The survival of the church of Christ is dependent on the unity of we as brothers and sisters in the body of Christ. When one is hurting, we all should comfort. When another is blessed, we all should rejoice. Through this unity we create a chord that the devil cannot break.

If there is anything we have learned about humanity in life is that, in some way or another, we will eventually betray each other. All throughout Scripture, God lays the foundation of a resounding promise: "Trust Me. No Matter what happens in your life or what storm you're going through, you can implicitly trust Me."

Do we have time for Jesus, or are our lives moving so fast we don't notice him outside of Sunday Service? To find their Savior, the Jews had entire books of Scripture telling where to find him and they never did. The three wise men read one single verse of scripture and uprooted their entire lives for three years to find the King of the Jews. Pause for a moment, if Jesus stopped by to say hello, would you recognize him?

Just like a child's merry-go-round, our spiritual lives gain force with little steps pushing us along. Once we get going, once we establish disciplines in our lives, we gain momentum, and eventually that momentum starts to push us along.

While we know that God is all powerful and can answer any prayer, present any miracle, and do a work in any situation, we still limit him from moving in our lives. Unconsciously we do this, never letting Him fully into our lives.

The worlds measure of greatness is measured by how high you are up on the ladder of success, the higher you are, the more you have "made it." Paul's instruction is counter intuitive to this. He presents the idea that to be great, you have to go down.

In the story of Cain and Abel, Abel's life is summed up in just seven short verses, yet Abel earned a place in Hebrews 11 with "those of great faith." Abel lived his whole life, did everything with excellence, for that one moment when he could give his life to the Lord if the Lord asked for it. He gave of himself as a most excellent sacrifice.

Chapter 3 of James likens the tongue to six objects, and shows, through the example of these objects, three powerful ways it can impact not only our lives, but also the lives of others around us. In this study, Pastor Brown presents the key to taming the tongue.

When glory starts to fade, we try to hide that fact with a figurative veil, so that others can't see or can't know that our glory is fading. That veil we use is called "things." We hide our lack of glory through a ministry, fancy presentations, or over the top productions. Things don't attract the world to the church, glory does, and the only way to keep the glory is to become fully alive through Christ.

In chapter 2, James states that there are three types of faith present in the world today, but only one can save you. Pastor Brown leads an in-depth study of these three types and presents, through Scripture, which one is true, saving faith.