Sermons

Wealth and Worldliness 

Planning for the future is always a good thing to do… as long as we keep God in the mix! May we always yield our planning and preparation to His loving care.

The essence of spiritual warfare is understanding the tendencies and tactics of the enemy and keeping the resources God has provided at the ready.

The word “submit” usually comes with baggage… people misinterpret the word to mean “be somebody’s slave” or “let someone take advantage of you.”

James 3:13-18 Wisdom that comes from heaven is pure, peace-loving, and sincere, among many other things.

In today’s message we took a deep dive into the context of the relevant passages and discovered that James and Paul had very different audiences who were at different levels in their spiritual maturity. Both disciples' messages are actually very similar and complementary: we are not saved BY good works, but we are saved FOR good works.

In James 2:1-10, James warns against favoritism, gives an example of what it looks like, then explains why it doesn’t make sense in light of the Gospel.

In James 1:22, the author gave his readers a thesis that is repeated throughout the epistle and appears in one way or another throughout Scripture: "Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."

James encourages believers to “consider it pure joy” when they face all kinds of trials and difficulties. What possible benefit could God have for introducing or allowing trials in our lives?

Sermon Series on the Book of James