Sermons on James

“Pray in Faith”

James 5:7-20             {Prayer}             Usually when you conclude a book, there is this definite ending.  Any and all questions are answered, mysteries are solved, the guy gets the girl, and everyone lives happily ever after.  If your expecting some sort of Hallmark ending to the book of James … I’m sorry to say that…

“Godly Ambition”

James 3:13-4:10             {Prayer}             Ambition … is it a good thing or a bad thing?  Like with many things, it all depends upon the context in which it is used.              Ambition can be a virtue as it is that strong desire within someone to do or to achieve something.  Ambition typically requires determination…

“Tongue Lashing”

James 3:1-12             {Prayer}             The old myth is that your tongue is the strongest muscle in the body.  Now scientifically, that is not true.  No matter what measurement of strength you use, the tongue is nowhere near the top of the list.             If you’re looking at strength endurance … your heart is the…

“Exercising Our Faith”

James 2:14-18 {Prayer}             Exercise … it’s one of those things that you either enjoy doing or it’s something you would rather not do at all.  I enjoy exercising, but just haven’t been able to have the time to do it.  I sometimes joke with Jessica that I even in my busyness, I do manage…

Gifts from the Father

James 1:16-17 Dear Friends in Christ,                                                                                      Sometime ago I understand there was an opening in our government’s Central Intelligence Agency – the CIA – that opening, that position was for an assassin—a person who would kill without hesitation those that the CIA deemed a threat to national security.  As you might well…