Introduction
1 Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, 3 it seemed fitting to me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in an orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus; 4 so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.
- Oct 30, 2022Luke: The Man Behind the MessageOct 30, 2022Luke: The Man Behind the MessageBy: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipLuke 1:1-4 New American Standard Bible
Introduction
1 Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, 3 it seemed fitting to me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in an orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus; 4 so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.
- Oct 16, 2022James: Restoring the FallenOct 16, 2022James: Restoring the FallenBy: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipJames 5:19-20 New American Standard Bible
19 My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone turns him back, 20 let him know that the one who has turned a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
- Oct 9, 2022James: The Power of Godly PrayingOct 9, 2022James: The Power of Godly PrayingBy: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipJames 5:13-18 New American Standard Bible13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer of faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
- Oct 2, 2022James: Keeping Your Word (No audio, only video and note sheet)Oct 2, 2022James: Keeping Your Word (No audio, only video and note sheet)By: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipJames 5:12 New American Standard Bible
12 But above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment.
- Sep 25, 2022James: Facing the Trials of Life PatientlySep 25, 2022James: Facing the Trials of Life PatientlyBy: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipJames 5:7-11 New American Standard Bible
7 Therefore be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. 8 You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not complain, brothers and sisters, against one another, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door. 10 As an example, brothers and sisters, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.
- Sep 18, 2022James: A Biblical Perspective on WealthSep 18, 2022James: A Biblical Perspective on WealthBy: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipJames 5:1-6 New American Standard Bible5 Come now, you rich people, weep and howl for your miseries which are
coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments have
become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver have corroded, and their
corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh
like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your
treasure! 4 Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your
fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the
outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of
armies. 5 You have lived for pleasure on the earth and lived luxuriously; you
have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned
and put to death the righteous person; he offers you no resistance.
- Sep 4, 2022James: How to Plan for the FutureSep 4, 2022James: How to Plan for the FutureBy: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipJames 4:13-17 New American Standard Bible13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” 14 Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. For you are just a vapor that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.” 16 But as it is, you boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil. 17 So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, for him it is sin.
- Aug 28, 2022James: A Warning Against Slandering OthersAug 28, 2022James: A Warning Against Slandering OthersBy: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipJames 4:11-12 New American Standard Bible
11 Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. The one who speaks against a brother or sister, or judges his brother or sister, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you, judging your neighbor?
- Aug 21, 2022James: Drawing Near to GodAug 21, 2022James: Drawing Near to GodBy: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipJames 4:6-10 New American Standard Bible
6 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come close to God and He will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be miserable, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- Aug 14, 2022James: How to Handle ConflictAug 14, 2022James: How to Handle ConflictBy: Chris BrownSeries: Sunday WorshipJames 4:1-6 New American Standard Bible
4 What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is the source not your pleasures that wage war in your body’s parts? 2 You lust and do not have, so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with the wrong motives, so that you may spend what you request on your pleasures. 4 You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose, “He jealously desires the Spirit whom He has made to dwell in us”? 6 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”