Wisdom: Wise or Otherwise
August 19, 2014
Knowledge can be learned, but wisdom must be given. You get knowledge by looking around; you get wisdom by looking up. The Bible never tells us to pray for knowledge. It tells us to study for knowledge, but to ask for wisdom.
References:
James 3:13-18
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The tongue is the meanest member in the church. The tongue is a fire and a world of iniquity. James says the tongue, though it be very small, is powerful and influential. Therefore the tongue should be handled with care.
August 15, 2014
Prejudice occurs when people are down on what they're not up on. James warns strongly about this. Dr. Rogers opens the book of James and shows the prohibition of prejudice, the problem of partiality, the position of the poor, persecution by the prosperous, and the precepts for proper practice.
August 14, 2014
We who are saved need to be living in keeping with the urgency of these times. In our lives, our churches and our faith we need real religion. Some have a religion that seems all right to live by, but it's no good to die by. The real test is when your feet touch those chilly waters of death. Is Jesus Christ real? Have you been born again?
August 13, 2014
It’s one thing to hear the Word of God, but another to welcome it. Many who know theology have never received the truth. In this message, Adrian Rogers explains how to receive the Word of God, which is able deliver you from the power and pollution of sin.
August 12, 2014
If your religion hasn't changed your life, you’d better change your religion—you don't have the right one. Just after James speaks about the New Birth, he speak of the New Behavior. Jesus Christ did not come to make us nice people. He came to make us new creatures.
August 8, 2014
The minute you become a friend of God you become an enemy of Satan. Adrian Rogers shows that Satan is the tempter, but we can’t say, “The devil made me do it.” We have the responsibility—and the power—to resist him.
August 6, 2014
Trials are sent by God to cause us to stand. Temptation is sent by the devil to cause us to stumble. This message begins a study through the book of James—practical Christianity, religion in shoe leather. This is a letter to you and Christians everywhere who suffer trials and temptations.
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Using the parable of the Good Samaritan, Dr. Adrian Rogers shows how the Good Samaritan is really a picture of the Lord Jesus and how He has wrapped our wounds in the oil of His Spirit. In the same way, we must offer genuine, gentle, and gracious compassion to those God sends our way.
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Satan tries to take our greatest strength and turn it into a weakness. In this message, Adrian Rogers shows how this was the case with Peter--and Abraham, Moses and David. But--there's the opportunity for personal revival! God doesn't change us so He can love us. He loves us so He can change us!
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