What True Humility Looks Like I am including in our study this week the last verse from the passage last week.  Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you (v.10).  In this next section James is going to show us …

The Real Reason We Quarrel Conflict is an inevitable aspect of life in a broken world.   We can’t get away from it.  It’s on the evening news, it’s in our community, it’s in our homes, it’s in our lives. …

True and False Wisdom James begins with a penetrating question, Who is wise and understanding among you? (v.13)  The answer to this question is not as obvious as it might first appear.  How would you answer this question?   Are you wise …

Taming the Tongue “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.”  We’ve all heard this little nursery rhyme and perhaps have even believed it was true — until we began to experience the long-lasting hurt …

The Nature of True Faith Faith lies at the very heart of what it means to be a Christian.  And so it is important for us to consider whether or not we have the right kind of faith.  How do …

Sermon: September 30, 2018 Show No Partiality James calls out a major issue in the church.   Judging by the amount of space he devotes to it, it must have been a pretty big issue.  He writes: My brothers, show no partiality …

Sermon: September 23, 2018 How to Grow Spiritually So far in this series we’ve considered what James has to say about how to endure trials and how to face temptation.  Now we consider another “how to” topic: how to grow …

Sermon: September 16, 2108 How to Face Temptation Last week we considered what James had to say about enduring trials.  This week we consider what he has to say about facing temptation.  Trials and temptations are very similar.  In fact, …

Sermon: September 9, 2018 A Word on the Book of James We will be studying the book of James this fall.  I am looking forward to preaching through this very practical book.  James is a short book containing just 108 …