James 5:12-20 Pressure can be a making or breaking experience for us spiritually. Which it turns out to be will depend on how we respond to it. And the letter of James is a good place to go to learn about a right response to pressure.
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James 4:13-5:11 There are two types of time. One is the time we see on our watches and mobiles. The other is time from God’s perspective – seeing that life is uncertain, and judgement is coming, and the Lord is returning. If we lose track of time in this sense, it’s disastrous, because then we won’t be living as we should.
James 4:1-12 We live in a world in which there is conflict on all sorts of levels – between countries, in communities, in marriages and families, at work, in friendships, and even among believers. What does God think of conflict? Where does it come from? How can we resolve it? This passage gives us the answers.
James 3:1-18 Language is a wonderful gift which is unique to humans. We use words every day. Lots of them. But how significant are our words? Hugely so. James tells us that they reveal whether our faith is genuine or fake.
James 2:14-26 Jesus warned that some will get to the gates of heaven only to discover, to their horror, that their faith is not the real deal, and it’s too late. James shares his concern. There is dead faith and living faith. We need to make sure we’ve got the right one.
James 2:1-13 Racism is on the rise in the world, but it has no place in the church – nor has any type of partiality. A mark of genuine faith is that we show love and mercy to all, regardless of skin colour, race, ethnicity, sex, age, class, accent, special needs. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
James 1:19-27 The BBC series ‘Fake or Fortune’ examines works of art to see if they are priceless or worthless. James does the same with our faith in the Lord. And there’s a lot more at stake than losing some money.
James 1:1-18 When we’re going through hard times, we may wonder what God is up to and whether he is good. This passage assures that he is good, and tells us how he works through trials for our good.