True Unity
Preacher: Pastor Ray
Text: 2 Sam 15 (James 4)
Repent of all worldly desires and desire Jesus, that there may be unity in your marriage, your family, your church and your nation.… Read more
James
How Our Faith Grows in the Midst of Spiritual Battle
Preacher: Pastor Ray
Text: 1 Kings 17:17-24
Satan tempts us in order to destroy our faith while God tests us in order to build up our faith.… Read more
James 5: The Lord is Compassionate and Merciful
Preacher: Pastor Ray
James 5:11 mentions Job and how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. When you think of Job, are the Lord’s compassion and mercy the first things that come to mind? Could the Lord have somebody else in mind (in addition to Job, of course)? The book of James helps us to answer this question.… Read more
Elihu: A Case Study in Anger, Arrogance and Judgment (Job 32, James 1)
Preacher: Pastor Ray
Is Elihu a flawed prophet or a false prophet? Do his flaws disqualify him from speaking as God’s representative who provides wise counsel into Job’s situation? What can we learn from this enigmatic person who draws some truthful conclusions about Job regarding his sin while also falsely accusing him?… Read more
Job 28: The Wisdom of Job
Preacher: Pastor Ray
In this book, Job spoke over 500 verses. Job’s wife spoke one verse (2 lines). His 3 friends combined spoke over 200 verses. Elihu, an uninvited spectator of their back and forth exchange, lashes out angrily at Job as well as his 3 friends and speaks about 165 verses.… Read more
James: A Framework to Understand the Life of Job
Preacher: Pastor Ray
The book of James, famous for the idea that faith without works is dead, can read like a list of things that need to be done. Today, we make the case that James provides a framework for understanding the life of Job. Listen as we try to derive some spiritual principles from James, in particular, our need to be humble enough to ask God for wisdom.… Read more