Sermons on Santiago 2:26:

Faith - Real & False!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Faith - real & false! (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: chapter 2 verses 14-26 Ill: Alexander Graham Bell was an amazingly talented person. • He invented the multiple telegraph, • The audiometer - which is used to test your hearing, • The tricycle landing gear you find on planes, • And a host of other ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Brethren

Profitable Faith

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 30, 2010

James divided/isolated/separated salvific faith from conceptual faith on the basis of works. But What distinguishes the two? Faith that profits enables...

PROFITABLE FAITH—James 2:14-26 Attention: Pre- TV ‘Horders’ era—The house on Old Kibbee Rd./packed to the ceiling with boxes—year after year same situation. Hoarders—So many things which are “profitable” to them that they miss the goodness of life & ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

Beware Of False Teachers And False Prophets

Contributed by James Pridgen on May 12, 2021

Beware of false prophets and teachers.

Beware of false prophets and teachers. Last week I had a time with my sermon and I felt that the follow through wasn’t the best. Because I was given another message that I couldn’t exactly reconcile in time. But why was that? If we are to be honest, I was finding it easy to be distracted with ...read more

Scripture: James 2:26, Matthew 7:13-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do You Think You Are Too Bad To Be Forgiven?

Contributed by Pastor Butch Woolsey on Jun 3, 2021

IF WE ASK FOR FORGIVENSS GOD WILL FORGIVE

Do you think you are too bad to be forgiven? I want to talk about hate forgiveness this morning. We live in a world that is totally turned upside down. Right is wrong, wrong is right. We are no longer innocent till proving guilt, we are guilty to we our proven innocent. So our minds all twisted in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-17, James 2:24-26

Faith That Saves Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 19, 2021

What is saving faith? Is it something you say, feel, or think? No, saving faith is something you do. Faith is something that must produce action and must be practiced. That's what James says in James chapter 2.

Introduction: A. One day a nun who worked for a local home health care agency was out making her rounds when she ran out of gas. 1. Thankfully, there was a gas station just down the street. 2. So she walked to the station to borrow a gas can and get enough gas to start the car and drive to the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26, Matthew 7:21, Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Proving Your Faith Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 22, 2019

We’re not saved by works, but saved people do God’s work.

Proving Your Faith James 2:14-26 Rev. Brian Bill February 23-24, 2019 I’ve always enjoyed reading church signs. Here are some of my favorites… • Whoever is praying for snow…please stop. I confess. That’s on me. • God’s love is deeper than this snow. I’m so grateful for Gary Pinger’s ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

Talk Is Cheap

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 6, 2019

Actions or works may not create faith but they can reveal the substance and form of a person’s faith. To me, works is our faith made visible. “For just as a body without the spirit is dead” … a corpse … “so faith without works is also dead” … a corpse (James 2:26).

[Put up picture of me on screen.] Let me tell you a little bit about that man in the photo. He was 40 years old when that picture was taken. He was 20 months sober at the time. Well … “sober” is not the right word. He was a dry drunk” … which means that he hadn’t picked up a drink in 20 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-25, Deuteronomy 15:15-17, James 2:14-26

Denomination: United Methodist

The Unrequited Love Of God

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Apr 1, 2019

The passionate love of God is the blazing fire at the heart of all creation. God thinks about you every moment of every day. His love will never vary or change. That God would love even the vilest of sinners is the greatest mystery of eternity.

God has commanded that every human being love Him with EVERYTHING in them (Deut 6:5). The GREAT commandment supersedes all others. Sadly, in the lives of too many Christians, God’s love is unrequited. There are some Christians who are not comfortable with the way God truly feels about them, so ...read more

Scripture: James 2:26, Hebrews 12:2, Ephesians 2:8, Romans 3:22, 1 Thessalonians 5:8, James 2:17, Habakkuk 2:4, Luke 11:11-13, Genesis 2:18, 1 John 4:7-10, Acts 17:28, Deuteronomy 6:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Results In Good Works

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 15, 2022

True Christian faith is seen in its works.

Paul expresses that salvation is God’s free demonstration of grace, which we receive by faith, and not by acts of merit (Romans 3:28). James states by works a man is justified, and not by faith only (James 2:24). Indeed, even the demons possess a faith in God, yet have no genuine trust in Christ ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Have Real Faith Series

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jan 13, 2023

A study from the book of James. This study is inspired by Rick Warren's book: Developing a Faith that Works, Book of James Volumes 1 & 2.

A. We have been hearing a lot during the past year about “FAKE NEWS.” 1. FAKE NEWS is either a news story that has been completely FABRICATED or EMBELLISHED to the point where there is very little TRUTH left in the story. 2. I am always double-checking NEWS STORIES that I see on ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Good Works

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 21, 2023

Can Christians ignore good works? Are good works a fruit of faith?

Should a Christian do good works? What about lazy Christians who only believe, but are not interested in good works? What did Jesus teach? In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16 ...read more

Scripture: James 2:18-26

Denomination: Baptist

Eternity Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 26, 2023

This is the 5th Sermon in the Series "Jesus' Half Brother- James". This Series is from the Book of James.

Series: Jesus’ Half Brother- James [#5] ETERNITY James 2:14-26 Introduction: Regardless of what we do at this Church, or how clever the sermons may be, or how good the music is; we need to look at what matters the most. I want you to reflect on the 3 most important questions I could ever ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

You Say You Have Faith, So What Now?

Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Mar 28, 2023

Genuine faith reveals itself in works and in the love we show for the Lord and others.

Show me your faith! Open your mind and heart to the truth so that you may mature in the faith. Genuine faith reveals itself in works and in love in response to Christ as Lord over our life. “You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, ...read more

Scripture: James 2:19, Matthew 8:29, James 2:26

Denomination: Other

Faith And Action! Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 24, 2023

A series looking at the practical words of James to help us demonstrate God's glory.

Believe and Do James 2:14-26 June 25, 2023 James is one of my favorite books of the Bible because it’s practical and straight forward. It’s very understandable. Yet, the passage we’re looking at today is considered one of the most misunderstood passages in James. There’s controversy over what ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

Visible Faith - Part 1

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Apr 26, 2025

How does a Christian know that he/she is walking in faith? This is part one of a Bible study that addresses that question.

NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus. This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon. The Bible studies teach ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1, Hebrews 11:6, James 2:14-26, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Joshua 2:1-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational