that can bloom after rains. Its most important city is Beersheba (see Gen. 21:14 ... before [God] like legions of soldiers” or flocks of sheep to be judged (m. Ros. HaSh. 1:2). The Day of Atonement. Some festivals, like Passover, looked ... . 3:24–26). The righteousness of God is contrasted with human unrighteousness and wickedness (Rom. 3:5; James 1:20). Since God reigns over creation in righteousness, human conduct should conform to that standard (e. ...

9. The Surprise of Absolute Victory

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... Jesus rose! The God who controls all the energy channels of the universe can touch the mind of people with fresh knowledge that blooms into new life, with forgiveness, healing and peace. Jesus speaks. "My peace I give unto you. Not as the world giveth, give I ... greatness. But me: "I’m too tired. I'm too hooked. I’m too bad. I’m too sick. I'm too scared. I’m too young. I’m too old. I’m too tough. I’m too weak I’ve gone too far. My problems are too great." Listen to James Stewart, the well-known ...

10. Christ and Time

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... Man’s days are like the grass of the Palestinian plains which blooms in the early morning only to wither beneath the scorching wind ... m. If you are 20 years of age, the time is 11:34 a.m. If you are 30 years of age, the time is 1:51 p.m. If you are 40 years of age, the time is 4:08 p.m. If you are 50 years of age, the time is 6:25 p.m. If you are 60 years of age, the time is 8:42 p.m. If you are 70 years of age, the time is 11 p.m ... he uses and which the King James Version translates "redeem," means "to make ...

11. When The Waters Begin To Rise

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... go barefoot. Her Grandmother would shake her head "no." Then mild May days would coax blooms from marsh marigolds and trillium. "It's summer!" Mary Lou would laugh, tossing her warm ... that recognition for my hard work on the local school board, but am passed over. Sometimes I'm tempted to give up, to surrender to the cynicism that surrounds me. I feel things will never ... ), p. 145. 5. James C. Hefley, LIFE CHANGES (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1984), pp. 89-90. 6. James W. Moore, STANDING ON ...

12. FEAR NOT! You've Got To Be Kidding!

Luke 1:26-37

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... t have it." And then, in smaller print: "Please don't ask me about curing phobias. I'm interested in names only." [1] We all have our own phobia list, and the list can ... not….the Lord is with you. Mary, fear not…the Savior will come. Notes: The James Russell Lowell hymn was dropped from the new edition of the United Methodist Hymnal for ... the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's new Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever, twixt that darkness and that light. Then ...

13. Be Patient

James 5:7-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... of you ever been that way with your heavenly Parent? The writer of the epistle of James says to his readers, “Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See ... asked. With great exasperation he said, “You can sit here if you want to, but I’m going to the hospital!” I don’t know whether the very pregnant Mrs. Cash accompanied ... ; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will ...

14. Well, What Did You Expect?

Acts 12:1-19a

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... principle is always the same - WE HAVE NO EXPECTATION IN IT! But consider James Montgomery’s classic words that go to the very heart of it: "Prayer ... Ohio State would beat Michigan so that Michigan State could go to the Rose Bowl. Well, I’m sorry, but I don’t think that the God of the Universe is at all concerned about ... pastor, Mr. Gruffey, that he would walk with him in the spring when the daffodils were in bloom. On such a spring morning, the pastor came to visit him and said: "Well, Hull, this is ...

15. An Altered State of Consciousness

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... share with you excerpts from a beautiful letter recently received from him. Dear Dr. Tuttle: ... It’s one a.m., just got in from work. I find my thoughts drifting back over this past year to a lot of dear ... have realized so little of our magnificent potential. "Our fires," wrote William James, "are damped, our drafts are checked, we are living on only a ... can’t believe it now, women and men forced in scientific climate to bloom by pure reason; yet ever and again something shatters our isolating gloom: we ...

16. Unwrapping Presents ... and People

Sermon

James Bjorge

... locked within himself, afraid of living on the growing edge. We attempt to convince people that I’m okay; you’re okay. We urge them to stay loose or in the language of the ... the midst of all the ugly protrusions of evil the flowers of God are blooming. His Kingdom is making new sounds and manifesting new growth. The meaning of oneness ... . We can and must set each other free because Christ wants it that way. William James, the late great psychologist, once said that, "The Lord may forgive our sins, but our ...

17. Blue Highway Blessings

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... got a home in glory land that outshines the sun . . . Just because this world is not my home, I'm "just passin' through . . . " Just because I've got a mansion, just over the hilltop doesn't mean that this ... and a new confidence that the God who is with us will fulfill his good purpose in our lives. (James A. Harnish, "Finding the 'New' You," sermon preached at Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Tampa, Florida, 18 July ... blooms, almost hidden from view by the rocks. Each bird finds what it is looking for. What are ...

18. The Story of Christmas

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christmas begins, not with the manger of Bethlehem, but many thousands, perhaps millions of years before, in the mind and heart of God. “I’m lonely,” James Weldon Johnson has God say in his play, God’s Trombones. “I think I’ll make me a world.” That’s exactly what God did. God made a world . . . a beautiful garden world with birds singing and flowers blooming, mountain streams flowing and mighty oceans glistening under a bright golden sun. In the midst of that garden, God placed a man and a ...

19. Kindness That Makes You Sorry!

Joel 2:12-17

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... we rightly deserve! God Is Kind Joel says that God is "abounding in lovingkindness." The King James Version says, he is "of great kindness." It is true that we all deserve to die for ... metal, the house was painted a sharp white, the grass was kept mowed, flowers bloomed in profusion, but all the neatness and beauty was marred by the sign which ... dumbfounded. "I didn’t think anybody would take me up on that offer," he said, "but I’m a man of my word, so the deal goes. What do you want: my ranch, a million ...

20. Facing Life’s Central Tests

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

Robert Allen

... blossoming, the tulips had pushed their way up out of the ground and were blooming, and the warm rays of the sun were glistening as they danced across the ... own fear, he went deeper into the garden with the three men who knew him best - Peter, James, and John. By this example, Jesus shows us that when things are darkest and life seems to ... he asked, "John, how do you feel now?" The man replied, "I don’t feel anything! I’m just numb." Again the minister asked, "John, how do you feel now?" The man replied, "I ...

21. God's Dirty Job

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... sport a “green thumb” dyed from pinching off dead blooms. “Summer hands” boast dirty nails from all that transplanting, thinning ... same time, I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. “Yes, I’m find, thank you for asking,” she said in a clear strong voice. “I didn’t mean to disturb you, Grandma, but ... it is the hands of other people that lower us into the earth." Dr. James B Stockinger Prof of Sociology at University of California at Berkeley Vernon Watkins, in ...

22. Faith In Conflict

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... death simply because he did not want to be embarrassed in front of his friends. James Russell Lowell wrote these haunting words: "Once to every man and nation /Comes the moment to decide In the strife of truth with ... falsehood /For the good or evil side Some great cause God's new Messiah /Offering each the bloom or blight And the choice goes by forever /Twixt the darkness and the light." (2) Herod was a man caught ... M.E.--Broken Lives Are Mended in North Philadelphia Program" by Tom Roberts.

23. Get Rid of the Junk

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... can relate to that? THIS, OF COURSE, IS WHAT THE BIBLE CALLS SIN. Pastor James Crawford tells about a fascinating singer-songwriter named Kate Campbell. Kate was born in ... , and tended those flowers with great skill and love. The flowers responded accordingly--blooming with great abandon. At the end of long days, after she had worked ... funny. One guy said, “Do I smell coffee burning?” Another one said, “Oh no, I’m late for work.” A woman confessed that her first words were, “Honey, did I remember ...

24. Opening and Closing Doors

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ago, Dr. James Fisher, a ... the jingle: “I joined the new ‘Don’t Worry Club’, and now I hold my breath, I am so afraid I’ll worry that I’m worried half to death.” To worry or not to worry? There are occasions when worry is not only acceptable but needed. We’ll get ... best that we can be, to be all that God created us to be, to use that tried but really challenging word - “To bloom where we are planted” is as it should be. We need to remember that there are no inferior people. Each one of us is ...

25. Don't Believe the Lie about the Truth

John 8:32

Sermon

James Merritt

I am convinced that in some ways children are far wiser than adults. Because children at least know that there are certain things that are absolutely true. I recently came across a list of great truths about life that little children have learned and totally believe. No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats. When your mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair. If your sister hits you, don't hit her back; they always catch the second person. Never ask your three-year old brother to ...

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