Little Zion Baptist Church (Burgin)

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly,…

Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.…

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me”. We’ve been taught a Cultural half-truth: words can’t physically hurt us, but a single sentence can crush a spirit. FCF: God created us in His image to use our words for His glory. Apart from Jesus, we use our tongues for sin. The Warning…

Intro: The resurrection of Jesus is one of the most central truths of the Christian faith. Without the resurrection, we have no salvation, no hope, no joy, and no Savior. If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, the Christian faith is dead. If Jesus didn’t rise again, our religious services and deeds are…

If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of…

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. Opening Sentence:…

Are you a good listener? I asked this question last week, and I’m starting with it again because God is driving this home in James 1 . Illustration: My dad used to say to: “You’re hard-headed. You don’t listen!”. He would tell me the right thing to do and the right way to do it. I’d try to do it my own…

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. Opening…