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Scripture: James 2:1-13 Faith refuses to play favorites “My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.” (v1) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. . . and…
Scripture: James 1:19-27 Faith listens to the word “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” (v19) “He who has ears, let him hear. . . When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what…
Scripture: James 1:13-18 Faith refuses to blame God “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God.’ For God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.” (v13) (The serpent) “said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, You shall not eat of any tree in the garden?’…
Scripture: James 1:1-12 Faith develops a joyful perspective “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds” (v2) “Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our…
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17 I. Coveting looks like envy. A. Coveting has to do with desire. It is desiring the wrong things. Or it is desiring good things in the wrong way. When you covet, you desire forbidden things. You envy what others have. James 1:14-15: “But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then…
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-16 I. You should not lie because lying hurts people. A. What happens in a court of law if witnesses do not speak the truth? There will be no justice. If you don’t speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, you will hurt somebody. This is true not just in courtrooms. We…
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-15 I. You don’t steal because you are a steward. A. God cares a lot about personal possessions. The eighth commandment assumes the right to and the goodness of private property. The Bible also teaches that God is the owner of everything. Psalm 24:1: “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell…
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-14 I. Adultery destroys the unity of God’s gift of marriage. A. Marriage is very important to God. Marriage is so important that it is discussed in the very first chapter of the Bible (Genesis 1:27-28). Sex acts like superglue that binds a married couple together not just physically but also spiritually. We see the binding…
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-13 I. Don’t murder means no premeditated taking of human life. A. The command then does not have to do with killing in war or the death penalty for a crime. Genesis 9:6: “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.” What makes every…
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-12 Refuse to Treat Them Lightly “Honor your father and your mother” (v12) “Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regards to lying words.” (Exodus 5:9) Respect the Role God Assigned Them “Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.”…