Preaching the Gospel in Faithful Fellowship
Sermons on James (Page 2)
James prompts us in James 2:15-26 not to be dead Christians, but to be those that are working for the Kingdom, to have fruit in our spiritual lives. While these acts will never save us, there should be evidence of our salvation.
It’s hard not to be partial toward those that can benefit us or those that we like. Yet, as we study the Word of God, it’s clear that Christ was not partial to anyone. James lays it out for us plainly in James 2:1-13 – don’t be partial to anyone!
Temptation – we find it so easily. Yet God uses some of it to try us and refine us – how do we know the difference? James 1:1-15 gives us a good starting place as we learn to grow closer to God and study His Word! (Higher quality audio is available on the audio only…
Words matter. Do we consider our words or just speak what comes to mind? James challenges us in James 3 with our need to control the tongue, to be careful what goes into our heart. We may change someone’s eternity because of our words!
The Bible tells us of different crowns we can win as Christians. In James 1:12, we see the crown of life, given to those that love God. So often we spend time caring for our homes, job, etc – but are we also taking the time to ensure we’re winning the crowns that will last…
What’s your religion? This question seems simple and we might be tempted to answer, “well, I’m Baptist” or some such thing. Yet the Bible teaches that God isn’t after a denominational affiliation, He’s after a relationship. When we come together to worship, let it be with purity and a true desire to seek after our…
Many have this idea that becoming a Christian means life will be easy. That is far from the truth and far from what the Word of God teaches. What God tells us in James 1:3-6,12 is that these trials are allowed in our lives to allow us to be drawn closer to God, to depend…
Do we have wisdom from God today, or do we depend upon our own wisdom? James 3:13-18 remind us of the importance of the wisdom from above! Especially when things are uncertain, when things don’t go the way we expect, that’s when we needs God’s wisdom. God’s wisdom, is it in you?