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Faith That Works

Introduction:

Good morning Forestview and to all those who have tuned in with us online, welcome! It’s great to have you!We are continuing on our journey through the book of James in our series entitled “Faith that works”. So I invite you to open your bibles up to James 2:14-26.And implied in that title, “Faith that works” is the assumption that there can be a faith that does not work. Right?But some of us, right off the bat, might be wondering, what is “faith”. It’s not a word that we tend to use on a regular basis.Well, the word simply means “trust” or “confidence” or “devotion” to someone or something. And in that sense, we do use words like “faith” today that carry the same meaning. For example: We might say I have trust or confidence… or “faith” in a friend or a spouse.Well James is speaking here of faith in the same way, but he’s using it in relation to God, and he is speaking to people who claim to have faith in God but who are not living out that faith in their everyday lives. The Author, Brennan Manning, once sta