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Scripture: James 2:14-26 Faith is powerless when it professes alone “faith by itself, if it does not have works is dead” (v17) “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going…
We have a heart that betrays “Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs from the chief priests and the elders of the people. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.’” (Matthew 26:47-48) “For within,…
Scripture: James 2:1-13 Faith refuses to play favorites “My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.” (v1) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. . . and…
Scripture: James 1:19-27 Faith listens to the word “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” (v19) “He who has ears, let him hear. . . When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what…
Scripture: James 1:13-18 Faith refuses to blame God “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God.’ For God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.” (v13) (The serpent) “said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, You shall not eat of any tree in the garden?’…
Scripture: James 1:1-12 Faith develops a joyful perspective “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds” (v2) “Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our…
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-12 Refuse to Treat Them Lightly “Honor your father and your mother” (v12) “Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regards to lying words.” (Exodus 5:9) Respect the Role God Assigned Them “Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.”…
Luke 1:67-80 God’s Purpose Begins with His Promise His purpose is to save “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people” (v68) His purpose is to send a Savior “and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David” (v69) “”…as…
Scripture: Luke 1:57-66 God is Faithful to Keep His Promises “Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. And her neighbors and relative heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.” (v57-58) “And Jesus answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you…
Scripture: Luke 1:39-56 Preparation Begins with Eager Presence “In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.” (v39-40) “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witness,…
