We all have idolatrous desires within us that can steal our joy and cause conflict. These desires and the conflict they cause prevent the church from having the gospel witness that it is called to. In order for us to live in peace with one...
Jesus is serious about joy, in heaven and on earth. He says there is great joy when sinful people return to God down the road of repentance. James restates Jesus’ call to joy. He starts by exposing our joylessness in relation to people and to...
Our words reflect the prevailing wisdom of our hearts. There is a wisdom from above that changes our hearts and gives us the power to use our words of good. This wisdom belongs to God and comes to us in Christ. A heart at peace...
In this passage, James points out the power of our words, our powerlessness to control them, and the power of God that guides and shapes them. Once again, we see that the heart of the matter is humility in the heart. https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20190317.mp3...
From the pages of Scripture comes a plea to think and live as those who hold the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. Come, congregation, let us reason together in pursuit of the life of faith that works to the glory of God. Text:...
James 2:14-26 https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20190303_1.mp3...
The royal law of God is to love our neighbor as ourselves. Love is rooted in the soil of a heart of faith in Jesus Christ, and it bears fruit in our relationships with people. In this passage James is showing how love removes partiality...
James tells us that true religion in the sight of God is faith in his Son Jesus Christ that works in love for people. Our calling is to look into the mirror of God's word and adjust our practice of love to match our profession...
As Christians we have a relationship with the word of God. We are alive and we live by the word. The word of God is a seed implanted in us that brings forth life and grows. We are continually and increasingly transformed as we receive...
Our temptations to sin come from our own desires that wage war against the good will of God. But even in our temptation God grants us every good gift we need to fight sin and grow in faith. Text: James 1:1-18 https://s3.amazonaws.com/grace-audio/Sermons/20190203.mp3...
