Pastor Shaun Marksbury

“ The Virology of Temptation” ( James 1:13–15) Series:               “James: True Faith Works” #5                     Text:                 James 1:13–15 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                                     Date:                November 3, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church                         Occasion:             PM Service   I.               Introduction We’ve seen dangerous sicknesses and diseases travel the world, wiping out populations and rewriting history.   For instance, smallpox ravaged populations across the globe for centuries.   It was known as the “Speckled Monster” due to the distinctive pustule sores it caused.   It spread from person to person with ease, bringing intense suffering, high mortality rates, and deep and lasting scars to survivors.   Smallpox swept through medieval cities, reaching all levels of society.   Since it was highly contagious and without a cure, it required extreme measures to

“ The Son’s Prayer and Glory” ( John 17:1–5) Series:               “John: Life in Christ’s Name”           Text:                 John 17:1–5 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                November 3, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church             Occasion:             AM Service   I.               Introduction How do you pray when you pray?   There are a lot of ideas about prayer in the unbelieving world.   Sometimes, people want to utilize sounds and repetitious phrases.   Others like to focus on objects, such as statues or images, or they draw circles.   Still others speak and then try to listen for responses.   None of these are prayers that we see taught in Scripture, however. In this chapter, we read the longest recorded prayer of our Lord Jesus, and we see in it a picture of sinless prayer from the sinless one.   There are many important truths to take away from this chapter. First, this is a pra