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 […]
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Job: A Case Study in Steadfastness
Preacher: Pastor Ray James mentions Job as a model of steadfastness. Listen as we begin our study of the book of Job to see why the Lord refers to Job in this way — there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from […]
1, 2, 3 John: Spiritual Deception and the Need for Discernment
Preacher: Pastor Ray CORRECTION: James, the author of the book that bears his name, is NOT the brother of John as mentioned (nor the son of Thunder, nor the son of Zebedee). This James is the son of Alphaeus and the brother of Jesus who eventually pastored the church in Jerusalem. As there are […]
Cain and Abel: Overcoming Sin Before It Overcomes You (1 John 3)
Preacher: Pastor Ray Cain is mentioned in 1 John 3 and is used as a case study in darkness. Apostle John makes the shocking claim that the heart of someone who sees a brother in financial need and deliberately closes his heart to him is the same heart that hates a brother enough to […]
Repentance: It’s Time to Walk the Walk (1 John 1-2)
Preacher: Pastor Ray Do you think that you will keep sinning deliberately until the day you die? Listen as we talk about overcoming the pattern of lowercase “s” sins by repenting of the capital “S” Sin of unbelief.
1 John: The Victorious Christian Life
Preacher: Pastor Ray What does the victorious Christian look like? Freedom from idolatry? Freedom from Satan? Freedom from sinning? Free to love? Is this life of victory possible? Listen as we try to tackle this question.