JAMES: FAITH IN ACTION

Why is suffering pivotal to growing spiritually? How should faith in God impact my decisions and behaviors in where I work, live, and study? With so much information out in the world, how do I find wisdom to make healthy choices or follow God’s will? In a world that values pride, how do I live with humility?  

Over the past year at Browncroft, we have walked through the book of Daniel, which highlighted God’s power amid a culture against His ways. Then we walked through the book of Ephesians, which highlighted God’s saving grace in the Gospel, to redefine our purpose as individuals and a church. In the Resurrection Faith series in April, we encountered a faith rooted in the testimony and transformation of those who saw the risen Christ. And our missions series this past month focused on the theme Blessed. Broken. Given. as the pattern of God calling us to live and share the Gospel in the world.  

The book of James carries on this thread and journey we have traveled this year. Like Daniel, James gives us practical wisdom on how to live the way of Jesus in a world that doesn’t value Him. Like Ephesians, James assumes that experiencing the Gospel leads to living differently. Like our ministry partners demonstrated to us this past month, the book of James teaches that our values and callings reflect the life of Jesus and compel us to share the Gospel in the world through our words and deeds.

We look forward to learning alongside you this summer!