1500 Words

This is taken from Acts 18:9-11 where we will see six brief points.

We live in a society that constantly rejects and discards the Word of God. As believers we must adhere to what the Word says and hold it near to our hearts.

Here we have a small portion of Sunday's sermon that focuses in on the issue of pride and the need to simply focus on giving all honor to the Lord in our lives.

Today we'll talk about praying for those who are sick, confessing our sins one to another, the effective prayers of those who are righteous, Elijah and helping a brother or sister that has wandered from the truth to return from the error of their way.

This week we'll talk about our need to be patient as we wait for the coming of the Lord. We'll talk about the farmer and his example of patience. We'll talk about our need to establish our hearts for the coming of the Lord is at hand. James will give us several exhortations on our behavior towards one another and the need to simply let our yes be yes and our no be no.

Today we'll be talking about pride one last time as James speaks of the pridefulness of assuming that tomorrow is promised. Pride says I'll make decisions based on what I want and when I want, while humility says Lord you are the Master of my life and I will do as you say. James will also deal with the rich once again admonishing them to do right with what they have.

This week we'll continue to talk about pride and humility as James gives us an incredible promise. If we submit to God and resist the devil he will flee. James will challenge us to have the right attitude and heart, to be sober as we go through life and to refuse to speak evil of another brother.