As Christians, we are commanded to not play favorites even though showing partiality is SO easy to do. Join us this morning in James 2:1-9 as we take a look at James’s explanation of what showing favoritism reveals about our hearts.
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Sermons on James (Page 2)
It’s hard to know how to feel about the word “religion” – is it a good word? A bad one? As you might expect, James has thoughts on the subject. Join us today as we explore James’s teaching about “religion,” both what it should look like and what it shouldn’t.
Many of us assume that because we’ve disciplined ourselves to hear God’s Word that we’ve done enough, but James disagrees. Join us this morning as we discuss the relationship between hearing, doing, and self-deception.
Our heart is a garden that it is our responsibility to tend carefully. What we allow to grow there will determine in large measure whether or not we ever are able to live in sync with God’s standards of moral uprightness. Join us this morning as we seek James’s guidance about how to tend the…
If our goal is an “upright” life that God can bless, then we have got to deal with our instinct to react to injustice with anger and rage. Join us this morning as we explore what God’s Word has to say about how to “manage” our anger.
A good “campaign pitch” combines a compelling vision of the future with common sense policies that help make that vision a reality. Join us this morning as James makes a “pitch” of his own designed to inspire us to take common-sense steps towards a future more desirable than any political leader can provide.
James warns us that prayers offered by double-minded and unstable people will not be answered by God. Join us this morning as we explore the difference between prayers fueled by faith and those hamstrung by doubt.