Steadfast Devotion

Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:11, “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account." As Christians how are we to respond to those who revile and persecute us.

Among the trials and temptations we face, there may come a time when unbelievers or our brothers and sisters in Christ may persecute us for our faith. In our study this week we're going to switch gears from learning how to remain steadfast in our circumstances to remain steadfast in the face of adversity.

In this week's episode, we begin chapter 5 and get an overview of what James has to say to the Jewish Christians regarding our gifts. There are two questions we should ask ourselves when it comes to using our gifts; "to what are we stewarding our gifts?" and "to whom are we stewarding them too?" Tune in today's episode as we unpack more.

Proverbs 27:1 "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring." As we wrap up James 4 we take a look into why we shouldn't boast of tomorrow, and if we have made the decision to live for Christ why we shouldn't delay in following Him.

Galatians 6:1 tells us, "Brothers if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted."

In today's study, we are going to look at the sin of judging. But as the body of Christ are we called to judge our brothers and sisters regarding their spiritual and personal lives? Join me today to find out. Also, let's learn what Jesus meant when he said "Judge not, that you be not judged."

In today's episode, we continue to look at the warning James gives his readers about living in the world, but he begins to talk about repentance in verses 8-10, what does repentance actually look like and why should we do it if we have been born again? Join me in today's podcast as we explore the topic of turning laughter into mourning.

Did you know that chapter and verse divisions of the Bible were not part of the original writings? These divisions happened much later to make it easier to refer to specific passages.

This week we begin a new chapter of James and we see him continue a single train of thought from chapter 3:15-16. We will be exploring a warning James gives to his readers as he warns them against worldliness.

In today's episode, we wrap up Chapter 3 of James by looking at the wisdom from above. We compare and contrast earthly wisdom from heavenly wisdom and come to the conclusion that God has not called us to live as the world lives but as God has called us to live. Join me today as we discover what God has to say about the wisdom from above. 

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Over and over again we have seen in the book of James a call to living out an active faith. In today's episode, we continue to look at the taming of the tongue. We discover that it has such great power and great influence, but we discover that out of all the animals and wild beasts that can be tamed by mankind, man cannot tame the tongue. Join me in today's episode as we unpack James chapter 3 and discover the power of the tongue.

Throughout our study through the book of James, we have been exploring every area of our lives and we have seen how through the working of the Holy Spirit we are being transformed to produce an active faith. This active faith results in remaining steadfast under trials and temptations, producing good works, showing love without partiality, and a love for those in need.

Today we look at another area where we are to be transformed, in our speech. Join me as we begin chapter 3 of James and look at how our speech is another area we are to reflect Christ as proof for our living and active faith.

Today we wrap up James 2 and we look at how faith and works worked together in the lives of Abraham and Rahab.