Today was a great day at GFchurch. The worship led by Scott Finch and Steve Baker was great. Here is a video clip before everyone got there this morning. We walked through part3 of our, "James:: The Essentials" sermon series covering verses 12-18 of James 1. You can watch the complete service by watching GatewayTV.
In the Scriptures that we studied this morning we can see that there is (1) a promise in verse 12 (2) a caution in verse 13 (3) a truth shared in verse 14 and (4) a declaration made in verse 17.
12 Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.
14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.
15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.
~James 1: 12-18
There are a few things to think about here. What does it say about those who persevere through trial? How are we tempted and why? What does it birth?
Rejoice in knowing that everything that is good and perfect comes down from the Father of lights and that there is no VARIATION.
I am already looking forward to next weeks message!
ConnectGroup schedule::
TuesNite @ 7pm @ The Snow's
WedNite @ 7pm @ The Brown's
Wednite (youth) @ 7pm @ The Snow's
SunMorn @ 915am @ GFchurch
.. I love our church
.. I love our team
.. I love our people
.. I love our community
.. I love what He is doing in us
.. I love what He is doing through us
.. I love that He is not done with us
There are some awesome things coming up in the life of Gateway Fellowship.
.. new ConnectGroup video studies by Zach Snow
.. new Creative Arts stuff being led by Scott Finch
.. new way to stay connected with GFchurch Facebook Page
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