In our passage last week James told us to be doers of the word. This week James addresses one of the first places in our lives that will be impacted by practicing the word of truth: our relationships with others. James tells us today that how we treat others is an indication of how much we believe the word and whether or not we're actually practicing what we believe. Listen here to learn how James says our conduction pulls back the curtain to reveal our true convictions.
- Sep 27, 2015Pulling Back the Curtain
Pulling Back the CurtainIn our passage last week James told us to be doers of the word. This week James addresses one of the first places in our lives that will be impacted by practicing the word of truth: our relationships with others. James tells us today that how we treat others is an indication of how much we believe the word and whether or not we're actually practicing what we believe. Listen here to learn how James says our conduction pulls back the curtain to reveal our true convictions.
- Sep 20, 2015Stop Fooling Yourself
Stop Fooling Yourself
Last week James warned us about the enemy who seeks to deceive us, but this week he warns of a deception that can ultimately be far worse; self-deception. Many believers today are self-deceived; they are fooling themselves in the area of Christian Maturity. If we are going to grow up in Him then we must be rightly oriented to God's Word and James tells us today of 2 responsibilities we have to the Word. Listen here to learn more. - Sep 13, 2015Don’t Take the Bait
Don’t Take the Bait
What happens when some trial we face on the outside turns into a temptation to sin on the inside? How do we handle that? James gives us some help with that in this next passage of his letter. He gives us to facts to consider before we take the bait of the temptation and sin. - Sep 6, 2015Tools for Triumph in Trial
- Aug 30, 20151. Letter to the Scattered Seeds
1. Letter to the Scattered Seeds
As we begin a new journey through a new book of the Bible it's helpful for us to pause and get some perspective before we begin. In order to make the most out of this journey we need to get an idea of what we can expect to see as we travel through James and we can do that by answering a few important questions. 1. Who was this James who wrote? Whom did he write to? And what was his reason for writing? Answering these questions will set us up for a fruitful study in this wonderful letter. - Jul 26, 2015How Shall We Respond?
- May 17, 2015Jesus and the Ark part 2
Jesus and the Ark part 2
Last week we talked about how the ark pointed to Jesus as a place of safety against the judgement of sin. This week we'll revisit the ark and see how it points to Jesus as our deliverer. - May 10, 2015Jesus and the Ark
Jesus and the Ark
In Noah's day the ark was a place of refuge- God's provision of salvation from the judgment that fell... and this ark is a type of Jesus for He is God's gracious provision to us, to save us from the coming judgement of all things. - Apr 26, 2015Jesus and Adam
Jesus and Adam
In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul calls Jesus the "second man" and the "last Adam." His words indicate to us that there are things about the ministry and the function of Jesus that were foreshadowed in our forefather Adam. What were those things? And how do they impact our vision of Christ? These are the things we'll discover today as were discuss Genesis 2 & 3 and the portraits of Jesus found there. - Apr 19, 2015A Little Help from my Friends
A Little Help from my Friends
The last 11 verses of Paul's letter to the Colossians is chock full of "shout-outs" from Paul's co-workers and fellow missionaries: "so and so says hi" and "this guys is praying for you". Now we might be tempted to skip over these social niceties- after all what could we actually learn from these? Well, there's a lot to be learned actually! Listen here to find out what the closing verses of this book tell about being a godly friend.
