In this special Sunday message Pastor Jonathan Laurie gives a practical message on humility from James Get insight on how to find a life of joy and blessing through submitting to the will of God He who thinks of making no claims shall have all that others claim and by claiming cannot obtain Only an empty vessel can God fill with His gifts And the emptier we are of anything that is due to ourselves the more can God pour into these vessels His eternal riches honors and glories R C H Lenski Scripture Referenced Romans James Psalm Luke Titus [... more]

In the tenth century Abd al-Rahman was the ruler of Cordoba in Spain After fifty years of successful reign ldquo beloved by my subjects dreaded by my enemies and respected by my allies rdquo al-Rahman took a deeper look at his life ldquo Riches and honors power and pleasure have waited on my call rdquo he said of his privileges But when he counted how many days of genuine happiness he rsquo d had during that time they amounted to just fourteen How sobering The writer of Ecclesiastes was also a man of riches and honor Ecclesiastes ndash power and [... more]