In his letter to the Church – or as the James calls his readers - the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad – James gives practical advice regarding how to plan for the future --- If we were to outline the 4th Chapter of James’ letter it would look somewhat like this: Long-range Plans (verse 13) Uncertainty of Life (verse 14) According to Your Own Will (verse 15) Boasting is Evil (verse16) But he also considers three specific sins which would keep us from preparing for the

Many books have been written these days on the subject of “How To” do a certain task or event. How to do a multitude of everyday things. Examples: How to Do Just About Anything: A Money-Saving A-To-Z Guide to over 1,200 Practical Problems by Reader's Digest (Editor) How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie – How to Write Your Own "How-To" Book These show the way to do a certain thing. And, when we think about it, the Bible is also a “How To....” book. “Enter thr

The question before us today is this: Who is the Greatest? Jesus answers that question as recorded in Matthew 18:1-5 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of