Your actions, words, lifestyle - it all holds weight. Ultimately, God is looking for faithful people who will steward his name well, who will speak on his behalf and act consistently with those words.

Complaining is generally unhelpful, but it's especially toxic when it's Christians complaining about one another. Why? Pastors Sean and Stephen unpack the implications of James 5:9, revealing how the way we communicate about one another directly impacts the family - a reality Jesus will hold us accountable to.

Wealth is temporary and fading. Monetary injustice is evil. Self-indulgence leads to ruin. So, what’s the anecdote for a heart that’s consumed with wealth? Generosity.

Many people live as if they were the final authority in their life. “We have a right to decide our own destiny and choose what is best for us”...so the line goes. In the Christian community of believers, sometimes our actions and attitudes are not much different. How should a Christian's life differ from his non-Christian counterpart?

God didn’t give us the law so we could beat it over the heads of our neighbor. He gave us the law so we could stay close to him by doing what it says. So that, in turn, we would express and reveal his love to others as his ambassadors, not as his security guards.

As we dive into chapter 4 of James together, we learn to live at peace with God, others, and ourselves.

We need Godly wisdom to navigate this complex world.

Words wield incredible power and say a lot about the condition of our hearts. Our proximity to Jesus will be revealed by the nature of our conversation.