SERMONS
At Veritas we are committed to preaching and teaching each week from the Bible about Jesus. Each week we post our sermons online for those of us who are unable to attend our weekly gatherings.
When the entire world seems to say that self-interest, getting ahead, and carnivorous ambition is what wisdom is all about, James comes with a radically different picture of wisdom. Echoing the call of wisdom from the book of Proverbs, James boldy claims that true wisdom is radically other focused. True wisdom cannot be found by looking inward, but only by looking upward to Jesus, the embodiment of true wisdom.
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In James 3:1-12, James makes the point, faith that works is a faith that tames the tongue. Our speech and words are powerful and often destructive, so how are we supposed to do that? Jump in and listen as we discuss that together this week.
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What is the difference between counterfeit “faith” demonic “faith” and authentic faith? In this sermon we looked at this question together in James 2.
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Faith that works loves and shows mercy without favoritism, but what is favoritism and why is it such a big deal? Join us as we look at this in today’s sermon.
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In this sermon, we look at the question: What does it mean to be a hearer and a doer of the Word?
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In this sermon we see James introduce topics that that are hard and perplexing for many of us: faith, trials, and temptation. In James 1:2-18 we will see that our faith will be tested, that trials actually come from God, and yet temptation never does.
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This week we begin our study of James and ask the questions:
Who is James?
What happened in his life that made himself as a servant rather than a brother of Jesus?
Why did James write this letter?
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During this gathering we had the honor and privilege to welcome Shane Shaddix, a pastor at one of our fellow Acts 29 Churches in Raleigh, to preach from John 3. Join us as we explore one of the most perplexing teachings of Jesus from the Gospel of John where Jesus says, “you must be born again.”
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Often the events of our lives seem meaningless and irrelevant, but we learn through Scripture that God is training us in grace and godliness. Even suffering is a means of grace in the hands of God.
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God made us to love him and to love others. We become the people we were meant to be in serving others, but how does that happen and how is it a grace God gives us to reinforce our faith?
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From the very beginning, God has existed in and been a part of community with Jesus and the Holy Spirit. We see in the gospel that when Jesus began his ministry, he went and found 12 guys and told them to follow him. Placing them into community. As followers of Jesus, we are brought into biblical community with God, and according to the Bible, there is no part of life that we should be doing on our own.
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What is the purpose of prayer and why do so many of us find it so difficult? The disciples ask a similar question to Jesus and understanding his answer will change our approach in and understanding of prayer.
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What is the purpose of prayer and why do so many of us find it so difficult? The disciples ask a similar question to Jesus and understanding his answer will change our approach in and understanding of prayer.
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The Word of God is the primary means by which God changes us. It speaks liberating truth to our enslaved hearts as we read it ourselves and as we speak it to others. How does that happen and how does God reinforce our faith through this grace?
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Leadership is important and the Bible has a lot to say about it. We looked at 1 Timothy 3 where leadership in Jesus' church is most clearly defined. Leadership is for the good of God's people and flourishing of the gospel.
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Conflict is something we all experience (regularly), but often handle in very fleshly ways. The gospel gives us a pattern and a means to healthy conflict resolution.
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The gospel that works in us always works through us. It shows its power in our relationships and actions. One key way this happens is when we forgive others biblically.
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The gospel is simultaneously at work in us and through us. Inwardly, our desires and motives are being changed as we repent and believe the gospel. As we experience Christ’s love in this way, we are compelled to engage those around us with the same kind of redemptive love. God’s grace brings renewal everywhere, in us and through us.
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Following Jesus means preferring him to everything else. If we love something Jesus provides for us more than we love him then we are idolaters! Idolatry means we’ve made an idol out of something - we prefer it to Jesus. If we are to address the idols of our heart we are going to have to come to grips with our own weaknesses and we will have to expose to others.
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