James: A Faith that Works

Scripture Passage: James 5:13-20 Sermon Transcript James, the fifth chapter, starting with the 13th verse. In case my doctor's watching, I'm going to be brief. Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful, they should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick. They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. That's what we're going to do later on. The prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will rise. Raise them up. And anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your…

Scripture Passage: James 3:1-12 Sermon Transcript A preacher announcement, I have to have surgery. It's a preacher injury. I have a polyp on one of my vocal cords that has to be biopsied and removed, and we're waiting for LSU to say there is a piece of equipment they need to do the surgery. It will mean that for the first three to five days after the surgery, I can't talk. Now how they're going to keep me from doing that, I think involves duct tape. And after that, I won't be able to use my outdoor preacher voice for a little bit. I requested that after the…

Scripture Passage: James 2:1-10 Transcript Our lesson this morning comes from the second chapter of the book of James, the first 10 verses of that chapter. My brothers and sisters, do you, with your acts of favoritism, really believe in our Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly. And if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in. And if you take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and say, have a seat here, please, while the other one who is poor, you say, stand there, sit at my feet. Have you not made…