Today we are going to see James continue to challenge us to a faith in gear, but we are going to hear a very 'Paul-esque' faith in grace. Lets read James 4:1-12.

James is all about proof, and shouldn't we all be? Don't we want there to be evidence of the realness of our relationship with God, that we are on His path? Lets look at James 3:13-18.

James is all about proof, and shouldn't we all be? Don't we want there to be evidence of the realness of our relationship with God, that we are on His path? Lets look at James 3:13-18.

Ever had the feeling that someone just cant let something drop, cant move on? No, I am not talking about your mate; but James. James has something here he cant get past and that is our tongue.

Ever had the feeling that someone just cant let something drop, cant move on? No, I am not talking about your mate; but James. James has something here he cant get past and that is our tongue.

People live life around the table, around the meal. And when I say life is lived around the table, not just the big moments and special moments; but every day moments.

People live life around the table, around the meal. And when I say life is lived around the table, not just the big moments and special moments; but every day moments.

Our passage today is the heart of the letter, the challenge of James. 2:14 is the apex of this letter. Everything before it points to it, and everything after it points back. Two questions, with an absolutely implied answer: real faith makes a real difference, has real results. No difference, no results then not real, dead actually.

Our passage today is the heart of the letter, the challenge of James. 2:14 is the apex of this letter. Everything before it points to it, and everything after it points back. Two questions, with an absolutely implied answer: real faith makes a real difference, has real results. No difference, no results then not real, dead actually.

We are continuing today our study of the letter from James that we are calling Faith in Gear. Last week our passage ended with verse 18 where we saw that God is telling a story, doing a work, and we are the product, the first fruit of that work; and in that we are loved by God more than we can even grasp. This truth was a source of encouragement as we ended a passage that looked at two all-pro tacklers of our faith: trials and temptations. But what ended last week as a source of encouragement will serve as a form of measurement today. God is telling a story. Am I cooperating with Him to move the story forward?