New City Church Tampa

Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 4:1-10, James points out the reason and the solution for fighting and quarreling among believers.

Pastor Eric highlights these two points from the text:

1) The Diagnosis: Friendship with the world feeds our conflict (vs. 1-5).

2) The Remedy: Communion with God transforms our response (vs. 6-10).

Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 3:13-18, James explains what wisdom from above looks like.

Pastor Eric highlights three points from the text:

1) The fruit of demonic, worldly wisdom

2) The fruit of Godly wisdom

3) The wisdom of the Gospel

Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 3:1-12, James points out that to control our bodies, we must control our tongues, and the condition of our hearts is revealed through how we speak.

Pastor Eric highlights four points from the text:

1) Our words can direct lives (vs. 1-5).

2) Our words can destroy lives (vs. 5-8).

3) Our words can build up lives.

4) Our words reveal our hearts.

Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 2:14-26, James pushes believers in Christ to have genuine faith that is visible to the world through the way we love others.

Pastor AJ highlights three points from the text:

1) Saving and visible faith

2) Dead faith

3) Genuine faith

Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 2:8-13, James points out the reality that failing to obey the law in one area means we’ve been disobedient to all of it, and he charges us to choose mercy over judgment.

Pastor Eric highlights these points from the text:

1) The standard is love (vs. 8).

2) The evidence is sin (vs. 9-11).

3) The solution is mercy.

4) Mercy received becomes mercy revealed.

Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 2:1-7, James admonishes believers for the sin of favoritism, encouraging them to be impartial.

Pastor Eric highlights these points from the text:

1) Favoritism contradicts our faith (vs. 1).

2) Favoritism corrupts our judgment (vs. 2-4).

3) Favoritism clashes with God’s heart.

Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 1:26-27, James shares that true religion is bridling the tongue, and caring for orphans and widows.

Pastor Eric highlights these points from the text:

1) True surrender speaks differently.

2) True surrender loves differently.

3) True surrender lives differently.

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Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 1:22-25, James encourages us to be doers of the Word, obeying what the Lord has commanded us.

Pastor Eric highlights these points from the text:

1) Hearing without obedience deceives you (vs. 22-24)

2) Hearing with obedience blesses you (vs. 25)

Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 1:19-21, James encourages believers to receive the Word of God with meekness, and to be slow to anger.

Pastor Eric highlights these points from the text:

1) Meek hearts listen before reacting

2) Meek hearts repent and receive

Today we continue our sermon series in the book of James, Everyday Gospel. In James 1:12-18, James encourages believers to persevere through trials. He shares that God does not tempt us but is the giver of all good things.

Pastor Eric highlights these points from the text:

1) God gives life

2) Sin brings death

3) Our gospel hope