Tag Archives: James 1

The Temptation of Jesus

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Clark Bunch

It’s from a scripture passage that I’ve preached on before but we’re going to come at it a different way this time. How is it that Jesus was being tempted at all?

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After spending several months preaching through Romans (with a little break in December for Advent and Christmas things) I did a very rare thing for us on Sunday morning: something different. I went through that list of sayings and catchphrases, … Continue reading →

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What’s On the Inside

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Clark Bunch

Remember those cartoons with a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, whispering things in the character’s ear? The struggle is real and it’s not on our shoulders.

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Love in Deed and Truth

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Clark Bunch

This sermon was preached on September 4, 2022, at Unity Baptist as part of the First John series. The text is 1 John 3:10-24 and reminds us that love expressed not in words but in action.

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Nothing New

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Clark Bunch

The New Testament Christian church grew rapidly in the early days. Filled with the Holy Spirit, believers were on fire to spread the Gospel and build the Kingdom. But the things they were doing should not have been new or … Continue reading →