THE FOOLISHNESS OF FAVORITISM (3 OF 8)
Scripture: James 2:1-13
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Title: "The Foolishness of Favoritism" (3 of 8)
Theme: "Favoritism in the church is a sin and causes many issues"
Text: "James 2: 1 - 13"
James Bible Study Sermon 3 of 8
I - Denouncing One's Favoritism (1 - 4)
II - Desecrating One's Faith (5 - 7)
III - Describing One's Failure (8 - 13)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Favoritism
Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, was angered by an army officer who accused him of favoritism. Stanton complained to Lincoln, who suggested that Stanton write the officer a sharp letter. Stanton did, and showed the strongly worded missive to the president.
"What are you going to do with it?" Lincoln inquired. Surprised, Stanton replied, "Send it." Lincoln shook his head. "You don't want to send that letter," he said. "Put it in the stove. That's what I do when I have written a letter while I am angry. It's a good letter and you had a good time writing it and feel better. Now burn it, and write another."
"YOU CAN'T COME IN..."
There was once a town drunk who gave his heart to Jesus Christ. He immediately stopped drinking and began to look for a church and had purposed in his heart that he would attend the first church he found. Determined to turn his life around he found a church and went in.
He was met at the door by a couple of ushers and they told the man, "Please go home and clean up, take a bath, cut your hair, shave your beard and then you can come back to church." The man left and did what they asked and came back to the same church the next week.
Once again, he was met at the door by the ushers.
The former drunk said, "I have done what you asked, I am clean, my hair cut and combed, I am clean shaven and I am ready to come to church."
The ushers said to the man, "That is good but your clothes are dirty and torn up. Go get a suit so that you will look nice for church."
A little sad, the man decided to do what they asked, after all thi ...
Theme: "Favoritism in the church is a sin and causes many issues"
Text: "James 2: 1 - 13"
James Bible Study Sermon 3 of 8
I - Denouncing One's Favoritism (1 - 4)
II - Desecrating One's Faith (5 - 7)
III - Describing One's Failure (8 - 13)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Favoritism
Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, was angered by an army officer who accused him of favoritism. Stanton complained to Lincoln, who suggested that Stanton write the officer a sharp letter. Stanton did, and showed the strongly worded missive to the president.
"What are you going to do with it?" Lincoln inquired. Surprised, Stanton replied, "Send it." Lincoln shook his head. "You don't want to send that letter," he said. "Put it in the stove. That's what I do when I have written a letter while I am angry. It's a good letter and you had a good time writing it and feel better. Now burn it, and write another."
"YOU CAN'T COME IN..."
There was once a town drunk who gave his heart to Jesus Christ. He immediately stopped drinking and began to look for a church and had purposed in his heart that he would attend the first church he found. Determined to turn his life around he found a church and went in.
He was met at the door by a couple of ushers and they told the man, "Please go home and clean up, take a bath, cut your hair, shave your beard and then you can come back to church." The man left and did what they asked and came back to the same church the next week.
Once again, he was met at the door by the ushers.
The former drunk said, "I have done what you asked, I am clean, my hair cut and combed, I am clean shaven and I am ready to come to church."
The ushers said to the man, "That is good but your clothes are dirty and torn up. Go get a suit so that you will look nice for church."
A little sad, the man decided to do what they asked, after all thi ...
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