How To Get On With Everyone

James 4:1-6
If the gospel means anything, it means God will take you just as you are right now. He yearns for your love, he calls you by his Spirit, and he will not let you rest until you find rest in him.
Preacher: Geoff Cook.

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  • A Servant of God

    A Servant of God

    James 1:1 James helps us take a critical look at our own lives, revitalising our faith to fuel a life honestly reflecting the example we seek to follow. Preached by Geoff Cook on 9 September 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to Face Hard Times

    How to Face Hard Times

    James 1:2-4 James starts by saying that life is sometimes wonderful, and sometimes painful. Faith works, not just when life is good, but when life is painful, the dark days, the difficult days. Preached by Geoff Cook on 16 September 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to be Wise

    How to be Wise

    James 1:5-8 What constitutes good advice in a world where pithy quotes abound on social media, apparently encouraging, even inspirational, but often also inane, shallow and downright misleading? Preached by Geoff Cook on 23 September 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to be Rich

    How to be Rich

    James 1:9-11 We sometimes say, “God helps those who help themselves,” but that’s not in the Bible. It would be more accurate to say God helps those who can’t help themselves and aren’t ashamed to admit it. Preached by Geoff Cook on 30 September 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to be Happy

    How to be Happy

    James 1:12 Biblical Christianity is marked by God’s presence in the midst of challenges and a people who continue to love to God despite their pains and problems. Preached by Geoff Cook on 14 October 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to Withstand Temptation

    How to Withstand Temptation

    James 1:12 God has ordained that our spiritual progress should be measured not by huge battles won or lost but by a thousand daily skirmishes no one else really knows about. Preached by Geoff Cook on 21 October 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • Three Things To Remember

    Three Things To Remember

    James 1:16-18 To encourage us, James shows us three things we need to remember as we face the spiritual battles of life. Preached by Geoff Cook on 11 November 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How To Be Kind

    How To Be Kind

    James 1:19-20 James wants us to discover the freedom that comes when we respond the right way to the pressures of life. Preached by Geoff Cook on 18 November 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How To Read The Bible

    How To Read The Bible

    James 1:19-25 We can turn Christianity into an academic exercise instead of a lifestyle, into something that we study rather than someone we become. We can use the Bible for information instead of transformation. Preached by Geoff Cook on 9 December 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • Three Signs of Authentic Christian Faith

    Three Signs of Authentic Christian Faith

    James 1:26-27 Did you know you could spend your life being very religious, calling yourself a Christian, and end up wasting your time? You deceived yourself, but you didn’t fool God. Preached by Geoff Cook on 16 December 2018 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to Treat Others

    How to Treat Others

    James 2:1-13 God is no respecter of persons. He doesn’t play favourites. Preached by Geoff Cook on 13 January 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How Faith Works

    How Faith Works

    James 2:14-19 Is my faith living. active, vital, central to my life? Or am I faking it? Do I have a deep, abiding, growing relationship with Jesus, the Lord of heaven and earth, and my life? Preached by Geoff Cook on 20 January 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How Faith Grows

    How Faith Grows

    James 2:20-26 James would say that genuine faith must be put into practice, and will therefore be visible. Dynamic faith is real, it’s active, it’s living faith, it’s messy and it grows by being exercised. Preached by Geoff Cook on 10 February 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to Speak to Others

    How to Speak to Others

    James 3:1-5 Being honest with ourselves, we all stumble through life saying foolish things that wound those closest to us. How we use our tongue reveals our spiritual maturity, or lack of it. Preached by Geoff Cook on 17 February 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How To Watch Your Tongue

    How To Watch Your Tongue

    James 3:5-12 The heart of the problem is the problem of the heart. That’s always the bottom line in life. Preached by Geoff Cook on 24 February 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • Three Keys to Wise Living

    Three Keys to Wise Living

    James 3:13 James talks about wisdom in his letter again and again because wisdom matters more than money or education or good looks. A wise person is someone who makes smart choices that produce a beautiful life marked by a gentle spirit. Preached by Geoff Cook on 9 June 2019 as part of the Faith Works…

  • How to Live Well

    How to Live Well

    James 3:14-18 Since true wisdom comes from outside ourselves and from God himself, we have to examine where our reliance is placed. Preached by Geoff Cook on 16 June 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How To Get On With Everyone

    How To Get On With Everyone

    James 4:1-6 If the gospel means anything, it means God will take you just as you are right now. He yearns for your love, he calls you by his Spirit, and he will not let you rest until you find rest in him. Preached by Geoff Cook on 23 June 2019 as part of the…

  • How To Be Close To God

    How To Be Close To God

    James 4:6-13 God opposes the proud. He keeps them at a distance. But when we choose to humble ourselves, God draws near to us and pours his grace into our lives. Preached by Geoff Cook on 30 June 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to Deal with Uncertainty

    How to Deal with Uncertainty

    James 4:13-5:6 Many of us are unhappy because we’re fighting God at the point of his sovereignty. We’ve never surrendered our agenda to his control. Preached by Geoff Cook on 14 July 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to be Patient

    How to be Patient

    James 5:7-12 May God make us strong and give us grace to endure. May our faith grow as we wait on the Lord. Preached by Geoff Cook on July 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

  • How to be Church

    How to be Church

    James 5:13-20 James pictures the church as a community of believers where we are close enough to be honest and open enough to be real. When that happens, true healing can take place. Preached by Geoff Cook on July 2019 as part of the Faith Works series.

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Rev Geoff Cook is the Minister of FBC.

  • Reforming the People

    Reforming the People

    Nehemiah 13 Any church will enter into spiritual entropy and decline when it loses its passion for Jesus. We must ask God to give us a renewed vision of himself, and a renewed vision of what it means to be his church here in Faversham. Preached by Geoff Cook on 21 January 2024.

  • Recommitting to the Lord

    Recommitting to the Lord

    Nehemiah 9:1-12:47 The first few chapters of Nehemiah are just about the building of a wall, but the wall was not the ultimate dream. The grand scheme was for the nation to respond to God’s Word, repent, and restore their relationship with him. Preached by Geoff Cook on 14 January 2024.

  • Reading the Word

    Reading the Word

    Nehemiah 7:73b-8:18 The critical importance of the Word of God for the Christian believer. What does God want to say to you today? What does God want to say to us today? Preached by Geoff Cook on 19 November 2023.

  • Reorganising The Team

    Reorganising The Team

    Nehemiah 7:1-73 What mattered to Nehemiah was what mattered to God. What has God put into your heart? Preached by Geoff Cook on 12 November 2023.

  • Responding To Trouble

    Responding To Trouble

    Nehemiah 4:1-6:19 When playing our part in the coming of God’s kingdom we will inevitably face trouble and opposition. But God uses these things to build something far more important than a wall: faith. Preached by Geoff Cook on 29 October 2023.

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  • Reforming the People

    Reforming the People

    Nehemiah 13 Any church will enter into spiritual entropy and decline when it loses its passion for Jesus. We must ask God to give us a renewed vision of himself, and a renewed vision of what it means to be his church here in Faversham. Preached by Geoff Cook on 21 January 2024.

  • Recommitting to the Lord

    Recommitting to the Lord

    Nehemiah 9:1-12:47 The first few chapters of Nehemiah are just about the building of a wall, but the wall was not the ultimate dream. The grand scheme was for the nation to respond to God’s Word, repent, and restore their relationship with him. Preached by Geoff Cook on 14 January 2024.

  • Reading the Word

    Reading the Word

    Nehemiah 7:73b-8:18 The critical importance of the Word of God for the Christian believer. What does God want to say to you today? What does God want to say to us today? Preached by Geoff Cook on 19 November 2023.

  • Reorganising The Team

    Reorganising The Team

    Nehemiah 7:1-73 What mattered to Nehemiah was what mattered to God. What has God put into your heart? Preached by Geoff Cook on 12 November 2023.

  • Responding To Trouble

    Responding To Trouble

    Nehemiah 4:1-6:19 When playing our part in the coming of God’s kingdom we will inevitably face trouble and opposition. But God uses these things to build something far more important than a wall: faith. Preached by Geoff Cook on 29 October 2023.

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    Nehemiah 3:1-32 It’s not just rebuilding a wall. It’s dozens and dozens of people doing their little bit of the wall as well as they know how, to the glory of God. That’s how the purposes of God come about. Preached by Geoff Cook on 22 October 2023.

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