Prayer is powerful because it connects us to God himself and so teaches us His purpose and will and allows us to bring our lives into conformity to it.
Wise Counsel for the Haves & Have-Nots
December 15, 2019 • Dr. Mark Strauss
James addresses first the rich and powerful and then the poor and persecuted. Both should live in light of God's final judgement.
Humility as a Way of Life
December 8, 2019 • Dr. Mark Strauss
James talks about a pattern of life that will result in joy and contentment and a right relationship with God.
“Wise, Uplifting Responses to Life’s Vital Moments”
December 1, 2019 • Dr. Jim Smith III
Perseverance by faith produces spiritual maturity. How do we do this? The key commitment is keeping our eyes on God.
Two Ways of Living
November 24, 2019 • Dr. Mark Strauss
In James 3:13–18 the author contrasts two ways of living—the way of wisdom and the way foolishness. One is other-centered; the other is self-centered.
Taming the Tongue
November 17, 2019 • Dr. Mark Strauss
James addresses another area of practical Christian wisdom: being careful what we say. Let’s be careful to use words in ways that build others up rather than breaking them down!
Faith and Works
November 10, 2019 • Dr. Mark Strauss
We get to the heart of James’s message, which is that authentic faith is always accompanied by actions. True faith results in a transformed life and works are the inevitable evidence of that transformation.
Forbidding Favoritism
November 3, 2019 • Brad Lichtman
James calls out the practice of favoritism as completely inconsistent with the command to “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Listening and Doing
October 27, 2019 • Dr. Mark Strauss
James is all about living out the Christian life in practical ways. In this passage he emphasizes the need to be good listeners, so that we can discern the needs of others and hear God’s Word clearly.
Faith in the Face of Trials
October 20, 2019 • Dr. Mark Strauss
When it comes to practical Christian living, the letter of James is perhaps the most down to earth, nuts and bolts, rubber meets the road book in the New Testament.
