James gives his readers a vital perspective in adopting, heavenly wisdom, and viewing our circumstances in light of God‘s big picture.

Two brothers in Christ stroll through a wooded area together, and one looks around and says, “God is good.” The other answers, “All the time.” Then, in harmony they respond, “And all the time, God is good.” So true! God displays His goodness everywhere. Come to our Vision Sunday, and let’s muse together on God’s “Covenant of Goodness” for 2025-2026.

No one wants trials. But everyone wants gold! The verse above states the very thing we lest want is the means of getting what we want most! Gold? Not really. But I really want to be Christlike. However, Christlikeness has a price, and God richly supplies all we need to pay the bill. So, let’s be encouraged this Sunday as we study this section of Holy Scripture.

Who was James? Was he the brother of Jesus? And why did he write the Book of James? Does the Book of Acts or Church History give us any clues? And equally as important, what relevance does James have in our 21st Century?

How should we approach a new year? Some make resolutions, some start cleaning, others start buying for the next year. Most of us dread going back to the grindstone or the same old ways of life. But what if we could do so with a new way of looking at our place in life? What if we could approach our work, our family, our ministry, our web of relationships, all of our domain with a new sense of mission and purpose? In this short passage we will see how we can adopt Jesus' mission statement no matter our life situation and imbue it with new meaning and power from the same Spirit that worked in Him.