Text - What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for…

Introduction: Illustration: A ferryman had the word “faith” painted on one oar and the word “work” on the other. He was asked the reason for thus “naming” the oars, and replied by showing rather than by words. He laid the oar that had “work” painted on it in the bottom of the skiff, took the oar that…

To embody our faith in God through our actions.

Text: James 2:14-26 Theme: Stop pretending, and start living. Doctrine: sanctification Image: pretending to be someone else Need: actions proving their faith Message: get off your duff, and get to work Stop Pretending, Start Living James 2:14-26 (ESV) / What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he…

FOUR TYPES OF FAITH MAIN POINT: We evaluate our faith by evaluating our fruit. INTRODUCTION Imagine you are going to purchase a new car: How would you evaluate all your options? What type of information and assurance would you expect to hear from the sales person? What about something much deeper and…

Love in Deed and Truth Sunday, December 28, 2008 "Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth." (1 John 3:18, ESV) 1. Actions speak louder than words and this verse today spells it out for all believers. John starts this passage with "Little children" the term he uses to…

A Faith that Pleases God Darrell Hurley Hebrews 11:1-7 Box # 781 INTRODUCTION Image… Eric Liddell Need… When was the last time you thought “is my life pleasing to God? Subject… Today I’ll tell you how you can obtain a life of faith that pleases God Text… Our text today is Hebrews 11:1-7 Preview… In out…

Have you ever looked into your family tree? It can be a lot of fun if you look deep into your family history and origins. Most likely you’ll discover there are some pretty strange and odd characters in your family’s background. Maybe that explains why . . . well never mind? Have you taken a hard look…

The true believer is destined to do the works of God and manifest them to greater magnitude for God's glory.

Farewell Sermon to the Saints at the Nursing Home

If you are involved in home repair or you watch any of the repair or design shows on television, you know that one of the obstacles often faced are walls that aren’t plumb or floors that aren’t level. Sometimes this is the result of a home settling over the years. Other times it is due to sloppy labor.…

At one time Martin Luther believed the book of James should not be part of the Bible. Luther felt James was teaching a false way of salvation. In the preface of his 1522 translation of the New Testament, Luther called James a “right strawy epistle”. Luther drew this conclusion from the passage we have…

INTRODUCTION: Paul has already stated his great theme—that the just shall live by faith. This is the great epistle of justification by faith, apart from works of the law. At the same time, it is quite striking that there is no more of a contradiction between Paul and James than there is between Paul…

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall…

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good…

Introduction If you look at the religions of the world, there appears the thought that good works makes it possible to earn God’s favor (a simplified generalization). But this is a significant issue in humanity—and can easily influence people who attend church services and its ministries. “God helps…

One of the primary purposes of the Lord’s supper is to remember Christ. This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me. This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. What is the point of all of this? Why is Jesus so concerned for us…

Lord, Prepare our hearts now to hear from your Word with understanding. Let us hear from your Word and not merely be hearers of the Word, but doers as well. We gather Lord to hear once again your Word that inspires and breathes life again into our souls. Speak Lord, your servants are listening. We pray…

14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body,…

Let’s Pray... Intro: As we’ve been studying 1 Samuel, we’ve been diving in pretty deep and looking at some of the details of the text, this morning what I want to do is actually give us more of a 30,000 foot perspective. We’re going to be covering a lot of 1 Samuel this morning, in fact we’ll be covering…

Hebrews 11: 1-6 What is Faith? Confident trust in someone or something Faith is the assurance/confidence that the things hoped for will become a present reality Faith is the evidence/proof that makes us see and understand the world as we know it DOB, Belief that other countries exist Cause and Effect-…

Perseverance is necessary for salvation.

Cameron finished last week with these two questions and they have been on my mind all this week. 1.) Did we put our faith in Christ’s work on the cross? The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat…

Five principles of the Reformation: sola Scriptura; sola Christos; sola fides; sola gracia; sola Deo gloria