Woodland Friends Church

Consider the imagery that comes with Kingdom. Majesty. Reverence. Awe. Sometimes that brings about feelings of coldness and separation. There’s a King, the Mighty Leader, the One reserved for our worship, and then there’s the rest of us. There’s the pomp and circumstance, and we're merely spectators lining up on the road aching for just the sight of our King. Distance. Him and us. That’s the image...

If you've been a Christian for too long, do you ever feel guilty that you weren't a missionary to the deepest jungles of Africa? What is God calling you to do in your life, period? What if you're supposed to be a missionary right where you're at?

If you've been a Christian for too long, do you ever feel guilty that you weren't a missionary to the deepest jungles of Africa? What is God calling you to do in your life, period? What if you're supposed to be a missionary right where you're at?

James ends his already controversial book with a bang, as his departing words have implications for the eternal fate of erring believers. Should they err and go un-helped by fellow believers, what will that mean?

James ends his already controversial book with a bang, as his departing words have implications for the eternal fate of erring believers. Should they err and go un-helped by fellow believers, what will that mean?

What if the prayer of faith is not a prayer that simply doesn’t doubt what it’s asking for… but is a prayer that believes in and yields to the Sovereignty of God? It’s a prayer that believes God is God no matter what. It describes the person who comes to God as a child of God and says, “No matter the outcome, I’m praying to God because I want to bring this concern to Him. Because I know He exists....

What if the prayer of faith is not a prayer that simply doesn’t doubt what it’s asking for… but is a prayer that believes in and yields to the Sovereignty of God? It’s a prayer that believes God is God no matter what. It describes the person who comes to God as a child of God and says, “No matter the outcome, I’m praying to God because I want to bring this concern to Him. Because I know He exists....

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had a formula it seemed. "You've heard it been said...I say..." And in each commandment, Jesus went from outward action (fruit), to inward desire (tree). So not only is committing adultery wrong, but thinking about it is. The same with murder. What about oaths? What is Jesus, and James after him, getting to when it comes to oath-taking? Is it a strict forbiddance...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had a formula it seemed. "You've heard it been said...I say..." And in each commandment, Jesus went from outward action (fruit), to inward desire (tree). So not only is committing adultery wrong, but thinking about it is. The same with murder. What about oaths? What is Jesus, and James after him, getting to when it comes to oath-taking? Is it a strict forbiddance...

The righteous man is being condemned… murdered, so James tells us in his letter. Great injustice. Great trials. Such suffering. But… “he,” that is the suffering saint, “does not resist you,” James 5:6 finishes. This is exemplified completely in Jesus. A condemned and murdered innocent man, who did not resist. And James seems to be alluding to the fact that, taking after Jesus, the saints in this c...

The righteous man is being condemned… murdered, so James tells us in his letter. Great injustice. Great trials. Such suffering. But… “he,” that is the suffering saint, “does not resist you,” James 5:6 finishes. This is exemplified completely in Jesus. A condemned and murdered innocent man, who did not resist. And James seems to be alluding to the fact that, taking after Jesus, the saints in this c...

James tells us two things to put our lives into perspective: life is brief, and we're living in the last days. In light of those two truths, how should we live?

James tells us two things to put our lives into perspective: life is brief, and we're living in the last days. In light of those two truths, how should we live?

"Judge not, lest you be judged," is an oft-repeated phrase even off the lips of those who don't profess to be Christians. Does this mean we should not point out sin in one another's life? If all are sinners, is nobody qualified to confront sinners with their sin?

"Judge not, lest you be judged," is an oft-repeated phrase even off the lips of those who don't profess to be Christians. Does this mean we should not point out sin in one another's life? If all are sinners, is nobody qualified to confront sinners with their sin?

If you and I profess to be Christians, we are the bride of Christ. And Bride means lover, loyalty, commitment, submission, Where He goes we go, where He stays we stay, His passions and our passions are supposed to meld as we are One Unit. We’ve left our parents - the flesh, and our lodgings - in the world but no longer of it - to join our Husband. And James slaps a bunch of so-called Christians wh...

If you and I profess to be Christians, we are the bride of Christ. And Bride means lover, loyalty, commitment, submission, Where He goes we go, where He stays we stay, His passions and our passions are supposed to meld as we are One Unit. We’ve left our parents - the flesh, and our lodgings - in the world but no longer of it - to join our Husband. And James slaps a bunch of so-called Christians wh...

There is no such thing as being both wise and proud. Wise people know themselves, and that should humble them. Are our political leaders, our commentators, our public voices that people think to be wise showing their wisdom by their gentle conduct? James says that's the mark of a Godly-wise person.

There is no such thing as being both wise and proud. Wise people know themselves, and that should humble them. Are our political leaders, our commentators, our public voices that people think to be wise showing their wisdom by their gentle conduct? James says that's the mark of a Godly-wise person.

James tells us that tongues that are divisive, nasty, angry, and malicious are tongues set on fire from hell. Demonic. Jesus, in fact, told Peter that he was Satan at one point, because of what Peter said in response to Jesus. What does this mean? It seems hopeless, when James says, "no human being can tame the tongue." If this is so, where is there hope, if any? *This is a recording of a practice...

James tells us that tongues that are divisive, nasty, angry, and malicious are tongues set on fire from hell. Demonic. Jesus, in fact, told Peter that he was Satan at one point, because of what Peter said in response to Jesus. What does this mean? It seems hopeless, when James says, "no human being can tame the tongue." If this is so, where is there hope, if any? *This is a recording of a practice...

The most prone-to-sin instrument in our Body, God redeems and uses to grow His Kingdom. Not many should be teachers, because we are all prone to sin, but that doesn't stop God from growing His Kingdom!

The most prone-to-sin instrument in our Body, God redeems and uses to grow His Kingdom. Not many should be teachers, because we are all prone to sin, but that doesn't stop God from growing His Kingdom!

Romans 3:28 says, "For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law," while James 2:24, "You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone." Is this a contradiction? Or is James describing the faith that justifies, is a faith that works? Listen in here...

Romans 3:28 says, "For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law," while James 2:24, "You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone." Is this a contradiction? Or is James describing the faith that justifies, is a faith that works? Listen in here...