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Introduction In life we see many things that are built. We see bridges and roads. We see fences and pens. We see saddles and boots. We see horses and dogs. We see many different things being made or formed. The one thing we see in this is many things have no say in their development. Like roads, bridges,…

Riding Line In the 1800’s and early 1900’s men on ranches would spend a lot of time riding line. What they did doing this was to go out every day and ride the boundary line of the ranch. While doing this they were looking for cattle that either drifted onto their side and push them off, and look for…

Introduction How often do we hear “My prayers are with you” when something happens? How often do we not even pray when we say we will? How often do we think prayer is not enough? Many times we equate prayer to a trivial almost non essential aspect of our Christian lives. We forsake prayer when we should…

Introduction We have all seen movies with Snipers in them. Some are very far fetched on the abilities of men shooting but one thing they all have in common because it is the truth is the shooter must have extreme patience. There are times where a sniper waits for hours and days on end. Sometimes in extreme…

Introduction We just finished a section that dealt with people saying what they will do in the future. This is what a mind set on material things and worldly passions will do. Now, James is rebuking this living even more than in the last section. He zero’s in on worldly desires and passion for wealth.…

Introduction There is this movie on Amazon Prime called the “Tomorrow War.” In this movie Dan Forester (Chris Pratt) is a former special forces soldier who is a biology teacher now. He is struggling in his career and just in a difficult situation. He is watching tv with his family when there is a portal…

Introduction We just finished a section dealing with true humility. We now are looking at a section that teaches us how to have this humility. We see in this text this morning that James tells us to not speak evil or degradingly towards fellow believers. If we do we become the judge against them and…

Introduction In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. News of the disaster was further darkened when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It wasn't a technology problem…

Introduction If we keep one foot on one side of a fence and the other on another side, we will never go anywhere or do anything. We will be hung up and of no use to anything. We must make a decision and move forward. If we stay hung up and do not move, that bull may very well put on one side or another.…

Introduction Two different choices are before us in everyday living. We can fall into the worldly method of dealing with things, or we can fall into the heavenly way of doing things. This does not mean we become so pious we avoid dealing with the world. It does not mean we remove ourselves from the world.…