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September 6 · 34 min
The World’s Greatest Sinner
Messing up can make us feel pretty bad, whether we lied to our friends or did something we knew we shouldn’t have done. It can take a mental toll. What if those slip ups become more than a one time thing. In that case we can start to make it apart of our identity. But what if they didn’t have to be? This week we look at shame and how even the apostle Paul in his letters experienced shame for his past actions. However, even Paul came to learn that God’s grace was way bigger than his sins.
August 31 · 34 min
Whole Life Immersion
Weddings are incredible events filled with deep symbolism. The rings, the unity candle, receiving communion, and the grand finale – the kiss! The kiss is when the officiant declares the couple to be husband and wife. So many symbols packed into one day. But none of the symbols was ever meant to only apply to that day. Every symbol is a declaration for how the couple will live every moment of every day of the rest of their lives. This week, we look at the story of baptism, one of the most important symbols in the life of a follower of Jesus, to see that it was never meant to be a one-time thing, but something we experience over and over again as we join God in his mission to restore the world.
August 23 · 39 min
I’m Available
How often do we hear someone say, “That’s impossible!” in a book or movie, only to find, just a short time later, it is possible? These words are often what signal us as the reader or viewer to get ready for something incredible – perhaps even miraculous – to happen. What if we began to live our lives with the same mindset we have when reading and watching these stories? What if we believed the impossible just might be possible. This week we dive into one of the most famous stories in the Bible to discover the kind of person God uses to do the impossible.
August 16 · 36 min
Getting God’s Ear
God always listens to our prayers. Whoever we are, whatever we’re reaching out to him for, he’s listening. But we all probably know “that person” whose prayers seem to get answered on a regular basis. This week in our series The Way, James guides us in how to become the kind of people who seem to have our prayers answered more frequently. And just to be clear: it has nothing to do with being more holy or a “better Christian” than others. But it does have something to do with our posture in his presence.
August 9 · 42 min
Patience Isn’t Passive
Being patient isn’t always easy. Waiting for your boss to finally give you that promotion after years of hard work. Waiting for your grade to come back after weeks of studying.But while patience is important, being passive and simply waiting without doing the work to prepare may not be the best way to go about it. This week in our series The Way, James challenges us to move beyond passive patience and learn how to be active in our waiting.
August 2 · 40 min
Misplaced Trust
It’s good to trust. You can trust that having money in the bank will keep the lights on. You can trust having food in your refrigerator will keep your stomach full. You can even trust your well-maintained car will get you to work every day. But there’s a big difference between trusting something to serve you in life and trusting it to sustain and even save your life. This week in our series The Way, James warns us against putting our complete trust in even the most dependable things in this life because they can’t do a thing for us in the life to come.
July 26 · 33 min
Speaking Without Spin
Most of us know that we bend the truth sometimes. Whether that’s because we forgot to take the trash out, we woke up late or we just really wanted them to think we got a good grade. Well this week in our series The Way, James pleads with us to not bend the truth and to just be honest with what we say and how we say it.
July 21 · 37 min
Live Like Mist
One of the most consistent questions Jesus Followers asking is how to discern God’s will for their lives. But how do we tell if we’re following our will or God’s? What wisdom does the Bible offer for navigating this crucial question? Visiting teacher Jeff Lucas is back to bring us another message in our series The Way. This week, we explore what James has to say about aligning our plans with God’s will.
July 13 · 39 min
The Battlefield is Us
If you have a stomach virus it’s not going to do you any good to ask your doctor to prescribe topical antibiotics and a torso cast. Why? Because the virus doing battle against your body is inside of you. This week in our series The Way, visiting teaching pastor Jeff Lucas explores James 4 and the things trying to destroy our character, reminding us that the real battle is not external, but within each one of us.
July 7 · 39 min
The Problem of Plankeye
Everyone wants our reviews. Businesses send a text or email asking us to leave a review of our experience. We get a prompt to leave a review for our Uber and Lyft drivers as soon as we get out of the car. Rotten Tomatoes is built on those of us with no experience in writing and producing movies leaving a review of the film we just watched. We’re so conditioned to leave reviews that we think it’s our right to review people. But we don’t call it “reviewing.” We call it “judging.” And the consequences of judging are so much higher than the consequences for reviewing. This week in our series The Way, James calls us to a different way of engaging with those around us, one that brings the truth with a heart to build up, instead of tear down.
June 28 · 36 min
A Beautiful Life
Most people know how to explain their “type.” Maybe you find a sense of humor attractive. Maybe a specific kind of job or hobbies draws your attention. Maybe it’s someone who champions a cause you’re passionate about. Or maybe your type is all built on someone’s looks. This week in our series The Way, James shows us what true beauty looks and acts like.
June 21 · 39 min
Taming the Untamable
Jack Russel terriers can be trained to fetch slippers and throw items in the trash. Dolphins and sea lions have been trained in the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program to detect and clear underwater mines. And carrier pigeons were trained to transport vital messages that were crucial in the Allies winning WW II. But humans can’t seem to train or tame their tongues. This week in our series The Way, we examine James’ words about the importance of learning to be in control of our words.
June 7 · 50 min
Anyone & Everyone
Everyone has had the experience of being picked last or not being picked at all. It hurts to be on the negative side of favoritism. Yet, more often than we realize, we are the ones creating negative experiences for others with how we show favoritism. This week in our series The Way, the Apostle James warns us of the dangers of a treating one group of people with more respect than another.
May 31 · 48 min
God’s Heart, Your Life
There’s nothing better than a carton of fresh blackberries. So, there’s nothing worse than opening that cartoon and finding blackberries covered in mold. This week in our series The Way, the Apostle James reminds us that we as believers must constantly check ourselves to get rid of anything “molding” in our lives so we may continue to be the best representation of the sweetness of life in God.
May 24 · 38 min
What Would James Do?
Someone handing you a check for $100,000 sounds nice. But not if you’re being pulled deeper into raging river rapids! If they keep trying to “bless” you with $100,000, you’re probably going to scream, “I need a life preserver more than I need a check!” We’re all guilty of less extreme versions of this everyday. We think we’re being helpful when we offer our input or advice. But maybe…maybe there’s something they need more first. This week the apostle James doesn’t mince words when he tells us directly what we should be quick to give and what we should be slow to offer to those around us.
May 16 · 42 min
Ears More Than Answers
Someone handing you a check for $100,000 sounds nice. But not if you’re being pulled deeper into raging river rapids! If they keep trying to “bless” you with $100,000, you’re probably going to scream, “I need a life preserver more than I need a check!” We’re all guilty of less extreme versions of this everyday. We think we’re being helpful when we offer our input or advice. But maybe…maybe there’s something they need more first. This week the apostle James doesn’t mince words when he tells us very directly what we should be quick to give and what we should be slow to offer to those around us.
May 9 · 36 min
Thinking Right About God
How do you feel about rain? It probably depends on your circumstances, doesn’t it. If you just got a new book and a fresh bag of coffee beans, the rain may be the perfect companion to a day inside enjoying two of life’s greatest delights. But if it rains on the day of your outdoor wedding…you may not find the rain so delightful. Regardless of your circumstances, the rain is good. It waters the fields where our food is grown, it fills our reservoirs with the water we use day to day, it protects against wildfires, and so much more. So even if rain doesn’t behave the way we want it to, we should think twice before thinking bad thoughts about the rain. This week’s wisdom from James may seem counterintuitive – even scary – at first because it invites us to think twice before we have negative thoughts toward God. But when we meditate on God’s character and the ways he cares for us, what first seemed scary becomes the gateway to trust and comfort.
May 3 · 35 min
Dragged Away from the Way
You want to get from your house to work in under 10 minutes, but it will require you to drive 120mph. You know exactly how to accrue a six-figure income in a way that requires you to go against your morals. You are able to have your cake and eat it too if you don’t share it with anyone else. You can accomplish your will in all of these situations. But they all require you to go outside the will of the law, your morals, and your standing in your community (it’s hard to like someone who doesn’t share cake!) In this week’s message from the letter of James, we unpack a series of difficult verses that warn us against accomplishing anything in a manner that falls outside of God’s will.
April 26 · 52 min
In God We Trust?
Having a good job is such a blessing. And a good job can help us create a comfortable bank account. That bank account may afford us the means to healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle that results in a healthy body. And that healthy body may draw the attention of someone of the opposite sex that could lead to a healthy relationship and a healthy marriage. But as good and healthy and wonderful as all these things are, they have a downside: we can easily put our trust in any or all of them. And when we lose any or all of them, our world falls apart. This week in our series The Way, we’ll look at the wisdom James offers to keep our trust in the right thing, or more accurately, the right person.
April 19 · 37 min
Seeking & Forsaking Wisdom
If you hire Gordon Ramsey to teach you to run a restaurant, you’re off to a great start. If you follow his instructions for how to organize your kitchen, you’re really on the right path. But if you ignore his instructions for how to properly sear Ahi Tuna, you’re going to set yourself back. If you then ask for his guidance on plating and presenting Bananas Foster, he may have some questions before you continue working together. In this week’s message, James warns us of the dangers of asking God for his guidance in one area of our lives while blatantly ignoring his instructions in another.

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