Buy my books " Joy in the Journey " and " Song in the Night" on Amazon now Experiencing sound quality issues? Please Click here A Gift Nobody Wants Scripture Reading: James 1:1-12 The Scripture here today that we read is from the book of James. Many of you probably remember when we did a study of this book. I think Lisa led that study a couple of years ago. James is a very practical book about Christian life. It talks about how our actions are important, not only our faith. James says that faith without works is dead. I know we are saved by faith and faith alone, by the grace of God. That is what we believe. Our works do not save us. No matter how much good we do, our works are always affected by our evil thoughts and desires and, many times, by our selfishness. The Bible teaches us that our righteousness is like filthy rags before God. No matter how m...
Buy my books " Joy in the Journey " and " Song in the Night" on Amazon now Experiencing sound quality issues? Please Click here From Strength to Strength Scripture Reading: Psalm 84 We have been talking about the various ways God is our refuge and our experience in this world. He is our shelter in the stormy blast. He is our dwelling place. Here in this psalm, he is talking about a dwelling place that we will be calling home eternally. So it is not only a shelter and a place in this world where we find safety and peace, but also, after our life in this world, we will be in a place that God is preparing for us. That is the greatest hope of the Christian faith: we are going to a destination. Our journey has a destination, and we are looking forward to that place. When we sang the song "Mansion Over the Hilltop," it was a beautiful song. We are just pilgr...