James wrote this letter to the Jewish Christians and the following six statements explained how they were feeling. I want you to listen to them/read them and see if you connect with one or a couple of them. To start today, I want to share six statements with you. Week three, how do you know you are going up, TJ said, “Look at what comes out of your mouth.” What comes out? Nasty and vulgar things? Negative, critical, judgmental words? Or encouraging words? Week two, how do you know you are going up, Sam and Kim said, “In how you treat others.” How do you treat your husband/wife? How do you treat your parents? How do you treat people at work? Week one, how do you know you are growing up, Sam said, “In how you deal with hard times.” How do you respond when someone passes away? How do you respond when you lose your job? How do you respond when you kid is cut in sports? Faith that doesn’t show itself by good deeds is no faith at all – it is dead and useless. So you see, it isn’t enough just to have faith. Probably the central verse in this whole letter is James 2:17 That process is called, ‘growing up in Christ.’ That means we are so impacted by God’s grace, our faith is so real, that it shows up daily in how we live life. It challenges us to take our faith and practically put it into action. James is our manual for Spiritual Growth. It’s a great book, actually a letter, to help us understand how we are impacted by God’s grace and we then grow up and apply God into our daily lives. What did he say? The book of James is about growing up. Sam opened the James series and did a great job.
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