James 1:27a-b: Help People in Need as an Intentional Act of Faith There are many people in need around us. What are we supposed to do about that as followers of Jesus Christ? Find out in this message. This is message 13 in the series, Intentional Acts of Faith, a series about the New Testament […]
Examine the Evidence of Your Religious Beliefs as an Intentional Act of Faith
James 1:26: Examine the Evidence of Your Religious Beliefs as an Intentional Act of Faith Many people have bad religious beliefs, but there is one kind of religious belief that is worse than all the others. Find out what it is and if you have it in this message. This is message 12 in the […]
To Receive His Blessing, Obey God’s Word as an Intentional Act of Faith
James 1:22-25: To Receive His Blessing, Obey God’s Word as an Intentional Act of Faith. God did not give us His Word just to fill our minds with information. He gave it to us, in part, to change us. So, he calls us not to fool ourselves but to actually change in obedience to his […]
Receive God’s Word as an Intentional Act of Faith
James 1:19-21: Receive God’s Word as an Intentional Act of Faith. This message teaches us that there is a difference between receiving and reacting to God’s word. Because God’s goal is to make us righteous with his Word, we should receive it as an Intentional Act of Faith. This is message 10 in the series, […]
Instead of blaming God, receive his forgiveness as an Intentional Act of Faith.
James 1:13-16: Instead of Blaming God, Receive His Forgiveness as an Intentional Act of Faith. When people fail at anything, we tend to try to blame others. Some people do this with God, blaming him for their temptations and even their sins. In this message, we’ll see why God is not to blame for our […]
small
Small Things Can be Great Things Small things may be exciting to those who create them, but they are seldom exciting to anyone else. If your neighbor decides to start a biotech company in his garage, would you be impressed with that? Me neither. Because the likelihood of success is small, even if “success” is […]
Testing
Testing My kids are taking final exams this week. That fact has me thinking about testing. I had a teacher once in middle school who told our class that he loved test day. He said, “My attitude was, ‘I’m going to show that teacher what I know and how smart I am.’” I have never […]




