(James 2:26-27) We will examine the marks of true religion.

(James 1:1-18)
Trouble is inevitable in our lives. But it is also the key to enduring faith and solid Christlike character. Pain is the greatest motivator to change. God does not keep us from pain, but uses it to make us mature and complete.

The king countered the old decree of death with a new decree of deliverance, providing a picture of how God superimposed a new decree of deliverance through the blood of Christ over against the old decree of death. The Festival of Purim was instituted as an annual festival to remind Israel of God’s great deliverance from death during the time of Esther. The Lord’s Table is Christ’s reminder to us of our deliverance from sin and death.