Theme: James: Faith in Action Brethren, How are you doing? I trust that you are well and rejoicing in Jesus despite the challenges around us. Our quarter series on James- Faith in Action continues this Sunday as we explore the topic Walking in Patience. See attached outline. Key Learnings include:1. Trials are the building blocks God uses to work patience in us.2. When we walk in patience, our character is perfected. We learn more from those Read more…
Theme: James: Faith in Action Brethren, Trust you are well. If you enjoyed last week’s study on ‘Life and Wealth in Perspective,’ then you will find this week’s study quite interesting and helpful. The topic this week is ‘Shunning Oppressive Behavior.’ And we should pay attention because only woe and misery await all such oppressors! (James 5:1) Key Learning Points:1. Using oppression to gain riches shows lack of trust in God who is our Source, our Read more…
Theme: James: Faith in Action Brethren, Happy New MOnth. I trust this meets you and your family well. As you and I know, it is far easier to think about and talk about the brevity of our lives and our dependence on God than it is to live it. That is the issue we address this Sunday as we look at ‘Life and wealth in perspective’, as we continue our quarter series on Faith in Action. Key Read more…
Theme:James: Faith in Action Brethren, Hope your week is going well? We continue this Sunday on our quarter theme ‘James -Faith in Action.’ This time we shall be taking a look at worldliness and strife and how to overcome them. Key Learning points are: 1. To overcome worldliness among believers, we must first recognize and acknowledge that the presence of worldliness and strife among us is indicative of a deeper need to recognize and submit to the Read more…
Theme: James: Faith in Action Brethren, I trust your week has gone well so far? Have you ever thought that wisdom could be bad? God says so! This Sunday, our series on Faith in Action throws the searchlight of God’s word on wisdom and says, there is good wisdom and there is bad one. Key Learnings include:1. There are two kinds of wisdom: the earthly and heavenly wisdom. And God wants us to know the Read more…
Theme: James: Faith in Action Brethren, Hope we are all doing well? On first glance, you may wonder what bridling the tongue has to do with our quarter theme ‘Faith in Action.’ That is until you encounter the questions James asks in James 3:11-12, ‘Do good water and bad water flow from the same spring? …can a fig tree make olives? Or can a grapevine make figs?’ Come join us this Sunday as we explore Read more…
Theme: James: Faith in Action Brethren, Our journey in the Epistle of James brings us, this Sunday, to a pertinent question: Of what use is my claim to salvation by faith in Christ, yet all I ever do in response to legitimate needs of fellow believers is, ‘I will be praying for you…’? This question is part of the challenge from James 2:14-26 that we show a visible connection between our faith and our works. Read more…
Theme: James: Faith in Action Brethren, Trust this finds you well. Our series on faith in Action is digging deeper. We are moving from the general to specifics today as we focus on the topic: “Treating People Equally.” Just the thought of that in a highly segregated society as ours can seem like a joke. But see attached outline for your further reference. Key Learning Points:1. Treating people equally means giving the same level of Read more…
Theme: James: Faith in Action Brethren, I trust that you are well. Our series on James, Faith in Action is getting to the place where ‘Putting the word into Action’ is no longer mere talk, as we zero in on James 1:19-27. See attached outline for your further reference. Key Learnings are:1. Between hearing and doing the word is understanding and acceptance. And the first step to understanding is paying careful attention to it. 2. It Read more…
Theme: James: Faith In Action Brethren, It is another Easter Season. And how fitting that our Bible Study this Sunday is looking at The Cross, The Resurrection and The Mission. Key Learning Points:1. The Cross is the ultimate symbol of love and of the fulfilment of God’s promise of salvation. The Romans and their Jewish co-conspirators wanted the cross to be the ultimate symbol of cruelty and shame. But God meant it to be the Read more…