Don't write someone off

James 5:19-20

Don't write someone off.  Instead reach out to them and help them turn to God's truths and away from their sins so you can rescue their precious life and cover over a multitude of sin.

Lord Jesus:

If there is someone I need to help today please guide and direct me to that person.

Thanks

The power of prayer from a righteous person

James 5:15-18

Elijah prayed for rain and he got it. When I pray I think of the knowledge of God and wonder how I should pray and then I’m reminded of what Jesus said.

Our Father,
Daddy
Hallowed be thy name, 
help me to respect You
Thy Kingdom come, 
May You rule in Canada
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, 
Lord help me to obey You
Give us today our daily bread,
thanks for providing in advance for me but Lord will You help us to bring clean drinking water and food to every part of this earth.
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us,
Lord if their is any unforgiveness in my heart please expose it and help me to deal with it
And led us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, 
please help me not to eat too much and protect us in the neighbourhood
For Thine is the Kingdom and the glory forever. 
For You alone rule this earth. Please help us to recognize this.
Amen

Andrea Bocelli and the Lord's Prayer

The prayer of faith

James 5:13-15

It seems to me that faith is low in the developed world. We have so much we forget that God has allowed everything we have...I’m reminded now that we must not take this for granted. Let us step out in faith and acknowledge the great God we serve.

Keep it simple

James 5:12

Let your yes be yes and your no be no.

The difference between condemnation and conviction is condemnation says you're a looser and there is nothing you can do about it; conviction is very specific.  You're told what you can do about it.  Keep it simple. Don't fall under condemnation because you swore on an oath.

Persevere

James 5:10-11

Remember Job's perseverance and his ultimate reward for "the Lord is full of compassion and mercy"

Don't grumble

James 5:9

Remember "when we point our finger at our neighbour there are 3 more pointing back at us."  So |"walk a mile in their shoes" and discover their perspective.

Have patience

James 5:7-8

Amid the covid virus it's good to be reminded that we need to have patience.  Crops don't grow overnight and neither do God's purposes.  Let's ask God what He wants us to learn today.

Be fair

James 5:4-6

What we do with our $ is seen by God. Let us be fair with the workers.

What to do with wealth?

James 5:3

Lord Jesus, give us wisdom as we save for our retirement.

A warning to the rich

James 5:1-2 

Our trust needs to be in God not our finances. Ask God how to spend your money.

Know it; Do it!

James 4:17

It's God's will working in our lives

James 4:15-16

Remember it's only if it's God's will that we can accomplish anything so let's not boast about what we can do but remember Him; the giver of life.

Only by God's grace.

James 4:13-14

Boasting About Tomorrow 

(English Standard Version)

13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

Happy Easter

Here's a grace I wrote

Only God can save and destroy

James 4:12

Since only God can save and destroy let’s respect Him and not judge our neighbours.

Don't slander your neighbour

James 4:11

Now is the time to encourage our neighbours not slander them.

Come near to God

James 4:8-10

As we get closer to the perfection of God do we see our imperfections?  As we grieve our imperfections and humble ourselves before God He will lift us up.

Dear Lord:
As we're reminded on a regular basis these days to wash our hands may we also spiritually clean ourselves and remember who we are compared to You.  Please take our imperfections and make something beautiful out of them for Your Kingdom in Jesus name.

Submit to God

James 4:7

“Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”

God gives us grace

James 4:6

"But for the grace of God there go I"  Let us remain humble recognizing that we need God and His grace.

Friendship with God

James 4:4-5

Did you know God longs to be friends with you but His nature is such that He can't as long as we're friends with the world.

Why doesn't God answer prayer?

James 4:3

Have you ever wondered why your prayer wasn't answered?  Could it be that we don't have a God perspective on things?

"Or when you ask, you do not receive because the reason you ask is wrong. You want things so you can use them for your own pleasures." James 4:3 New Century Version

Stop fights by asking God

James 4:1-2

"What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God." James 4:1-2 NIV

Sow what’s right

James 3:18

Peacemakers sow what’s right.

Godly wisdom

James 3:17

Godly wisdom is pure, peace loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Let us practice this type of wisdom.

Ungodly wisdom

James 3:14-16

If your wisdom comes with bitterness and envy it’s ungodly wisdom. Be careful.

Wisdom

James 3:13-14

Do you show your wisdom by your humility or do you show it by selfish ambition? Choose to acknowledge bitterness and selfish ambition but don’t dwell on it. It is better to do good deeds with humility.

Use your mouth to produce blessings

James 3:9-12

Just as a fig tree produces figs so should a Godly mouth produce blessings

Curses and Blessings! Why?

James 3:9-10

Why is it that we have both curses and blessings coming from the same mouth?  Can we control it?  What power the tongue has.

Taming the tongue is impossible

James 3:7-8

Humans have tamed other animals but the tongue....???  Can you do it?

The tongue is small yet mighty--be wise

James 3:3-5

Because the tongue is small yet mighty we must be very wise in how we use it.  Let us spur one another on to good deeds.

No one is perfect

James 3:2

Having Control  over what we say is significant as none of us are perfect.

Teachers

James 3:1

What do you think?  Are teachers judged more severely?

James 2:26

Rahab shows the way

James 2:24-26

A friend of God

James 2:22-23

A friend doesn't just say they are a friend they act like one too.  So too with faith, we shouldn't just say we love God we should act like we love God too.

Abraham is proof

James 2:20-21

Abraham did something to show his faith.

Belief is not enough

James 2:19
Even demons believe ...and shudder

Show faith through deeds

James 2:17-18

Show your faith by your deeds. What a challenge! Lord Jesus help us to show our faith through our deeds especially as we socially distance ourselves.

Walk the walk

James 2:14-16

Faith without works is dead. We need to walk the walk and take care of each other. Lord Jesus please show us how to take care of each other in such away that we appropriately balance loving ourselves You and others.

Mercy wins over judgement

James 2:12–13

Act as though you are under a law that brings freedom. Nicky Gumbel in the alpha course, describes this as playing football by the rules. There are less injuries and people enjoy themselves more than playing without a referee.

And then remember mercy because as we show mercy we will be shown mercy.

One sin means the law has been broken

James 2:10-11

Favoritism is a sin

James 2:9

Wow! Here it is in black and white. Favoritism is a sin. Lord Jesus, please help us to love each person You put in our path. Amen.

Love your neighbour

James 2:7-8
How often do the rich take God’s name in vain? Sadly too often in Canada. So what can we do? Love our neighbour irregardless of their financial status.

Poor yet rich

James 2:5-6

Have you noticed that many who are poor have a greater faith than many who are rich? We need to be careful with who we hang out with as the rich may not always have our best interests in mind. With God eyes we can begin to see the equal value of all people.

Don’t show favoritism

James 2:1-4

It’s hard not to hang out with just our friends but here we’re challenged not to show favoritism. Remember we never know what angels God is bringing to us. Reach out to a person outside of your circle and see what new experiences God wants to give you.

What does God require of me?

James1:27

Look after widows and orphans in their distress and don’t get polluted by the world. What does it mean to you, not getting polluted by the world?

Worthless religion

James1:26

If you don’t watch what you say you’re religion becomes useless. Remember God gave us one mouth and two ears. May we have the wisdom of God when we speak,

The perfect law, when practiced, gives freedom

James 1:25

Looking at the perfect law means studying God’s word. We need to study God’s word and then put it into practice to receive a wonderful blessing. Let’s do it.

A glance in the mirror

James 1:22-24

Have you ever glanced in the mirror then, after walking away forgotten what you look like. James is saying this is like listening and not applying what you’ve heard. It makes me think I need to apply Sunday sermons a little more. How about you?

House cleaning time :-)

James 1:21

I like the skit My Heart Christ's Home It is a great modern day parable that illustrates what today's verse is talking about.

Let us clean up the evil and replace "the dirt" with the word of God.

Blessings,
Sherrill

2 ears 1 mouth

James 1:19-20

Be quick to listen.  God gave us 2 ears to better hear with.  Slow to speak.  God gave us 1 mouth to use it wisely.  In addition be slow to become angry.  Look at what is making you angry and ask; what is God teaching me through this.  Remember, God is about bring out the best in us.

He chose us!

James 1:18

Let it sink in...God chose us.  All we have to do is accept His Son’s death and resurrection by asking forgiveness of our sins and then we have a fresh start. Ready to produce the fruit of the Spirit.

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22

Don't be deceived, the good gifts are from God

James 1:16-17

We're reminded here that the good gifts are from God and He doesn't change.  Even if a good gift comes from someone else remember that God uses people to deliver His gifts. Let us not forget to thank Him as well as the people who bring us good gifts.

The progression of temptation

James 1:14-15

Watch the progression of temptation. It is tough but I encourage you to stand firm. Maybe the prayers of AA will help here.

When the sun rises

When the sun sets

Don’t blame God when you are tempted

James 1:13

I like the responsibility process because it says blame isn’t helpful...we need to get to the point of being responsible, check it out,

Responsibility process

Don’t blame God for temptation because He doesn’t tempt us.

Don't be jealous

James 1:11-12

Just like the sun scorches a plant a rich person can fade away.

Be blessed with humility

James 1:9-10

Don’t kid yourself; being rich doesn’t mean you’ve made it, After all you can’t take it with you. If you are poor rejoice in your humble faith walk for it's when we have little we learn to trust God.

Deep roots of faith

James 1:6-8

In order not to be tossed about we need deep roots of faith.  This comes through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

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Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus

Wisdom and faith go together

James 1:5-7

If you want wisdom ask for it but have faith to believe you’ll get it.

Persevere until completion

James 1:4

We’re encouraged to persevere so ultimately we lack nothing. Keep going and don’t give up.

Perseverance

James 1:2-3

Perseverance comes from tough times...so when the going gets tough; the tough get going.
Don't give up.

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God's not done with you

Jesus brother speaks to us

James 1:1

James is a letter to all Christian Jews who are scattered among the nations but it is also good for gentile Christians as well. James speaks as a leader of the Christian church and as a brother of Christ.

James in scripture

Galatians 1-2
Acts 12
Acts 15

From. These passages we can determine that James was a prominent member of the early day church.

An overview on the book of James

Overview of the book of James