We’re continuing our series through the book of James!

Today’s Bulletin

"You can see that a city is prosperous by the wealth of goods for sale in the market. Land too we call prosperous if it bears rich fruit. And so also the soul may be counted prosperous if it is full of good works of every kind.”
-Basil the Great.

James 2:20-26

Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

Outline

I. The Fool & His Fruitless Faith (v.20)
II. Exhibit A: Abraham (v.21-24)
III. Exhibit B: Rahab (v.25)
IV. Exhibit C: Your Body & Soul (v.26)

Arrow means “results in” (these are from Dan Doriani)

Works → Salvation (Nope)
Faith + Works → Salvation (Official Roman Catholic view, but not a Biblical view)
Faith → Salvation (True, but not full enough)
Faith → Salvation + Works (Yes, this is Biblical view)

Serving

Musicians:
Piano: Nicola Cyr
Singers: Emily Thiesen and Katie Messenger
Sound: Elena Stoll
Nursery: Jenna Fiscus and Laura Anderson
Worship Training: Rachel Martinusek and Sarah Hinrichsen
Greeter: Dennis and Stephanie McAlister
Snacks: Ande Flagg
Coffee: Houghs
Lord’s Supper Set up: Helen Durrett and Pat Zimmerman
Announcements: Rob Busby
Opener: Beckham Hough

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