Waukesha Bible Church

James’ final word is for the church to continue trusting God by staying gathered [implicit], relying on each other, and praying for one another [explicit].

In anticipation of the great work about to unfold, Jesus speaks words of hope, healing, wholeness, and assurance to His small and frightened flock.

Depending on who you are, this day can mean many things. What does this day mean to you?

In the face of injustice, hold fast to Christ, stay the course, don’t quit, because the judge is standing at the door!

In light of eternity, humble yourself before a sovereign God.

The world offers an ungodly alternative to our godly affections and to be forewarned is to be forearmed.

Christians are radically different than the world in which they live.

The tongue cannot be tamed until the heart is transformed. Until the heart is changed, the tongue will never be controlled.

Faith alone saves, but saving faith is never alone.

The Gospel is impartial and manifests itself in love to others.

The structure of this passage is all Word-based. We are to listen to the Word, respond to the Word, and live out the Word.

Trials are a fact of life.  We all experience them.  Yet joy can be found in the midst of trials when we see things from God's perspective.  There is purpose behind the suffering.  We see from this passage that God is generous, impartial, good, unchanging, and he can be trusted even when we don't understand His purposes.  We can "count it all joy."

A tested faith is working a patient steadfastness that can result in a resting trust.  This sermon is an introduction to the Book of James, setting the historical context, theological context, and structural context for the studies to follow.

King David’s priestly prayer for life finds prophetic fulfillment in the presence of Jesus.

In the fulfilling of Ancient Promises, God uses courageous means to complete impossible promises through honest people . In all of this, we shall see how God may do as He desires and when He does, He is always right.

In the incarnation, Jesus became the light that expels all darkness.   He became the Light of the World.

God uses surprising means to complete impossible promises through unexpected people .

In the fulfilling of Ancient Promises, God uses predictable means to complete impossible promises through ordered plans . In all of this, the Shepherds were nobodies telling everybody about somebody and His name is JESUS. Before you can “go and tell,” you must first “come and see.”

In the fulfilling of Ancient Promises, God uses scandalous means to complete impossible promises through unlikely , but ordinary people .

In the fulfilling of Ancient Promises, God uses unusual means to fulfill impossible promises through unlikely , but ordinary people . In all of this, we shall see how God may do as He desires and when He does, He is always right.

Human depravity is never a match for Divine generosity. For by grace you have been saved.

God has created a space that enables His people to encounter Him.

Christians are to order their schedules around God’s completed work. How they live is markedly different than how the world lives. Where we invest our time, resources, and energy are to remind us of God’s story.

God’s glory is so blinding and so impenetrable that without mediation, our sin would forever block us from ever entering into His presence and blind us from ever seeing His appearance.

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Church in Wittenberg. The events that followed were known as “The Reformation”. It became a rediscovery of the Gospel and a jolting reorientation towards it. Reformation is not merely a one-time historical event. The Gospel has been under assault since the beginning. We must always remember “The Promise” and reject “The Lie”