With how easy it is to be fearful with all the news that we receive daily, it is important that we are kept mindful of Who has authority over our lives. Our scripture today was James 5:13-18, out of this James talks about the prayer of faith and we learn what that means for us as the body of Christ. 

In the Great Commission from Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus calls us to make disciples but He gives us two very important directions within that call that we can quickly overlook or fail to take seriously. We need to be certain that within the call to go and make disciples we are teaching others to obey gospel and then to respond to the gospel- through the gift of baptism.

From our sermon this past Sunday on James 5:1-11, we are continuing to explore the weight of suffering and what that means for our fellow Christians around the world along with how we can honor God in our own dealings in suffering. Be sure to subscribe and listen along as we try to apply these teachings practically and purposefully each week. 

There tends to be two misconceptions when it comes to patience in suffering, we tend to see it as passive and sometimes pointless, if we are being honest with ourselves. However, we are shown in our passage today of James 5:1-11 that patience is active and purposeful as long as we are waiting in hope in Christ. 

Episode #5 - Coffee with the Pastors of New King Church - 2/24/2020 Pastors of New King Church in Burlington, VT discuss this past Sunday's sermon - James 4:13-17 - on how "Boasting about tomorrow" is evil, but it's looked at as normal and "wise" in our own culture.

What are your plans for the next week? The next year? Or even the next 5-10 years? Making plans tends to be a way that we can stay organized and on track, but we need to make certain that we are putting our plans at the feet of our Father. We need to be planning in submission to the will of God and letting Him direct our steps, we are shown in James 4:13-17 that anything else is boasting. The frailty of tomorrow is that we know not what it will bring, but our Heavenly Father does. 

Reading from James 4:6-10 this Sunday, Pastor Ben broke it down into more a more understandable framework for our daily lives. How can we humble ourselves and submit to God? How do we recognize the devil enough to know when to fight and resist him? What does it look like and feel like to draw near to God? How can we cleanse our hands and purify our hearts? Let us be a people broken for what grieves our Heavenly Father.

Join our four favorite pastors at New King, as they break down our Sunday morning, our city of Burlington, and the world we live in. Follow us in our lighthearted banter with one another in wholehearted pursuit of Christ as we spend time drinking coffee and glorifying our Creator.