James wants us to understand the cause and core of our conflict with others so that we can find the cure we need in the grace of God.

James tells us what Godly wisdom is, why we need it, and how to get it.

Real faith in Jesus should change how we speak to and about other people. James teaches us that what we say is powerful, it points to the condition of our hearts and it pushes us to our need for Jesus to be healed.

James teaches us that there is a difference between fake faith and real faith. James teaches us that fake faith is dead and demonic, and that real faith is dynamic.

How are we going to reach our community for Jesus if we mistreat people at church?

Spiritual blessings and lasting freedom come to those who receive and obey the truth of God’s Word.

We can trust God in our temptations because He is not the cause of them, but is the only cure for overcoming them.

When trials come, we can joyfully trust God to give us what we need because He is good and is using them to make us more like Jesus.

Because He is the same yesterday, today, and forever more, we have no reason to doubt His divinity, trust in our fallen identity, or fear our eternity.

The message of Christmas is that Jesus became a human to save humanity by defeating the devil and delivering us from the fear of death.