Sermons on Yaakov 2:14:

Faith In Action Series

Contributed by Timothy Enns on Nov 12, 2014

My wife Lindsay, who co-pastors with me preached this sermon in my series and took on this challenging passage about faith and works.James’ readers gave lip service to the faith and then went home and did as they pleased. Applicable for today's church.

Our passage today from James talks about this often controversial passage from James of faith and action. I would like to read it from Eugene Peterson’s paraphrase (The Message) this morning and then we will look at 3 sections individually from the NLT version. James 2:14-26The Message ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Nazarene

The Perfect Match Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 10, 2014

Do you have a saving faith? Does your faith work?

“Faith That Works: A Perfect Match” James 2:14-26 Do you have a saving faith? Let me put it another way; do you have a faith that works? Listen again to verse 14: “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Ultimate Experience: How Not To Miss It! Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Oct 22, 2018

Some people miss the ultimate experience, in fact, any experience of God whatsoever--even those who claim to be born-again Christians. Why? It comes down to one little word that is pivotal, according to Jesus, in our experience of God.

Have you ever experienced God? Sometimes it's an unsettling question, isn't it? As born again Christians, we often bristle when people accuse us of being religious. At least I do. When they say something like that, I'm quick to explain to them that I don't think of myself so much as having a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:44-49, Acts 2:36-38, James 2:14-26, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Bible Church

Daring To Move Forward Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 22, 2018

Daring to Move Forward Series: Daring Faith Brad Bailey - October 21, 2018

Daring to Move Forward Series: Daring Faith Brad Bailey - October 21, 2018 Today we are continuing our venture into DARING FAITH. As notes in our first week… Faith is the connection to the bigger world…. the intersection between the finite and infinite. When the word faith is used… it can refer ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith That Works

Contributed by Hiram Withers on Nov 12, 2018

While there is nothing we can do on our own to be saved. Evidence of an active growing Christian life is seen in our works.

A pastor I learned under once pointed out that we never want to be back window Christians. I asked him what a back-window Christian was. He said it was an old southern term that pointed to people who attended church every Sunday and then threw their bibles in the back window of their cars and ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Increase Our Faith

Contributed by Sunitha Justin on Jul 8, 2019

Whether it’s deep-rooted habits in your life that refuses to move, whether is mountain-like problems that your facing that you cannot move or you are having a challenge so great like planting something where there is no soil, God says, your faith is enough to solve those problems.

There are several kinds of prayers that we find in the Bible. Long prayers, short prayers. three-word This afternoon I want to particularly turn your attention to one prayer that the disciples made. The prayer has profound significance. The prayer and the answer to that prayer probably impacted ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5, Matthew 17:19, Matthew 17:20, Hebrews 11:1, Hebrews 11:6, James 2:14-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Faith That Works Series

Contributed by Archie Norman on Oct 27, 2014

study in James

Faith that Works James 2:14-26 1. The evidence of faith - vs. 14-16 *Profession is not faith 2. The element of faith - v. 17 *life and works 3. The explanation of faith - vs. 18-19 A. Faith is not mental assent B. Faith is not emotional assent C. Faith is not ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

How Faith Works Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 28, 2015

Paul and James agree. Faith works. How? Here's where we need both of these to help us understand.

Romans 3:21-28 Ephesians 2:1-10 James 2:14-26 What is going on here? Are Paul and James contradicting one another? Does James hold a gospel that teaches justification by faith with works while Paul’s gospel teaches justification by faith without works? Because James is so strong on works ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26, Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prove It Series

Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 13, 2015

What does it mean to be a doer of the Word?

Prove It James 2:14-26 The preacher George Whitfield traveled America and started a revival in America called the Great Awakening. He once asked a coal miner what he believed. “Oh,” the miner answered, “that’s easy, I believe what my church believes.” George ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

Show Me Your Faith

Contributed by John Teem Jr. on Jan 24, 2013

Faith and Works. Are they a Contradiction or do they Coinide with one another?

“SHOW ME YOUR FAITH” JOHN TEEM JR. WEDNESDAY 1-9-2013 CHAPEL OF REDEMPTION JAMES 2:14-26 INTRODUCTION: Last time we looked at The Prayer of Faith We saw that… Prayer is Asking and Faith is Believing and Believing is Receiving. We saw how most always people received a ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: *other

The Living Dead

Contributed by Leonard Cook on Feb 18, 2013

Holiness in Church (2:1-7) Holiness of the Heart (2:8-13) Holiness in Actions (2:14-18)

Background Material James Biographical Info: • The author was James, Jesus’ half-brother; James and Christ had different Fathers (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3). • James, also called James the Just, (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3). • James was not a believer (John 7:3-5) until after the resurrection (Acts ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-26

Denomination: Holiness

Saving Faith Series

Contributed by Peter Toy on Mar 12, 2013

Real faith leads to real action.

Real faith leads to real action. When I was going to university I often came home to my hometown on holidays. During one Christmas break, a young man started attending the church. I recognized him. His name was Alan and he was in my grade in the local high school we attended together. My friends ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Contributed by Ian Hyde on Mar 29, 2020

Evangelical Christianity often struggles with the words of James 2 when he declares things like "faith without works is dead," and "Abraham was justified by works." This sermon reconciles his meaning to that of Paul and demonstrates genuine faith is always expressed in works.

GHOSTS IN A CULTURE'S PAST During my Sophomore year of college at Wartburg College – a Lutheran school in Northeast Iowa, I had the privilege of taking a class which took us to Germany for a month to tour sites associated with the Reformation, as we learned about the history of the movement ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26, Romans 4:1-5, Ephesians 2:8-10, Hebrews 11:8-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Eternity Is Now In Session - Illumanation. Woke! Series

Contributed by Brian Harrell on Dec 19, 2019

Getting "woke" is big in our culture. Peter got woke to Jesus. Knowing Jesus gave him an entirely new mental map for life.

These last four weeks we’ve been on a journey together. It’s been a personal journey. We’ve been following a roadmap. A roadmap of discovering Jesus, and allowing him to purge and remove sinful habits, attitudes, thinking and living from our lives. Not because he’s mean that because he knows what’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19, James 2:14-17

Denomination: Church Of God

Zombie Christians

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Apr 15, 2018

This message used the illustration of a Zombie to explain how Christians can walk on this earth and not beaware of the spiritual power and impact that they are supposed to have and exhibit.

Zombie Christians Scriptures: Rev. 3:5-6; 15-16; Heb. 10:23-25; James 2:14-24 Since the start of the year I have been sharing with you how we are in a battle. I have focused on the spiritual battle that we are fighting against Satan but starting with this message I will be shifting to the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:23-25, Revelation 3:5-16, James 2:14-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational