Title: Faith in Prayer and Soul Winning

Text: James 5:13-20

Chris Hefner

Music

What an Awesome God

How Great is Our God

His Mercy is More

Turn Your Eyes

Three Opportunities to Practice Genuine Faith

1. When sick and suffering, pray to the God who heals, but also praise with one another.

2. When troubled by sin in self and others, pray to the God who judges, but also confess to one another.

3. When burdened by those who are lost and astray, pray to God who seeks and saves, but also go and share with one another.

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Paul's Ministry of the Gospel

2 Corinthians 4

Chris Hefner

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Title: Faith As Patient Endurance 

Text: James 5:1-12

Chris Hefner

Three Reminders that Display Genuine Faith   

1. Heed the warning against self-indulgence. 
1. Hoarding 
2. Fraud 
3. Self-indulgence
4. Murder 
2. Hear the invitation to patient endurance. 
1. Be patient like the farmer. 
2. Establish your heart. 
3. Do not grumble. 
4. Look to past examples. 
5. Look to the mercy and compassion of the Lord. 
3. Honor the truth with your promises. 




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Title: Faith Versus Boasting 

Text: James 4:11-17 

Chris Hefner

Three Commands that Reveal Genuine Faith 

1. Don’t be judgmental. 
1. When we are judgmental, we’re acting as if we’re superior to one another. 
2. The gospel teaches that we’re not better than others. 
2. Don’t be boastful. 
1. When we boast, we’re putting ourselves in the place of God. 
2. The gospel teaches that God alone is sovereign. 
3. Do what you know is good. 
1. When you do what is good, you’re believing God and his gospel. 
2. The gospel teaches that we do good, not for salvation, but from salvation.  Please reach out to us via email at [email protected]

Strategic Planning Committee Town Hall

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Love

2 Peter 1:5-8

Steven Mercer

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Title: Faith Versus Worldliness

Text: James 4:1-10

Chris Hefner

Theme: Regarding faith versus worldliness, there is something we need to see, there are some things we need to do, and there is Someone we need to experience.

1. There is something we need to see: Observe the pattern of faithless desires.

2. There are some things we need to do: Practice the imperatives of faithful living.

3. There is Someone we need to experience: Receive by faith the grace that transforms our hearts.

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Brotherly Love

Josh Pinkerton

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Title: Authentic Faith: Wisdom from God

Text: James 3:13-18

Tad Craig

Questions to Recognize and Display Wisdom from God

1. Are you trying to gain intellectual points? 
2. Are there any ulterior motives behind your instruction?
3. Are you seeking to create order in the relationship?
4. Did you genuinely listen before forming your own opinion? 
5. Do the people you speak to know that you care about them? 
6. Is the transforming love of God being displayed through your words and actions? 

Adding Godliness

Steve Melton

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