“Wisdom” vs Wisdom

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in James, we looked at the wisdom that comes down from above as discussed at the end of chapter 3. It is easy for us to be given to worldly wisdom, that is a kind of so-called “wisdom” that places...

Dangerous Words

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in James, we were told in no uncertain terms about the danger of reckless speech. Sinful words are such a pervasive issue that James says anyone who does not fall short in this regard must be entirely...

A Faith That Works

Church Family, This past Sunday we looked at a famously difficult passage of James in which we are told that “faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. As a church that confesses that salvation is through faith alone, this phrase may be upsetting to...

James’ Surgical Approach to Sin

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in James, we worked through a passage that wasn’t just sharp like a knife but also precise like a scalpel as James begins to address the particular sins that arise in the life of believers. In this...

When Truth Confronts Our Hardened Hearts

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in James, we found ourselves in verses 19-27 of chapter 1. One of the nice things about the book of James is that most passages are straight-forward and easily understood, but the real difficulty is...