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SERMON: “God's Word in the Midst of Conflict” (James 1:19–21)

“ God’s Word in the Midst of Conflict” ( James 1:19–21) Series:               “James: True Faith Works” #7                     Text:                 James 1:19–21 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                                     Date:                November 17, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church                         Occasion:             PM Service   I.               Introduction We sometimes see fights in relationships.   Sometimes, people react by escaping.   They clam up, avoiding the situation.   It’s understandable; they hate conflict and don’t want more.   Sometimes, they may even leave; husbands may abandon wives, for instance, and some sadly decide to take the ultimate step of escape through suicide.   Others tend to attack.   Their tempers flare and they say things they shouldn’t.   They may even verbally or even physically abuse someone else.   Murder is the final attack response. This type of fight-or-flight situa
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SERMON: “Sanctified for a Mission” (John 17:13–19)

“ Sanctified for a Mission” ( John 17:13–19) Series:               “John: Life in Christ’s Name” #93    Text:                 John 17:13–19 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                November 17, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church             Occasion:             AM Service   I.               Introduction Now that we are past the presidential election, much of the news is concerned with presidential appointments.   Imagine if you were appointed as an ambassador to a foreign nation.   You might have some places in mind, but as a good representative, you would remember not to get too comfortable.   This is because you don’t represent yourself or the interests of that people — you speak and act on behalf of this country.   Your mission is not to assimilate into that culture, but to faithfully represent the interests of this one. As Christians, Scripture describes us as ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor. 5:
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SERMON: “Children Tempted, but Children of Truth” (James 1:16–18)

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“ Children Tempted, but Children of Truth” ( James 1:16–18) Series:               “James: True Faith Works” #6                     Text:                 James 1:16–18 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                                     Date:                November 10, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church                         Occasion:             PM Service   I.               Introduction There are some who wonder whether Paul and James are in conflict, but that is not the case.   As Charles Spurgeon once noted, Martin Luther, the great defender of the faith, who passionately loved the doctrine of justification by faith, once grew so thoroughly out of temper with the opponents who quoted the apostle James against him, that he almost threatened to rend his Epistle out of the canon, because he supposed that James fell foul of Paul upon the matter of justification by faith alone.   It is, however, very clear to us that James, like the
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