James : Faith in Action Part 2

James : Faith in Action Part 2

TEXT: James 1:1-8

Lasya preached this sermon on Nov 2nd 2025, at Word of Grace Church.

In many ways, the book of James echoes the teaching of Jesus. At least fifteen times, James alludes to the Sermon on the Mount in James. This book is not addressed to any particular church but is a wisdom book that echoes the Sermon on the Mount and Proverbs. The book of James is about how the word can be made flesh in our lives.

In all our preaching, our goal is to instruct your mind so that your heart is challenged and your life is changed.

Faith – Dead or Alive

We are in the book of James, and the only way to approach this book is with humility. Many have approached it with intellectual curiosity, skepticism and even disdain and failed to see the value of this book. Martin Luther, the father of the protestant reformation, himself called this book an “epistle of straw” meaning, doesn’t hold much weight, because of this passage which we will examine today. 

Have you ever looked at someone and said to yourself, “How do they even call themselves a Christian?” Usually, this question is not sparked by something they believe but something they did. Today, let’s turn that question back on ourselves. Let’s use this scripture, not to point fingers but to look into it like a mirror – resolving not just to hear but to be doers of the word of God.