James 5:7-12 – Sticking with it Faith
Sticking with it Faith
(James 5:7-12)
Central Idea: A suffering faith requires a persevering faith.
Purpose: To encourage Christians to stick with it.
- A suffering faith requires a persevering faith (5:7-8).
- A persevering faith is uncomplaining (5:9).
- A persevering faith is enduring (5:10-11).
- A persevering faith is honest (5:12).
David Christensen has been involved in dual ministry as a pastor and professor for over 30 years. This combination of teaching and pastoring meshes deep study with practical application in ways that have prepared him for his current ministry at The Rephidim Project. He retired as Senior Pastor at Galilee Baptist Church in the fall of 2018 to devote his time to The Rephidim Project. Dave focuses his ministry on encouraging pastors, missionaries, and church leaders through Bible exposition and teaching the methods of expository preaching to the next generation of pastors. He is a member of The Evangelical Homiletics Society and The Evangelical Theological Society.
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- May 17, 2024James 5:7-12 – Sticking with it Faith
James 5:7-12 – Sticking with it FaithSticking with it Faith(James 5:7-12)Central Idea: A suffering faith requires a persevering faith.Purpose: To encourage Christians to stick with it.What do you do when you cry out to God, and he doesn't answer? When we face deep suffering, when we experience great loss, when we undergo injustice and pain, the only thing that can get us through is sticking with it faith. Real faith is a persevering faith. In this episode, we learn about four characteristics of sticking with it faith from the book of James.
- A suffering faith requires a persevering faith (5:7-8).
- A persevering faith is uncomplaining (5:9).
- A persevering faith is enduring (5:10-11).
- A persevering faith is honest (5:12).
David Christensen has been involved in dual ministry as a pastor and professor for over 30 years. This combination of teaching and pastoring meshes deep study with practical application in ways that have prepared him for his current ministry at The Rephidim Project. He retired as Senior Pastor at Galilee Baptist Church in the fall of 2018 to devote his time to The Rephidim Project. Dave focuses his ministry on encouraging pastors, missionaries, and church leaders through Bible exposition and teaching the methods of expository preaching to the next generation of pastors. He is a member of The Evangelical Homiletics Society and The Evangelical Theological Society. - May 9, 2024James 5:1-6 – Warnings for the Wealthy
James 5:1-6 – Warnings for the WealthyWarnings for the Wealthy(James 5:1–6)Central Idea: Warnings for the wealthy encourage the needy.Purpose: To encourage Christians to find contentment, knowing that God cares about economic justice.If you ever feel the sting of economic injustice, then James is writing to you. God cares about economic injustice, and He will not let it last forever. In this episode, James raises four warnings for the wealthy which are intended to encourage the poor and the oppressed. Now available on our website, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
- The warning against hoarding encourages the needy (5:1-3)
- The warning against stealing encourages the needy (5:4).
- The warning against indulging encourages the needy (5:5).
- The warning against killing encourages the needy (5:6).
- May 2, 2024James 4:11-17 – Attitude Analysis
James 4:11-17 – Attitude AnalysisAttitude Analysis(James 4:11–17)Central Idea: Our attitudes demonstrate our arrogance.Purpose: To challenge believers to submit to God’s will.
- A critical attitude demonstrates arrogance (4:11–12).
- A presumptuous attitude demonstrates arrogance (4:13–16).
- An apathetic attitude demonstrates arrogance (v.17).
Frank Sinatra’s song, I Did It My Way, seems to be the theme song of our culture today. That same pride infiltrates the church. As we continue this study, James tells us this arrogance shows itself in three sinful attitudes: a critical spirit, a presumptuous attitude, and an apathetic attitude.These are not Christlike attitudes, and Christ enables us to eliminate these kinds of attitudes from our lives by the grace of Christ, changing our hearts to be less critical of people. Now available on our website, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. - Apr 25, 2024James 4:4-10 – Antidotes to Antagonism
James 4:4-10 – Antidotes to AntagonismAntidotes to Antagonism(James 4:4-10)Central Idea: Personal antagonism requires powerful antidotes.Purpose: To challenge Christians to repent of sin that leads to strife.
- Reject divided loyalties (4:4–6).
- Surrender to God’s authority (4:7–8).
- Grieve over sin (4:9).
- Behave with humility (v.10).
Personal antagonism is a poison that can destroy a church. So, it needs some powerful antidotes to counteract the poison before it is too late.In this episode James identifies four powerful antidotes to antagonism. - Apr 19, 2024James 4:1-3 – Great Church Fights!
James 4:1-3 – Great Church Fights!Great Church Fights!(James 4:1–3)Central Idea: The pursuit of pleasure is a source of strife.Purpose: To challenge believers to pursue peace with each other.
- The pursuit of pleasure produces selfishness (3:2).
- The pursuit of pleasure produces frustration (4:2).
- The pursuit of pleasure produces hostility (4:2).
- The pursuit of pleasure produces poverty (4:2–3).
Is the desire for what we want causing us to fight with those we love? In James 4:1-3 we learn that the pursuit of worldly pleasure produces selfishness, frustration, hostility, and poverty. So how can we minimize such conflict in our relationships today?In this episode we will learn how to pursue peace with others and resolve conflict in a healthy way.Now available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
