First Lubbock Sermons

After mentioning in every chapter various patterns of destructive speech, James closes his letter by holding forth the one redeeming form of speech that is practiced exclusively by the church. #AboveAllElse

In dealing with adversities of this present life, James offers an answer no one wants to hear: Patience. #WhyWait?

In and of itself, wealth is neutral. The determination of whether it is good or evil rests upon the one who has acquired it. #RichAndInfamous

#HelpWanted

If we imagined life as a business to be built, is yours being built to last? Or does it represent the flavor-of-the-day fads and trends that seek to capture the moment? #BuiltToLast

While Homer wrote, “Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid, ” James argue for even more words that are better left unsaid. #WordsBetterUnsaid

What happens when the heart is in the wrong place? #SitusInversus

If intelligence is the acquisition and assimilation of information, wisdom is its application for a greater good. #WiseUp

The journey of faith has freed us to experience more, know more, and want more, than could have ever been realized under the restraints of the “present evil age.” #WantMore

#HWJDI

Though James speaks directly regarding the office of teachers, the fact is, by our words and actions, every confessing believer is teaching a watching world something about what it is to be a follower of Christ. #AStricterJudgment

Claims of faith are not left to their own subjectivity. When real, it will bear forth, objective, observable evidence. #InnocentOrGuilty

Within a secular society, and under any given political ideology, equality is an impossible ideal. In the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, however, it is a non-negotiable expectation. #PlayingFavorites

James makes clear the difference between a religious show and a faith that shows #Showtime

Faith isn’t so much a cognitive exercise of belief as it is the active exercise of what you believe. #ErgonomicFaith 

Knowing what we know regarding the Gospel, places us in a position of immeasurable influence. #WordPower

Most people do well in resisting everything except temptation. #ResistanceTraining

#Remember

While God’s love for all is unconditional, there is one condition in particular that proves out eternal life. #EnduringProof

When you catch what you’re chasing, what will you have when you’ve got it? #LifePursuit

As the church, we best bear witness to the reality of the resurrection not in our Easter Sunday participation but our every day manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit. #EasterTherefore

James offers the keys to acquiring a wisdom that exemplifies practical righteousness in everyday living. #JustAsk

In the growing reality of secularity, our task is not to look less like the church that the masses might find us attractive. On the contrary, it’s only as we reflect the witness of a living hope, even in our hardships, that we become the Real Presence we are called to be. #AnEthicalMatrix

For our friends that are skeptics of the faith, Nathanael is a refreshing testimony of willing and thoughtful inquiry. #LookBeforeYouLeap

 March 12, 2023