Sermons on Yaakov 2:25:

"yielding All Things: Doing What It Says On The Package"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 23, 2019

A stewardship sermon based on putting our faith into action.

“Yielding All Things: Doing What it says on the Package” James 2:14-26 When I go to toy stores with Owen, I often marvel at how little things have changed since I was a kid. Alongside all the miracles of modern toy science are dozens of things that I remember seeing on store shelves 40 ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: United Methodist

What Is Your Scarlet Thread?

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Mar 20, 2020

The world is, for the most part, is in panic mode concerning the coronavirus. As Christians, what should be our response?

Do you remember the story in the book of Joshua about the two men who were sent secretly to spy out land that included the fortified city of Jericho? After ending their reconnaissance, they spend the night at the house of a harlot named Rahab. Word gets back to the king that two men from Israel had ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-21, 1 John 4:3, 1 John 5:4, Hebrews 10:35-36, Hebrews 10:23, Hebrews 4:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Philippians 4:6-8, 1 John 5:4-5, Genesis 1:26, Psalm 23:4, James 2:25-26, James 2:21-22, James 2:17, Mark 5:34, Matthew 9:29, Romans 10:17, Psalm 103:1-4, Colossians 3:15-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

Called . . . Go - 2

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 4, 2020

Looking at how we grasp divine moments from God.

Your Moment Matthew 25:31-46 July 5, 2020 Last week we were talking about grabbing hold of those moments in life which are transformative. That’s a tall order! I know that! That’s kind of what makes messages like this filled with so much fun and anxiety. It’s being alert to when God is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46, James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom Isn't What You Think

Contributed by Robert Butler on Jul 6, 2020

If I have been forgiven for all my sins, why not keep on sinning?

The end of phase three in Illinois also has us thinking about our freedom to assemble and the right to say and do as we please. In many ways, we have been freed for more. But what does this really mean for us as a Christian? Help me with this phrase:: Freedom isn’t…. Free -----someone paid a price ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

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

Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (Xi) Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Mar 22, 2021

Message explores the readiness for Christ's coming called for in the Olivet Discourse. Three parables give insight on specific aspects of being prepared. The Judgment of the Sheep and Goats is also examined closely.

Biblical Readiness for the Rapture: Intro In this message we continue to learn from the Olivet Discourse lesson about the coming of the Lord and how we are to respond to it. Last week we concluded with the point of Jesus’s message in Matthew 24: maintaining an ongoing readiness for his return. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-46, James 2:14-26, Matthew 12:50, Revelation 19:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Luke 13:6-9, Matthew 24:1-15, Luke 10:10-16, 2 Peter 3:3-12, Colossians 1:21-23, Revelation 16:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-9, Revelation 3:3, Matthew 24:42-51  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Lesson 20. The Demonstration Of Saving Faith (2:21-26) Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 30, 2021

James 2:21-26 (NKJ)

Text: James 2:21-26 (NKJ) 21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was ...read more

Scripture: James 2:21-26

Denomination: Baptist

How To Tell If Your Faith Is True. Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

When you think of some Christian you greatly admire, you are usually thinking of their loving kindness and Christian actions, and not their views of the trinity. It is by behavior that we impress people with our Christian faith and not by our belief.

The passage we are looking at has been greatly misunderstood. Some have thought it contradicts what Paul says about being justified by faith. James says we are justified by works. They appear to be holding opposite views, but a close study of the words reveals that they are in perfect agreement. ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

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

05 - James 2:14-26 Series

Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 25, 2021

This is 5th of 11 Studies in the Book of James. In this study we'll be looking at the fact that faith that is not followed up with a life of love and obedience is no faith at all. Connections are made with the faith of Abraham and that of Rahab as well.

James 2:14-17 “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26, Genesis 15:6, 2 Chronicles 20:7, Isaiah 41:8, Joshua 2:9-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Friend Of God’s People - James 2:25-26 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Sep 6, 2021

This sermon shows how differently God sees people than we do. By our standards, Abraham and Rahab couldn’t be more different. For God, they are the same.

James 2:20 You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? 21 Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by ...read more

Scripture: James 2:25-26

Rahab: Getting Serious About Faith

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 12, 2021

Despite Rahab’s immoral lifestyle and sinful past, God so radically changed her life that she is not only mentioned in the greatest genealogy ever recorded, but also made it into God’s Hall of Faith. Rahab got serious about her faith, and it changed the world.

“Rahab: Getting Serious About Faith” Hebrews 11:30-31 A man fell off a cliff but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. • Immediately he began to cry out, “Is anyone up there?” • A voice soon came from above, “I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?” • “Yes, Lord,” the man shouted, “I ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:30-31, Matthew 1:5-6, James 2:25-26

Denomination: Foursquare