Archive: June/July 2024
Faith Works
What does the letter of James tell us about living out our faith?
9th June 2024:
Faith Works: Words and Action
James 1: 19-27
Matthew 23: 23-28
Revd John introduces our new sermon series, looking at the lessons from the letter of James. How do we make sure that our words and actions demonstrate our faith? What does James tell us about living out our faith with integrity?
16th June 2024:
Faith Works: Faith and Deeds
James 2:14–26
Matthew 17: 14-21
Revd Abby looks at the second of our passages from James - thinking about the tough questions he asks about whether we really do live out the faith we say we have? If we are saved by faith, are we being messages as well as messengers?
23rd June 2024:
Faith Works: Taming the Tongue
James 3: 1-12
Matthew 15: 1-11
Revd Matthew thinks about the impact that our words can have on the world and asks what James has to say about training and taming the tongue. How do our words and attitudes reflect what is in our hearts and heads?
30th June 2024:
Faith Works: Making Peace
James 3:13—4:10
Matthew 5: 1-12
James gets tough about our motives and what will bear fruit in the lives of followers of Jesus. Rosie Lee explores what we need to think about to make sure that we make peace and bring Godly wisdom into the situations we find ourselves.
14th July 2024:
Faith Works: Connection
James 5: 12-20
Luke 6: 27-36
James ends his letter with lots of reasons to pray and lots of ways to pray. Mary Morris delves into this subject, thinking about some of things that connecting with God in prayer can do for us, in us and with us.
7th July 2024:
Faith Works: Judging or Humility
James 4: 11-17
James has much to say about judging others. Revd Matthew thinks about the temptation we often feel to judge others and whether we are serious about focussing on building others up instead of judging them!
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