Welcome to a new series of sermons from the New Testament book of James called Making Faith Work. The first subject James tackles is the subject of trials – the trials of life. You may recall that we explored that very subject three weeks ago as we grappled with suffering in light of eternity. James 1:1-12 is an excellent sequel to that sermon and extremely practical, too. God inspired James to tell us how trials work when you are a follower of Jesus Christ. We’ll learn what role attitude, wisdom and money play in navigating life’s trials. I look forward to exploring God’s truth with you!
Messages in This Series
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How Trials Work
“We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. We’ve got to go through it.” So it is with the trials of life. Much as we may want to “go over them” or “under them” to get away from them, we’ve got to “go through them” because, quite simply, that’s the way life works. […]
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How Temptation Works
“We can’t go over them. We can’t go under them. We’ve got to go through them.” When it comes to trials that is ALMOST ALWAYS true – ALMOST. There is one category of life’s trials that can and should be avoided. In fact, we not only don’t want to go through them, we want to […]
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America’s New Religion
This weekend we continue in our series MAKING FAITH WORK. A faith that works is a faith that works through trials. It is natural for us to get angry when we face a problem. Yet, as we will learn in James 1:19-27, anger can blur our vision and pollute our mission. So, don’t be deceived; […]
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No Favoritism
God does not show favoritism. This is a truth that dates to the very creation of mankind. It is foundational to our faith and central to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and it even finds prominence in the founding of our own nation. So, it should be no surprise that, as we turn the pages […]
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Faith That Works
You have heard me say over and over again that we can’t do a thing to earn salvation in Christ. Works do not save us; they are not the way to Heaven. Jesus Christ alone is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We are saved by the grace of God through faith in Jesus […]
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Watch Your Tongue
Someone once said, “Words are containers for power. You choose what kind of power they carry.” For this reason, God is interested in our words and how we choose to use our words. In HIS Word – the Bible – God addresses the way we use our words. Both Old and New Testaments are filled […]
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How To Gain Wisdom | James 3:13-18 | Wisdom That Works
Who is wise and understanding among you? That’s a question we ask ourselves more often than we may think. When we are making a significant decision, or we want an objective opinion or helpful counsel about a matter, we seek out wise people. Wise people are people with life experience and they know how to […]
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How To Have Peace In Relationships | Making Faith Work | James 4:1-12
Do you want peace? Then it is up to you. Someone once said, “To dwell above with the saints I love, that would be glory, to live below with the saints I know, brother, that’s another story.” James teaches us peace is possible. Peace is possible on earth as it is in heaven. In James […]
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What to Do About Pride
What hinders a growing Christian? What causes the faithful to falter? What stops a growing Church? What wrecks an effective pastor? What delays ministry – derails movements – destroys lives? Age? No! Lack of Vision, not always! Resources? No! Preaching? No! It is simply this, PRIDE! Say that with me, PRIDE! Pride delays – derails, […]
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How to Handle Money
Did you ever take time to really think about the powerful meaning of 1 Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” Did you notice that money isn’t the problem. Our relationship with money is the problem! How we view it, how we handle it and how we […]
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What Happens at The End?
“We’re living in the last days.” As a pastor, people have been saying that to me for nearly 40 years. Whenever there is a significant moral or political shift in culture, and whenever the present seems more evil than the past, the subject of “the last days” surfaces and interest in “the last days” increases […]
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Handle with Prayer
This weekend, we come to the end of our summer long study in the book of James. We have found James to be an excellent instructor on the subject of MAKING FAITH WORK. With 14 references to faith and 59 references to commands to obey, this book has taught us the relationship between what we […]
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