FBC Eugene

This Sunday, we explored the theology of faith and works.

James responds to the hypothetical example of someone who claims to know Jesus, doesn't live out their beliefs. He unpacks the disconnect that can so often happen between our faith and our actions.

We unpacked this Sunday, how the Gospel impacts the way we live, and how we can actively live out our faith as we grow to be more like Jesus.

This Sunday, we explored the theology of faith and works.

James responds to the hypothetical example of someone who claims to know Jesus, doesn't live out their beliefs. He unpacks the disconnect that can so often happen between our faith and our actions.

We unpacked this Sunday, how the Gospel impacts the way we live, and how we can actively live out our faith as we grow to be more like Jesus.

We don’t always live out the mercy that we’d like to receive.

We’re now in chapter 2 of James, and our idea of Christian living continues to be challenged as we unpack how mercy triumphs over judgment.

We don’t always live out the mercy that we’d like to receive.

We’re now in chapter 2 of James, and our idea of Christian living continues to be challenged as we unpack how mercy triumphs over judgment.

Last Sunday we saw how our sin leads to death and this week we saw how God’s word leads to life.

The book of James continues to confront and challenge us, and there’s this great line in Sunday’s passage which says that our anger doesn’t lead to the kind of right living that God desires.

Instead, we saw how God’s word has the power to bring life. We looked at how this applies to everyday life and how to live as both hearers and doers of God's word.

Last Sunday we saw how our sin leads to death and this week we saw how God’s word leads to life.

The book of James continues to confront and challenge us, and there’s this great line in Sunday’s passage which says that our anger doesn’t lead to the kind of right living that God desires.

Instead, we saw how God’s word has the power to bring life. We looked at how this applies to everyday life and how to live as both hearers and doers of God's word.

A few weeks ago, we started a new sermon series on the book of James. We'll be in this series through Christmas, and so far we've learned about how facing suffering and trial in a way that grows our faith.

This Sunday's passage builds on that theme and focuses on how to deal (and how not to deal!) with temptation.

It's a challenging passage that confronts us with the reality of who we are and shows us the grace that God gives to people in the struggle.

We explored how to face temptation well this Sunday, with an even better view of our of our consistent and unchanging God.

A few weeks ago, we started a new sermon series on the book of James. We'll be in this series through Christmas, and so far we've learned about how facing suffering and trial in a way that grows our faith.

This Sunday's passage builds on that theme and focuses on how to deal (and how not to deal!) with temptation.

It's a challenging passage that confronts us with the reality of who we are and shows us the grace that God gives to people in the struggle.

We explored how to face temptation well this Sunday, with an even better view of our of our consistent and unchanging God.

This Sunday, we continued in James Chapter 1, which goes right into a very personal subject…money.

In the early church there was a mix of rich and poor, and James addresses them both.

To the rich, he explains that wealth does not bring the impenetrable security we tend to believe. Our trials become necessary to reveal this and keep our eyes fixed on God.

To the poor, James explains that our significance, our strength comes not from status or bank account, but from our place of eternal security in God’s kingdom.

Whether rich or poor, we are in desperate need of God. That’s why James goes right to a key source we tend to lean on for identity–our finances–to show us that God is the one who brings the ultimate strength and significance to life.

This Sunday, we continued in James Chapter 1, which goes right into a very personal subject…money.

In the early church there was a mix of rich and poor, and James addresses them both.

To the rich, he explains that wealth does not bring the impenetrable security we tend to believe. Our trials become necessary to reveal this and keep our eyes fixed on God.

To the poor, James explains that our significance, our strength comes not from status or bank account, but from our place of eternal security in God’s kingdom.

Whether rich or poor, we are in desperate need of God. That’s why James goes right to a key source we tend to lean on for identity–our finances–to show us that God is the one who brings the ultimate strength and significance to life.