We've probably all experienced the power that words can carry to affect us, either for better or for worse.
While it may sound tough when it's yelled across the playground, the sing-song rhyme of sticks and stones doesn't hold up to the reality of life.
Words do affect us. And this Sunday, our study of James confronted us with reality checks about the power of our words.
Destructive words were a problem in Jame's day, and as we look at our world today not much has changed.
As we'll see in this message, the Bible has timeless truths that speak honestly and directly in ways that impact our own lives today.
Dangerous as Hell
James 3:1-12
November 18, 2018 • Pastor Ben Cross
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January 13, 2019 • Pastor Ben Cross
This Sunday, we completed our series on the book of James. In this last message from the book of James, we looked at the power of community for growing in our faith and we'll examine the four necessary ingredients of biblical community. We also learned about the power of prayer, and how radical confession and accountability in community can help us live in freedom.
Wealthy & Wise
January 6, 2019 • Pastor Ben Cross
We continued in James this Sunday, and we explored a topic that quickly reveals our focus, priorities, and http://values...money. Money can be a sensitive topic, and James pulls no punches as he describes the consequences of misusing and mishandling wealth as well as how to honor God with money. The start of the new year is a perfect time to look at how we deal with money, and James has timeless wisdom that will help you handle your finances in a way that honors God in 2019.
For the Joy Set Before Us
December 30, 2018 • Pastor Sandy Park
This Sunday, we continued in the book of James, and this passage is all about how to live with patience in the middle of suffering. James writes to a people where the idea of suffering wasn't just theological or theoretical, it was their life. As we'll learn in this message, James teaches about how to live in the face of suffering with a confidence and centeredness that only comes from knowing God.