Text: James 4:6 Summary: Humble yourself before King Jesus and ask for grace, specifically in the area of your speech.
Jesus
Faith and Works
Text: James 2:14-26, Gen 22:1-18 Summary: Your faith and your works begin and end with Jesus alone.
Believe, Receive and Keep the Word of God
Text: John 17:6-8, 11, 14-16, 20-23, 26 Summary: A Christian is one who is part of the Universal Church because he/she believes, receives, and keeps the Word of God.
Humility
Text: James 4:6, 9-10 Summary: Two definitions of humility. First, a person who regularly humbles himself before the Lord is humble. Second, humility is when you reach the end of yourself.
Endurance
Text: Heb 5:11-14; 6:1-2; 10:32-34; 12:12-14 Summary: We need endurance to run our race. We need to endure God’s discipline. We need to endure the reproach of this world. We need to endure with discernment. We need to endure for the joy set before us.
An Inseparable Pair: Repentance and Faith
Text: Heb 3:7-15; 8:6-13; 9:6-10, 13-14; 10:15-25; 11:1-2, 13, 39-40; 12:1-2 Summary: The author of Hebrews explains the difference between the old and the new covenant. As new covenant believers, repentance and faith in Christ are an inseparable pair.