Until the Coming of the Lord
James 5:1-12
July 1, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. Offenders: A Warning to Those Who Take Advantage (verses 1-6)
II. Offended: A Believing Response for the Abused (verses 7-11)
III. A Life of Truth Between Two Worlds (verse 12)
“In times of injustice it is easy to wonder if God has noticed, whether he cares, and why he is not working to intervene. James has just shown us that he has, he does and he will… Justice will be done; even now it is being anticipated. These things are certain. James’ readers need not fear for one moment that the unjust will get away with it.” ~ Sam Allberry
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What Is Your Life?
James 4:13-17
June 24, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. Ignoring God in the Plans of Life (verses 13-14)
II. Disobedience to the Will of God for Your Life (verse 17)
III. Living Life Under God's Sovereign Control (verses 15-16)
“James is not against planning; he is warning us against planning that does not acknowledge the Lord’s sovereign overruling of our lives… I am not the master of my own destiny, the captain of my soul. My life is not the unchanging center of the universe. I am like fleeting mist, and I am not in control of the wind’s direction, nor of when I vanish.” ~ Sam Allberry
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The Diary of a Wimpy Christian
June 17, 2018
Father's Day
I Corinthians 1:26-31
Rev. Dave Latham
I. Reminding Them of Their True Pedigree (verse 26)
II. Reminding Them of His Power (verses 27-29)
III. Reminding Them of His Provision (verses 30-31)
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“The Benefits of Going Out From Church”
Matthew 9:36-38; Acts 5:2; Luke 19:10 (NKJV)
Rev. Richard Altork
June 10, 2018
Matthew 9:36-38
36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Acts 5:2
2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Luke 19:10
10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
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The Benefits of Going to Church
Hebrews 10:22-25
The Benefits of Going to Church
June 3, 2018
Rev. Richard Altork
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. (KJV)
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Dealing with Strife
James 4:1-10
May 27, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. The Cause of Strife for Believers (vss 1-4)
II. Humble Submission to God's Grace Brings Peace (vss 9-10)
III. A Life of Joyful Grief is the Calling of Every Christian (vss 9-10)
“God humbles us not to keep us down, but to lift us up. It is the contrite in heart that God esteems (Isaiah 66:2), and the poor in spirit who receive the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3)… There should be no people more grief stricken, and yet more joyful, than Christians. The lower we are, the more lifted we are. It is the great paradox of the Christian life that we weep over our sin while singing in astounded joy of our salvation.” Sam Allberry
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The Hope of Eternal Home
John 14:1-6
Rev. Bruce Brown
May 30, 2018
I. Home is Charged with a Powerful Peace Jesus Promotes (verse 1)
II. Home is a Perfect Place Jesus Prepares (verse 2)
III. Home is Based on a Personal Pledge Jesus Provides (verse 3)
IV. Jesus is the Way Home (verses 4-6)
“Why do we not know the country whose citizens we are? Because we have wandered so far away that we have forgotten it. But the LORD Christ, the King of the land, came down to us, and drove forgetfulness from our heart. God took to Himself our flesh so that He might be our way back.” ~ Saint Augustine
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Wisdom Does Beautifully
James 3:13-18
Rev. Bruce Brown
May 13, 2018
I. Wisdom is Not a Matter of Knowledge But of Action (verse 13)
II. False Wisdom Behaving Badly (verses 14-16)
III. True Wisdom Behaving Beautifully (verses 17-18)
“Wisdom is something that can be shown, and does not exist if it is not shown. It is seen – not primarily in words but deeds… In looking for wisdom we are to look for the good life, not clever answers. And the good life is one made up of deeds done in humility. Wisdom leads to humility, which in turn produces good deeds.” ~ Sam Allberry
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The Tongue: A Mighty Force
James 3:1-12
May 6, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. The Might of the Tongue Brings Great Responsibility (verses 1-5a)
II. The Recklessness of the Tongue Brings Continual Destruction (verses 5b-8)
III. The Inconsistency of the Tongue Brings Desire for Purity (verses 9-12)
“It rarely seems to strike us that it is precisely here, in our speech that sin is most likely to abound. Only when we have been brought to such a recognition do we realize how dangerous and destructive our tongues have been. Only then do we cry out to God in repentance and run to him with tears to seek forgiveness in the gospel.” ~ Sinclair Ferguson
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Saving Faith Works!
James 2:14-26
April 29, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. A Dead Faith Substitutes Words for Deeds (verses 14-17)
II. A Demonic Faith Stops With Emotion Instead of Change (verses 18-19)
III. A dynamic Faith Shows Salvation Through Action (verses 20-26)
“Oh, it is a living, busy, active, mighty thing, this faith; and so it is impossible for it not to do good works incessantly… He who does not these works is a faithless man. He who wants to be a true Christian… must be truly a believer. But he does not truly believe if works of love do not follow his faith.” ~ Martin Luther
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The Peril of Playing Favorites
James 2:1-13
April 22, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. Playing Favorites is Caused by Evil Motives (verses 1-4)
II. Playing Favorites Denies the Grace of God (verses 5-7)
III. Playing Favorited Forgets the Judgment of God (verses 8-12)
“James’ point is a simple one: favoritism is profoundly un-Christian. It says, in effect, that someone who is worth more to the world is worth more to the church, and, correspondingly, that someone who is worth less to the world is worth less to the church. Favoritism ends up judging one person’s soul as being of greater value than another’s, and it does all this on the basis of superficial, worldly criteria.” ~ Sam Allberry
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Are We Listening?
James 1:19-27
Rev. Bruce Brown
April 15, 2018
I. Listeners Receive the Word of God in All of Life (verses 19-25)
II. Listeners Obey the Word of God in Their Actions (verses 22-25)
III. Listeners Live the Word of God as True Religion (verses 26-27)
“Life is never better without God’s Word, and it is never poorer with it. No command will ever work against us if we follow it, and ignoring one will never actually end up being better for us. We must be careful not to misdefine freedom, and so disobey the very words that will bring us true freedom.” ~ Sam Allberry
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Grace in Trials
James 1:1-18
Rev. Bruce Brown
April 8, 2018
I. God is at Work in Your Trials (verses 1-4, 9-12)
II. Ask God for Wisdom in Your Trials (verses 5-8)
III. Never Lose Sight of God's Goodness in Your Trials (verses 13-18)
“Faith is a little like a muscle in the human body. It is as it is worked out that it grows. It needs something to push against… Faith needs the pushback of trials for us to grow spiritually. Trials and difficulties are an opportunity to cling on to the promises of God more tightly.” ~ Sam Allberry
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Risen Indeed!
Matthew 28:1-15
Rev. Bruce Brown
April 1, 2018
I. His Angels Testify to an Empty Tomb (verses 1-7)
II. Hi Appearances Testify to the Risen Lord (verses 8-10)
III. His Adversaries Testify to a Living Problem (verses 11-15)
“Jesus lives, and so shall I. Death! thy sting is gone forever!
He who deigned for me to die. Lives, the bands of death to sever.
He shall raise me from the dust – Jesus is my Hope and Trust.”
~ Christian F. Gellert
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Behold, Your King Has Come
Matthew 21:1-17
March 25, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. Jesus' Kingship is Commanding (verses 1-3)
II. Jesus' Kingship is Compelling (verses 4-11)
III. Jesus' Kingship is Cleansing (verses 12-17)
Ride on, ride on in majesty! Hear all the tribes hosanna cry; O Savior meek, pursue Your road with palms and scattered garments stroked.
Ride on, ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die. O Christ, Your triumphs now begin o’er captive death and conquered sin.
Ride on, ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride to die, bow Your meek head to mortal pain,then take, O Christ, Your pow’r and reign. …Henry H. Milman
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Our Anchor in Distress
I Samuel 20:1-42
March 18, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. The Plea for Covenantal Faithfulness (verse 1:17)
II. The Priority of Covenantal Relationships (verses 18-34)
III. The Peace that Covenant Brings (verses 35-42)
His oath, His covenant, His blood, Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay.” Edward Mote, The Solid Rock
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~ Edward Mote, The Solid Rock
Safe in the Fortress
I Samuel 18:17-19:24
March 11, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. God's Hidden protection (verses 18:17-30)
II. God's Human Protectors (verses 9:1-17)
III. God's Humbling Power (verses 19:18-24)
“God primarily preserves his cause through his children testifying of the grace of God to a dark world. We can say of Christianity what Jonathan said of David: “It has done you good. Why should you do it harm?” Roger Ellsworth
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Loyal Love
I Samuel 18;1-16
March 4, 2018
Pastor Bruce Brown
I. Jonathan's Love (verses 1-5)
II. Saul's envy (verses 6-11)
III. The Favor of God (verses 12-16)
“The prince of Israel made a covenant with the shepherd boy. He gave his clothing and weapons to David as symbols of his devoted friendship. One day Jonathan would even express agreement with God’s will that David should have the crown intended for him! It was a selfless, sacrificial, loyal love for David that would endure until death. Mutual loyalty was pledged that very day, and it proved to be a most satisfying fellowship to both men for a lifetime.” ~ Walter Chantry
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What's Your Measure?
I Samuel 17:1-58
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. Goliath and Saul (verses 1-11)
II. David and Israel (verses 12-40
III. David and Goliath (verses 40-45)
IV. Our Champion (verses 55-58)
"It is David who stands between Israel and their enemies. What is at stake is not just David's future, but Israel's future (vss. 8-9). The outcome of his battle will be their outcome... In the same way, on the cross Jesus was our Champion, our man of the in between. He stood between us and judgement, between us and death. Judgement and death bear down on us with violent force, threatening to destroy us. But Jesus has stood in between. He bore the full force of their fury. Our future hung on His shoulders as He hung on the cross." ~ Tim Chester
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The LORD is With Him
I Samuel 16:14-23
February 18, 2018
Rev. Bruce Brown
I. The Fall of Saul (verses 15-17)
II. The Rise of David (verses 18-22)
III. God's Hand at Work (verses 13, 14, 23)
“The description given of young David is a good agenda for the mentoring of any Christian... The key to it all is David’s last accolade: “the LORD is with him” (1 Sam. 16:18). Today, the Lord is with everyone who trusts in Jesus Christ, just as the Lord’s voice is heard in his Word and the Lord’s presence is felt in believing prayer. The way for us to experience spiritual growth and to develop a gracious character is to be often with the Lord and through faith to know that the Lord is with us.” ~ Richard D. Phillips