"Getting Real" draws from the Epistle of James. Pastor Craig Gilbert helped us look into what it looks like to be REAL with all people. Read James 2:14-26 in preparation.
"Inaction has never founded empires, established principles, or changed the world’s heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith.”
- B.C. Forbes
Get real with your faith and show it, because…
ACTONS SHOW:
1. Our faith is genuine.
ACTIONS SHOW:
2. We love God and people.
ACTIONS SHOW:
3. Faith and works are inseparable.
ACTIONS SHOW:
4. Faith produces works.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF...
When I die where will I spend eternity?
How sure of that are you?
If I am the only Christ follower someone ever meets would they be drawn to Jesus or run from Him?
GOING DEEPER...
1. Read Ephesians 2:8,9. How are we saved and what part does good works play?
2. According to James what does a dead faith look like? What about a living faith?
3. Read Matt3:7-10. What is the fruit that is talked about and what were the religious leaders guilty of?
4. According to Matt. 5:13-16 what happens when we show good fruit?
5. What kind of fruit are you showing in your life and how can you produce more?