Teague Bible Church

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013

Cleaning: Week Dec. 15. —Chambers.

Nursery: Dec. 22.—Linda C.

NEW BIBLE STUDIES: Young Singles Group Sundays @ 9:45am. Young Couples Group starting Sunday, Jan. 5 @ 9:45am.

CHRISTMAS AT TBC: Friday, Dec. 20 @ 6pm. Potluck, Table Games, & Bonfire. Children’s Music Program after we eat (If you could have the kids there at about 5:00 P.M. for our practice of four songs)

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Roadblocks to The Gospel                 12/1/13

 

OPENING: Short verses, easy to remember, to be used in a moments notice.

                        

 

POINT: Our verse today is one of those valuable short , easy to remember verses

                  that will save you time and time again.

 

JAMES 1: 19- 21     READ vs. 19 only

 

“The Single Biggest Problem With Communication

    Is The Illusion That It Has Taken Place”   ( George Bernard Shaw)

 

Albert Mehrabiah /1971 study:  Real Communication

          Not correct in every conversation, (for example; in college classroom, exegetical teaching, etc.) but it somewhat close in percentage in marriage relationships. Overall it does reveal an important truth we ignore at our own peril.

 

       7%   WORDS  ( What is actually said)

 

               38% TONE OF VOICE  ( How we say the words)

 

                     55%  BODY LANGUAGE

                                 ( clues and signs that you are bored or interested)

 

 

 

Example: * A couple disagree in parking lot at Wal-Mart yesterday

 

                  If you have been through the “Love Bank Seminar” with me you

                       know the second part is called, “PROTECTION.”

 

PROTECTION from :    1. Your Anger

                                            2. Annoying habits

                                                3. Pushy demands

 

You are to be your wife’s “husband” / (one who nurtures) / not her teacher or her parent. You are to be his “wife;” one who supports, helps, and respects him, and defers to him.

 

 

PROTECTION from:  1. Your Anger

 

“Never punish your spouse; never curse, make disrespectful judgments, or lecture by verbal reprimand; express your anger as a feeling, not as an instrument of vengeance!”

 

* What he said in parking lot was, “Let me tell you what your problem really is!”

 

Other statements we make in marriage like it ,

 

                                         “Straighten this out or I will have to step in and fix it,

                                              since it is obvious you can’t do it!”

 

                                               “ I just can’t trust you to do it right , can I?”

 

 

My Question I had on this verse:  I can see the connection between “ quick to hear”

                                                        and “slow to speak,” but I never got the connection to,

                                                                   “slow to  anger” till much later in my life.

 

The word of ANGER in this verse is-

 

                     “ORGE”  a slow wrath; a bitterness that sets in when

                                           related to people or the events of life.

                                               It subtly carries over into your conversation, via tone of

                                                    voice and body language.

 

The Greek for a quick outburst is “THYMOS.” Not used here

 

This kind of anger is a big distraction to communication of the truth of the word of God, and the receiving of the word of God.

 

Example: Colorado session I taught on “Loving Your Wives.” A man refused to go

                      to the session. Recently divorced, so listening might ruin his new attitude

                         that, “all women are bad.”  A slow anger and bitterness

 

 

ANGER SOURCE: GENERAL ATTITUDE:

 

     “ Sin has messed up the world and I doubt that God can do much about it.”

 

 

 

Specific attitudes: Sources of anger

 

1. “People fail me over and over so why try to get anything productive going?”

       ( this assumes you are the center of the universe) 

 

2. “I keep failing so I must not be getting anywhere in my walk with God!”

 

3. “God intercedes too much and spoils my fun!” 

                   (ck. Website  J.B. Phillips  “ Conscience.”)

 

4.  “God should intercede more!”  (Ex. Johnny Cash – Man in black)

 

5. Failed dreams and expectations

 

6. Feeling you have no control over your life

 

7. Aging- opinionated, grumpy

 

 

All these angers blind you to the new life you have inside; given to you by Christ through the Holy Spirit!

 

READ vs. 20-21

 

If we don’t act like our Lord, by restraining our anger ( loving, forgiving, giving to the ungrateful, reserving judgment till later), then our anger puts an obstacle to others seeing our Lord.

 

 And is this not what we want most of all; to clearly be a witness to the lost?

 

Is that what you want most of all?

 

 

If so we must live to the new nature. You can only do that by giving up all hope that the old nature will improve; it will not improve! That old self is completely anti-God and fully selfish and will not get better. Given all the time in the world and a perfect set of outward circumstances and it will still be the same sinful self! God works through the new nature in Christ given to you when you believed the gospel and were born again.

 

READ Ephesians 4: 24-32 

                 (note vs. 31 all these related to speaking through the grid of anger!) 

 

Both James and Paul assume this can be done. “Putting aside” / “Put on the new self”

         They make it sound easy! How could that be?

 

The hard part is the surrender ( Romans 12:1-2). The easier, yet a little off- balance part, is practicing walking in the power of the Holy Spirit (working through the new nature we have in Christ!)   

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 8, 2013

Cleaning: Week Dec. 8. —Twittys.

Nursery: Dec. 15.—Bev.

NEW BIBLE STUDIES: Young Singles Group Sundays @ 9:45am. Young Couples Group starting Sunday, Jan. 5 @ 9:45am.

CHRISTMAS AT TBC: Friday, Dec. 20 @ 6pm. Potluck, Table Games, & Bonfire. Children’s Music Program after we eat (If you could have the kids there at about 5:00 P.M. for our practice of four songs)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 1, 2013

Cleaning: Week Dec. 1. —Bev.

Nursery: Dec. 8.—Bev.

NEW BIBLE STUDIES: Young Singles Group starting Sunday Dec. 8 @ 9:45am. Young Couples Group starting Sunday, Jan. 5 @ 9:45am.

CHRISTMAS AT TBC: Friday, Dec. 20 @ 6pm. Potluck, Table Games, & Bonfire. Children’s Music Program after we eat (If you could have the kids there at about 5:00 P.M. for our practice of four songs)

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Church Christmas Party at Teague Bible Church

 

   Friday night   December 20, 2013

 

     6:00 P.M.  Potluck Dinner

 

 

         * Children’s Music Program after we eat

 

           * (If you could have the kids there at about 5:00 P.M. for

                   our practice of four songs)

 

 

                      Outside Bond Fire

 

                            Inside Table Games

 

Join us in remembering the reason for this Thanksgiving holiday. And join us this Sunday for even more reasons to be thankful…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBfQb8D2kbw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGlF8DWil5w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfEZC8eG1_Y

 

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!

 

Jason.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUNDAY, NOV. 24, 2013

Cleaning: Week Nov 24. —Kerrs.

Nursery: Dec. 1.—Sarah.

CHRISTMAS AT TBC: Friday, Dec. 20 @ 6pm. Potluck, Hot Dogs, & Bonfire.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUNDAY NOV. 17, 2013

Cleaning: Week Nov 17. —Chambers.

Nursery: Nov 24.—Bev.

CHRISTMAS AT THE PETTYS: Friday, Dec. 20 @ 6pm. Potluck, Hot Dogs, & Bonfire.

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James 1:13-18

Intro:  Me-Ma’s TeaKettle

 TODAY’S TEXT:  READ James 1:13-18   *********************************************

 Background:  James wants to counter the idea that since God allows trials and temptations that He must be the author of them.

 A way to say, “The Devil made me do it!”

 A way to excuse yourself of any responsibility concerning sin.

 In your own strength you have no chance to overcome your enemy.  No amount of religious ritual,stoic discipline; no amount of emotional fervor, will overcome what you face.

(Colossians 2:16-23)

 

But if you know Christ which is to be “born-again”, you receive a new nature and the Holy Spirit comes in to give all the power you need to endure trials (1:2, 12) and grow from them; and to resist temptations (1:13-14) that arise “within you,” from the old nature.  Now you have a new nature that can overcome.

 

If not “born-again” the pattern of James 1:15  is inevitable.  READ AGAIN

 

Romans 6;23       “For the wages of sin is death (spiritual), but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

 

What you are up against?  Satan (James 4:7)/the World (Romans 12:2)/ the “Flesh” (Romans 5:7)

 

Will focus today on what works “inside” you; the “flesh”. *********************************

 

It is shocking to realize the enemy has an avenue to you from the “inside.”

 

Ex. Movie where the call comes from inside the house!

 

Ex. Me and Rich decide that we can stop all vices.  First time I realized sin had me as its own.  I was a prisoner.

 

Romans 7:5     “For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were arounsed by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.”

 

James 1:13-14    READ

 

“carried away” = ( greek- exelkomenos)  to be “subtly” drawn away

                                                         from a  safe place.

 

“being lured” =  ( greek= deleaxomevos) to entrap/to catch with bait

“Lust” = nothing wrong with this word “desire.” The context of the passage lets you know if it is good desire or bad desire. Two examples below of the good meaning of the word

 

Philippians 1:23   “I desire to depart”

Luke 22:15  “I desire to eat this meal with you.”

 

Ex.  1 John 2:15-17

 

Ex.  The picture of a fish going in a straight course and then

               led away as the lure passes by.

 

Ex.  Oklahoma trout fishing

            Water clear, and you can see the fish following the lure.  If too slow they lose interest; if too fast it gets away from them.

 

James 1:15  READ

  LUST brings about a birth, and the child grows up to become uncontrollable!

 

Ex.  Dr. McGorman-rat trap- “Cleam the traps son – only one creature will return to the same bloody trap and walk over the bodies of fallen comrades to take his turn at death!”

 

James 1:17   READ

            Far from being the one tempting you, God gives only good gifts and perfect gifts.

            He gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.  First happens when you become a Christian, then as you daily surrender to Him, you overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit already abiding inside of you.

 

“Father of lights (plural) “The star and the moon and sun.  But they appear to come and go; whereas the Creator of light, God Himself, never cast a shadow.

 Ex.  Song – “Great is Thy Faithfulness”

            “Great is Thy faithfulness, Oh God my Father.  There is no shadow of turning with thee; Thou changeth not, Thy compassions they fail not; as Thou hast been Thou forever will be.”

 James 1:18  READ  This verse about the new birth in Christ that removes the judgment of sin that would have trapped  and condemned you for eternity (Romans 8:1).  And about a nature you have so that the Holy Spirit can work in you to overcome daily the effects of the old nature.  It is a process that gives daily hope and victory.  No more living in perpetual guilt or shame!

 

“word of truth” – gospel message (Romans 10:17)

 

“first fruits” – first in reference to the glorified resurrected body of Christ (1 Corinthians 15), but then referring here to us, and the same thing happens to us. (Philippians 3;20-21).

 Final:  You have to have a daily plan or you will continue to get lured away 

                         by lust residing inside of  you.  “Just taking life as it comes”

                                will not work!

 

QUESTION:  What is your daily plan?

 

Great Scripture to build your daily plan:  Hide these in your heart!

 

Romans 12:1-2                       Daily surrender

Romans 8;12-14         How the process works

I John 5:4-5                We overcome because He overcame

I John 4:4         Greater is He that is in you, than he (Satan) that is in the world

Hebrews 2:14-18        Draw near with confidence

I Corinthians 10:12-13      Nothing unusual happening;

                                                                 God will give you power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James 1:9-11   Feeling Good  About Your High Position

 

Question: Would you walk away from a job paying 625,000 per year?

 

The John Moffitt Story

 

Text Intro: James has four passages on money.

 

16 of 38 parables about money

 

1 of 10 verses in the gospels; 288 total; deal directly about money

 

Entire Bible has; 500 verses on prayer / 500 on faith ;

but more than 2000 on money or possessions

 

George Barna reports,,,

 

50% of Christians consider money the primary indicator of success

 

19% of Christians believe you can tell how successful a person is by examining

WHAT they own.

 

TEXT:   READ  James 1:9-11  ************************

 

 

God really gives more than the poor man lacks; or the rich man possesses

 

Question: What do you think rich “feels” like?

 

(I did not ask what rich looks like; that’s easy; it is having more than

you can possibly use)

 

Rich looks like:   ***********

 

Freedom to buy/ travel/ for leisure time

 

Power to get your way

 

Security and safety

 

Fame and being the envy of others

 

Respect and honor

 

Giving to charity = You are seen as generous; even when you may only be giving

from your excess

 

Do the rich always “feel” rich, and on top of the world ?   Apparently not.

 

Think of all the magnates, actors, musicians, professional athletes, and politicians who cover the news every day who have miserable lives, and yet they lack nothing materially.

 

 

I feel most sorrow for those who are deceived;

 

The worst materialist the world has ever known? The super rich? NO!

 

The average person who thinks he can imagine that rich will make

    him “feel” complete!

 

We continually get fooled on how a certain set of circumstances will feel

   once we acquire them

 

Ex- Star Trek– Spock is to get married- Bride chosen since birth-

Another man manipulates to take her away with the bride’s blessing

Both men are fine men, but the wife is a horrible person,

Both men now realize how terrible it will be to be married to evil person

 

Spock, after he gives her up- speaking to soon-to-be husband ;

 

“You may find that the wanting is better than the having”  (or words to that effect)

 

The problem with wanting to get rich is you imagine how it will make you feel; you dream about it; and all the while you are already rich in Christ but refuse to look into it because you may have to stand apart from your friends and family to live it out.

 

The problem with wanting to get rich is it infects your identity; your personality.

 

READ Matthew 6: 19-21

 

Your “heart” is the very core of your eternal being! It is all that remains after this life.

 

The real misery is you sell out your family time; your church; relationships; all for money. Even as you increase the money you make; it never feels like enough!

 

Example: Read or do verse 1,  and chorus of

“In The Palm Of Your Hand”- Allison Krauss

Particularly the line-    “ then life was torn from me

 

 

READ  I Timothy 6: 7-10

      About 35 years after Paul wrote this letter this happened,,,,,,,

Example: Show pictures of Pompeii-

 

Question:  Do you know what these are?

These are plaster cast of real human bodies destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D.

 

We saw the exhibit a few years ago and it was eerie walking around these bodies.

Mt. Vesuvius went off and the town of Pompeii was destroyed instantly!

 

The art work and frescos so nasty that you are not allowed to take children in. They adore Priapus; god of sex and fertility.  10,000 die that day

 

They were killed by the heat, as ash 13-20 feet thick covered the town. Heat of 482 degrees! (They used to think they choked from the dust, but the cast speak a different story.)

 

Story of woman grasping for a bag of pearls. Now frozen in time- all about money!

 

Feet toward freedom of the city gate to escape; her hands turned back toward a bag of pearls.

 

 

Final: How to “fee” really rich, and that wealth based on historical facts? Even when you are not rich, by this world’s standards?

 

 

“On This Day” Devotional book; December 17

 

  READ:  BORDEN STORY

 

 

Final thoughts:

 

Our great witness, in these hard economic times, is to walk among the disappointed- seekers- of- riches; and let them see what it means to be content by having and living within the riches of Christ.

 

Could they see and hear in you, that you are context? Could you desire for them that they FEEL like you do?

 

How do you FEEL about your life right at this moment?

 

If your body and mind and heart we frozen in time for all to see, would they say you were context and lived a rich life in Christ?

 

 Do you FEEL rich or lacking?