Words Without Works Are Worthless

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Words Without Works Are Worthless

Lesson 5

January 3, 2024 • Curtis Epnett • James 2:14–22

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Is our faith working or worthless?

1. A profitless profession (vv. 14-17)

The profession of our faith (our words) is no good unless we have works to back up our statement of faith.

2. A barren belief (vv. 18-19)

How do we know a person's belief is true? It produces fruitful works.

3. A fatal faith (vv. 20-22)

Faith without works is dead. We are justified by faith unto salvation without any works (cf. Eph.2:8-9; Rom. 4:3-5). But our salvation is justified (i.e. we are proven to have a real saving faith) by the works we produce (Jas 2:21-22).

The Walk By Faith Life

February 7, 2024 • Curtis Epnett • James 5

There is a day coming when we will not need to walk by faith because our faith will be fully realized. But until then, we must walk in this life by faith. This lesson focuses on the "walk by faith life" that God has called us to.

Prayers Without Power Are A Problem (Part 2)

January 31, 2024 • Curtis Epnett • James 4:1–10

Unfortunately, no audio was captured when this lesson was taught. In part 2 of Prayers Without Power Are A Problem, James share a third issue that depletes our prayers of power: worldliness. When we live for the world, our prayers lack power. James shares fives things that can bring power to prayer lives: 1) Sensitivity to the Spirit (v. 5) 2) Submission to the Sovereign (v. 7) 3) Stand against Satan (v. 7) 4) Separate from the secular (v. 8) 5) Succumb to self (v. 10)

Prayers Without Power Are A Problem (Part 1)

January 24, 2024 • Curtis Epnett • James 4:1–10

In part 1 of Prayers Without Power Are A Problem we see two things: 1) Our prayers can lack power because of warring 2) Our prayers can lack power because of wickedness