Instead of faith AND works, James shows us how we can have a Faith THAT works.

Peter's denial of Jesus, his recovery from total failure to church father, and how we can recover from our own failures.

One of the primary differences between the Fruit of the Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit, is that the fruit is what we are to be as Christians- our character, while the gifts are things that we are to do. So who we are versus what we do. Both of those together= Life in the Spirit- its essentially how we are to live the Christian life.

One of the primary differences between the Fruit of the Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit, is that the fruit is what we are to be as Christians- our character, while the gifts are things that we are to do. So who we are versus what we do. Both of those together= Life in the Spirit- its essentially how we are to live the Christian life.

How can we not be afraid to be seen for who we really are? 

Jesus spends some of the precious last few minutes with his disciples talking about friendship.

How can we crush sin rather than having sin crush us?

How do we bring a measure of mercy and justice to an unjust world?

While a famous poet may have said life is not a destination, but a journey, the Book of Numbers shows us it’s also a spiritual one. #GospelByNumbers #CRCC