James 4.6 – Abundant Grace “But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.” “He giveth more grace” is a statement often misapplied suggesting that God offers more grace when it comes time…
Conquering Lusts “Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye…
A Two-Part Miracle “And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when…
Drama in the Church “From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?” James 4.1 A church should be a local body of believers who, among other things,…
Source of Wisdom “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27.17 Recently, our church began a ministry – almost by accident. For nearly thirty years, our church had hosted a ladies’ retreat. The retreat, hosted…
Heavenly Wisdom “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” James 3.17When the Christian comedian, Jerry Clower, was giving…
Worldly Wisdom “This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.” James 3.15, 16 In a polar attitude between true wisdom from a Christ-centered life to that…
Diseased Hearts “But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.” James 3.14For the most part of chapter three James has been stressing the contrasts between having a changed heart…
Afflictions “Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly, And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and…
Personal Maturity “For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.” James 3.2Sometimes we are all guilty of a slip of…