This Lord’s Day, we begin a journey through the oldest book in the Bible; the Old Testament book of Job. We will be confronted with the issues of suffering – responses to suffering, Satan and suffering, and ultimately learn a lot about ourselves and our sovereign God in suffering
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
James
In a culture where everyone has a opinion, voices an opinion, often unfiltered, and heated verbal engagements occur across all relational spectrums, this quote, though not inspired or spoken from a Christian, has Biblical substance.
JAMES 1:2-4 – Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. THEME OF THE DAY. WHEN GREAT TRIALS COME. We know them by personal experience. We know…
JAMES 4:8 – Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. THEME OF THE DAY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE. You know the experience. We either read it in a book, heard it in a sermon or conversation, or saw it posted somewhere. This “it” is a quote or…
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds…
JAMES 1:19 – Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; THEME OF THE DAY. THE BEST TYPE OF COUNSELOR. Every Christian is called to Biblical counseling. Yes, every Christian. There are over fifty “one another” commands in the Bible and those alone qualify us to pursue being effective and compassionate Biblical…