This past weekend launched our new series studying through the book of James. In week one, Matt Williams taught through the first eight verses. James proves to be an examination of the meeting of works and faith as they weave into our every day actions....
2 Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save your life. Proverbs 11:4 4 Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death....
Through the writing of James, the Holy Spirit seeks to challenge the preconceived notions that fill our mind. As we study James 1:9-11, this passage is just one example of Scripture's power to challenge and reverse our thinking and values in favor of God's thinking...
9 Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. 10 And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. 11 The hot sun rises and...
Faith Brings Joy 1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved...
Solomon Asks for Wisdom 1 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and married one of his daughters. He brought her to live in the City of David until he could finish building his palace and the Temple of the Lord and the...
The Benefits of Wisdom 1 My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. 2 Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. 3 Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. 4 Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. 5 Then you will understand...
In today’s society, it seems increasingly difficult to find people with true integrity — people who actually do what they say they will do. And that doesn’t just go for the culture at large, but even reflects in some measure the condition of the church...
Greetings from James 1 This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! Faith and Endurance 2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity...