Sermons

The Key Principle is found in verse 7 Submit to God for submission and humility work together. The Key Promise follows in verse 8 and in verse 10 when you submit and humble yourself to God He will lift you up.

The word of God from James chapter 3 challenges us to consider a clear test or evidence of our faith. The evidence is heard in what we say. The words we use can be a powerful gift for good or a dangerous tool for destruction. Most of all our words reveal what is in our hearts. The battle to tame our tongue is one that every Christian must win if they are going to be used of God. Faith that works is working hard and to win this battle.

This week we will the last part of the first chapter of James. This passage presents practical instruction on Faith that Works. James challenges each of us to let the Word of God change our lives. He points to the fact that if we live out what we hear from God's word in faith then it will be heard in what we say and seen in what we do. Here the scripture gives us tools to test whether or not our faith is working.

This week we begin a new series of messages that will take us through the book of James. Many have called James the “proverbs” of the New Testament. The wisdom it calls us to is the testing of our faith. There are many counterfeits in the world. The most dangerous counterfeits are false faiths religions and philosophies that deceive people into believing that they are in God’s favor. But, in reality the ideas that they have been following have led them away from Jesus and a faith that works. This weeks message will focus on the first chapter where we are called to understand that the testing of our faith actually purifies our faith and can prove to us whether it is genuine or counterfeit.

This morning as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus we will look at the story as told by Luke's Gospel. The dramatic life changing events of that first Easter morning point us to the Power of Easter. Join us and see that life changing power is available for you.