16 episodes
James Sermons Archives - Covenant United Reformed Church Covenant United Reformed Church - CURC Fresno/Clovis, Ca
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- Religion & Spirituality
It is our resolve at Covenant URC to truly hold the Three Forms of Unity as reflecting the Word of God and promote these in our congregation. May the Lord keep us faithful to this task. As the Belgic Confession mentions the marks of the true church are: the pure preaching of the gospel, the right use of the sacraments, and the practice of church discipline. Services are in English Language.
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The Prayer of the Righteous (James 5:13-20)
Thank you for downloading our podcast published on May 6th, 2007. The book of James is about entering into the land of Canaan. The greatest thing that someone can do is entering into this holy land. So how does one know if they will enter? James say that there is the prayer of faith will […]
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Saying Goodbye or Saying Hello? (James 5:13-16)
Thank you for downloading our Podcast published on April 29th, 2007. When Christ enters history we know that history can never be the same. Why can it not be the same? It is not the same because there is a healing that comes with Jesus Christ. However, what is this healing? Is this healing a […]
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The Patience of Job (James 5:7-12)
Thank you for downloading our Podcast published on April 22nd, 2007. James tells us that the Lord is compassionate and merciful in 5:11. We do not take issue with this statement as we affirm compassion and mercy being true about God. However, in this particular context of suffering, it sounds strange that the Lord is […]
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Woe to Weak Wealthy (James 4:13-5:6)
James states in 4:9 that we are to be wretched, weep, and mourn. Here in this section James states something similar for the rich. However, in this section James gives the declaration that the rich are going to mourn because of the judgment that is coming upon them. If we are those who are to […]
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Judging the Law (James 4:11-12)
James makes reference to Leviticus 19 dealing with judging one another within the context of Israel. Why would James refer to this passage as an inspired writer laying out the law of liberty? What is the significance of judgment within the community in light of our identity being in Christ? Please stay tuned as we […]
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The Staccato Warning (James 4:6-10)
Continue to fight the good fight is what Paul says to Timothy. However, Christ rebukes Peter for drawing his sword. Is there a contradiction that we see between Paul and Jesus? Is James agreeing with Paul in this contradiction? Well, this week we see that in James there is the series of fast firing warnings […]