We finish our series on James' letter today, looking at his teachings about wealth and health!

Faith Tested; Faith Perfected; Faith Affirmed; Faith Clarified

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,…

The recipients of James’ letter are repeatedly addressed as “my brethren.” In James 4:8, however, they are addressed as “you sinners” and “you double-minded,” and are explicitly commanded to “draw near to God,” “cleanse their hands” and to “purify their hearts.” Why would James describe his “brethren”…

Today we continue our series in James, looking at chapter 2 of his letter and consider how we engage with people from all backgrounds, especially when we are gathered together as Christians in church.

A proper interpretation of James’ message requires us to look at the recipient of James’ letter and its context, as this passage is used by some people to argue that faith alone cannot save— that is, “works” is a necessity for salvation. However, it becomes clear that James’ point is NOT that salvation…

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

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.

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…

Pure Religion Text: James 1:22–27 (KJV 1900) 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway…

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.

Announcements Reminders, next week we will be having a party welcoming the ones moving into youth. The three weeks after we won’t have youth on Wednesdays because of different camps and VBA but you can come join Renee and Courtney, they’ll still have something fun for everyone. prayer request Finishing…