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?

Come to Jesus and youll find joy, peace, purpose, a better this and a better that; and we come to Christ ready to sail down the field of success in life and Christianity until we are jacked up by some all-pro tacklers: trials and temptations. They can take all the fun out of being a Christian.

Come to Jesus and youll find joy, peace, purpose, a better this and a better that; and we come to Christ ready to sail down the field of success in life and Christianity until we are jacked up by some all-pro tacklers: trials and temptations. They can take all the fun out of being a Christian.

If our faith has not led to some radical changes, and that usually means discomfort, we should question the faith we believe we have. Today we are going to see a faith that impacts our preferences in people. The word you will see in the text is partiality.

If our faith has not led to some radical changes, and that usually means discomfort, we should question the faith we believe we have. Today we are going to see a faith that impacts our preferences in people. The word you will see in the text is partiality.

What I would like to do is, instead of trying to make what James is saying clearer I think it is perfectly clear I would like to consider some things that may have been in James mind and the mind of the original readers of the letter, that are probably in ours, that will give these words a little more weight in our imaginations.

What I would like to do is, instead of trying to make what James is saying clearer I think it is perfectly clear I would like to consider some things that may have been in James mind and the mind of the original readers of the letter, that are probably in ours, that will give these words a little more weight in our imaginations.

I have wanted to teach the letter of James from the New Testament for a while now. I am intrigued by its message. There is perhaps no book of the Bible that will get in your face more about living a changed life because of this faith you say you have. I have wanted to study and teach this letter because Im intrigued by James the person. Do you know who he is? You will in a moment.

I have wanted to teach the letter of James from the New Testament for a while now. I am intrigued by its message. There is perhaps no book of the Bible that will get in your face more about living a changed life because of this faith you say you have. I have wanted to study and teach this letter because Im intrigued by James the person. Do you know who he is? You will in a moment.

The invitation held out in the verses of Isaiah 55:1-2 can be held out to everyone in this room as is. And the invitation that is held out, is held out using the image of food.