Book of James

Justified by Works? In Part Two of this sermon on James 2:21-26, (part one is found here)we meet Rahab, a Gentile prostitute from Jericho saved by the same grace through…

Justified by Works? James 2:24 says a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. It seems to contradict Paul, but it does not. In Part One of…

Can that faith save you? What kind of faith actually saves? In this passage, James confronts a faith that talks but never acts, a profession with no life behind it,…

Mercy Triumphs Over Judgement Last week's sermon named favouritism in the church as sin. This week's passage, James 2:8-13, explains why, and the answer is bigger than most of us…

The Sin of Partiality This sermon works through James 2:1-7, where James confronts a sin the early church could easily excuse but never quite admit to, partiality shown toward the…

The Marks of True Religion Most of us have known someone who never misses a service and knows their Bible cold, yet whose tongue and choices at home tell a…

Be Doers of The Word It is entirely possible to sit under sound preaching for years, to know your Bible well, and still be deceiving yourself. In James 1:22-25, James…

Receive With Meekness The Implanted Word We instinctively try to tidy ourselves up before coming to God, sorting out our anger and cleaning up our act first. James shows why…

Swift to Hear Think about the last argument you had. Somewhere in the first thirty seconds, you likely stopped listening and started reloading your reply. James 1:19–20 confronts that instinct…

The Father of Lights & The Word of Truth Having just corrected the false idea that God tempts anyone to sin, James turns in verses 16 to 18 to declare,…