Sermons by Paul DeGraaf (Page 4)
James 1:18-21 – Clearing the Way for God’s Word
James 1:18-21 Intro: Picture with me a man standing on a wooden platform, elevated so that a crowd of thousands of people could see and hear him. The crowd is chanting in unison, “Bring the book! Bring the book!” The man – Ezra; the place – Jerusalem; the date – 425 BC; the occasion – the completion of the rebuilding of the walls around the city; the purpose – to listen to the reading of God’s word. The people are…
James 2:1-7 – The Contradiction of Discrimination
Discrimination is inconsistent with the life of a follower of Jesus Christ.
James 1:16-18 – God Is Not Holding Out On You
The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most read Christian books. For more than two centuries after its publication, it ranked just behind the King James Bible as the most common and important book in evangelical Protestant households. It has been translated into more than two hundred languages, including eighty in Africa alone. It is an allegory of the Christian life. Christian is the main character, who leaves his home, the City of Destruction, on a journey to the Celestial…