Life’s trials can either break us or strengthen us. James reminds us that faith is tested in the furnace of hardship, producing endurance and maturity. But this resilience isn’t something we muster up from within—it’s the fruit of a living faith given by God. In Christ, we stand justified, at peace with God, and confident that even suffering serves His purposes. Our true religion, James says, is not just hearing the Word and receiving the Good News but letting it shape us into people who act in love, because we have first been loved in Christ. Join us on Sunday for a sermon titled “Resilient Faith,” as we begin a 5-week sermon series on the epistle of James.