Sunday Program April 14, 2019

April 14, 2019

“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also” (Jam 2:17-26).

The lungs do not wait for the air to enter their fine bronchial branches. They gasp and claw for it. Our brains don’t even register these desperate acts of the autonomic nervous system in the human body. After all, you breathe or die.

The heart responds to the brain with a laser-stream of freshly oxidized blood or it seizes and dies. It pumps what is without, within, and so the cardiac cycle continues. No fear, no conflicted feelings or self-consciousness and doubt. If there is, something is wrong and we are in mortal danger.

What is in the heart doesn’t hide there long. What’s broken, what it beats for, will not be hidden. A sick heart will be found out.

There’s no hiding obvious problems and forced functions. It’s a problem for the body, and for the church. That’s why many are leaving the modern church.

Human behavior is the greatest hermeneutic for the gospel in their eyes.

Deception, hypocrisy, and hearts that don’t act upon their beliefs are ultimately driving them out in droves. Why? Because the biblical narrative shows people acting on their faith. There’s a whole book in the new testament about it!

Let’s consider the activity of the apostles. Found in the books of Acts. The apostles and the other followers of Jesus: “devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. (Acts 2:42) “They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts” (Acts 2:45-46).

Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk. (Acts 3:6)”

WORSHIP IN SONG: BRO JOEL MCNABB TAKE ME IN OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART I’M SINGING WONDERFUL WHEN I THINK OF THE GOODNESS/HE SAVED ME YES, I KNOW 483 I SURRENDER ALL 462 PRAYER REQUESTS: WORSHIP IN OFFERING: MY GOD IS REAL BIBLE READING: SERMON: BRO DAVID MCNABB “Complete In Him”

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