Faith Tested; Faith Perfected; Faith Affirmed; Faith Clarified

Review: God knows our inadequacies; therefore, we are exhorted to ask NOT for a solution to our problems, NOT for the removal of trials, BUT to ask for wisdom IN the midst of trials. This emphasizes our need to be dependent upon God on a moment to moment basis, and the provision of wisdom by our God…

Have you ever met someone whose life was characterized by their prayer life? Prayer is a time of refreshment. Howard Taylor says of his father, Hudson Taylor, “For forty years the sun never rose on China that God didn’t find him on his knees.” —Howard Taylor, Hudson Taylor and the China Inland Mission…

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,…

God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.

Last week we looked in depth at the first two points on prayer… Prayer is Pertinent Prayer Brings Healing Today we will look at the last two with a focus on a man named Elijah... Prayer Requires Faith Prayer is for All Believers “The world has yet to see what God can do with a man fully consecrated to…

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/NYPF8kJ7kxI. This is the ninth message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, James asks his dear friends to take a good hard look at the genuineness of their faith. He gives them three marks of authentic faith to serve as a litmus test. This message is based on James 1:19, 26-27.

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/nVD3-oHZsnc. This is the third message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, James give us a second response that believers are to have toward the many trials that they are bound to face in this life. This sermon is based on James 1:5-8.

God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.

You can watch the message on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/KRPkyO54FiE. In this message, James counsels his dear friends in how they can live out their faith in four common areas of life.

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/KY319kYogOo. This is the eleventh message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, James presents his kingdom-centered alternative to showing favoritism. This message is based on James 2:8-13.

God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/mIeLxRWWT2M. This is the 13th message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, we begin to look his teaching on the relationship between faith and works focusing on lifeless faith and some of the deadly consequences associated with it

God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/M0XhJNkXcTk. This is the tenth message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, we will begin to look at the James' teaching on the subject of favoritism. This message is based on James 2:1-7.

You can watch the message on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/7axfi347tJU. This is the 14th message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, we finish looking at James' teaching on the relationship between faith and works focusing on living faith and two familiar examples of this kind of living. This is message is based on James 2:20-26.

There is no "audio only" version of this message, but you can watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/JRb8ORU4J0o. This is the eighth message in our series entitled, Practical Faith. This series is an in-depth study of the Letter of James. In this message, James encourages his friends to move beyond merely listening to the word to doing it. This message is based on James 1:19, 22-25.

God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/pSkviFxThcs. In this message, we look at the relationship between faith and works. This subject is both the heart of James' letter and the point at which many people have issues with James. We will be looking at some of the key terms related to this subject and demonstrate that James is not teaching something that is contradictory to the rest of the scriptures.

Review: (1) Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ alone; (2) Scripture must be understood in its context in order to avoid error; (3) James describes what a transformed life looks like— that is, that good works must necessarily result from genuine faith in Christ as Savior and Lord; (4) A mere…

God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.

God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.

God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.

Introduction How are we saved? Some say that it is by doing something - whether it be walking an aisle. Saying a prayer. Raising a hand. The Bible shares with us that we are saved by grace through faith. That the only work that saves is the finished work of Jesus Christ. We are called to repent of our…

God makes very clear through His word that our faith isn't faith at all UNLESS it is proven through faith. We are not saved by our works, but rather, our works prove our salvation. Faith is necessarily linked to works. This matters because our testimony of Jesus transforming us is only valid if it can be seen by how we live. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it becomes. And the stronger our faith is, the more we put on display the transformational power of Jesus.