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James: Faith That Works

September 24, 2019

It was Abraham’s faith that produced his action.  The picture is of a partnership: faith works to bring about the action. So faith and action always work together.  His willingness to place his son on the altar and carry out the sacrifice flowed out of His faith, and gave evidence that his faith was genuine.  Faith always works in concert with action.  That’s a faith that works.

James: A Faith That Works Doesn’t Play Favorites

September 9, 2019

We are to give honor where honor is due.  God is creating a new community where anyone can belong. Who are we to discriminate between who gets our love and respect, and who does not?  To favor only the rich who are taking advantage of you, who are abusing you and trashing the name of Jesus, is absurd behavior for anyone who’s been redeemed by Jesus.

James: Religion That Works

September 3, 2019

That’s the point God’s Word is making about a religion that works. Every person struggling to survive are human beings made in His image and likeness, and therefore they are worth more than a meal from a dumpster.  They need help.  And James says, if your religion is real, you will give them the help they need.  You will “look after” those in distress.

James: Obedience That Works

August 27, 2019

We don’t obey God’s Word because we have to.   We don’t obey God’s Word out of guilt.  We don’t obey God’s Word out of duty…  We obey God’s Word because God has redeemed us and set us free.  He has set us free to live the life we have always longed for.  We no longer have to go through life wondering what life’s all about.  We no longer have to follow the mantra of the world that tell us to follow our heart.  No, God gave us His Word so we can live in the freedom of His will and become more than we ever thought possible. For whenever we obey His Word, we live by faith, and whenever we live by faith we show God that we love Him.

Life Without Limits

August 23, 2019

God will always be merciful to those He loves.  He will always forgive you when you sin.  He will always love you at your worst.  There is nothing you can do to make Him stop loving you. Even when you’ve done the worst thing imaginable, God will not give up on you. His mercy for you has no limits. He will never, never, never count your sins against you. That’s His loyal love commitment to you!

Rooted: When Your Faith Is Tested

July 30, 2019

When you see the big picture of how God is uses adversity to form Christ in you, then you’ll begin to understand why God doesn’t always protect you from hard things.  God is not a helicopter parent. He’s not interested in growing soft, mamby-pamby Christ-followers.  He doesn’t protect you from trials, but allows them in your life so you won’t lack in anything.

Rooted in Faith: Choices of Faith

July 23, 2019

Moses’ heart was with pleasing God.  He would rather live for Christ, then be the richest man on earth.  His value system was a kingdom value system, and it was this kingdom value system that dictated his choices.  Can we say the same? Do we make our choices in light of the rewards of eternity or in light of what they can do for us today?  There’s a tension here and we can all feel it: we are constantly being pulled toward the treasures of the world or the treasure of God’s smile. But choices based on faith choose eternities rewards over the rewards of earth.

Rooted In Faith: Living By Faith

July 16, 2019

Noah is a remarkable model of what it means to live by faith.  He believed God’s Word concerning judgment about things not yet seen, so he responded in obedience and built the ark.  But he didn’t build the ark out of fear of judgment, but out of his reverential fear of the God he knew.  And he kept at it for 120 years even though no one else believed.  He lived by faith.  And so God rewarded him.