Podcasts about James 1

John Carlson

27 Daniel 9; 20 Proverbs 3; 58 Hebrews 13; 59 James 1

What are the fruit of someone who has been reconciled to God through Jesus?

Pastor Michael continued our new series on the book of James this Sunday.____We'd love to meet you! We gather every Sunday at the locations below

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What proves real transformation?In this episode, we walk verse-by-verse through Epistle of James 1:19–27 and uncover what James says true faith actually looks like.It's not just hearing the Word. It's not just knowing theology. It's not outward religious performance.James confronts us with the evidence of genuine transformation:– Quick to listen – Slow to speak – Slow to anger – Doers of the Word – Care for the vulnerable – Lives unstained by the worldWe unpack: • Why human anger hinders righteousness • What it means to humbly receive the implanted Word • The danger of self-deception • What “pure and faultless religion” truly isTrials don't just test endurance. They reveal what's rooted.The question isn't “Did I learn something?” It's “What will I do with what I've heard?”✨ LINKS

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"Do you want to fix your anger problem? Be a better listener. Hold your tongue."— Natalie AbbottToday's episode: If we're being totally honest, most of us have an anger problem. It isn't just in those explosive moments, but in the long held grudges and under currents of frustration that we often keep hidden. But how do we fix our anger problem? Listen in today as Natalie shares relatable stories and biblical truths to help us see how being better listeners and more patient communicators can actually help us diffuse our anger. If you've ever struggled with low simmer anger or felt stuck in reactive patterns, this episode is for you. This month's memory verse: "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." — James 1:19bMemorize Scripture with us: Get the Dwell Differently book or bundle (on sale now!), and learn verses to help you overcome negative thinking.Links from today's show: For your new believers and those exploring faith: Check out The Story of Jesus: A Guided Journey Through the Gospel of John. Get 30% off at Crossway.com with a free Crossway Plus account.Need help answering teens big questions? Get Science and God: Do You Have to Choose? from TheGoodBook.com for 30% off with the code: CHOOSE.Renew your commitment to daily Scripture reading. Start today with TheOneYearBible.com.Support the showFollow Natalie & Vera at DwellDifferently.com and @dwelldifferently.

This is the message from our Thursday night service on 2/12/2026 with Pastor Chet Lowe.

James implored us to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. But is this just matter of will power? How can we go from being people who are just reactive? And what part does Jesus play in this?

We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James' letter speaks to this longing&mdashnot with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God's wisdom.

As we journey through the season of Lent this week we look at the Spiritual Discipline of Studying the Scriptures

March 1, 2026 - Brian Mashburn

The difference between the Practice of Faith and Religion.From the series, James: The Practice of Faith(bulletin here)

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James 1:19-27Rev. Matt Rice

Reader: Praise Preacher: Jonathan Smith Today Pastor Jonathan starts a new series covering the letter from James. James teaches that trials are not obstacles to faith, but instruments of maturity. God uses testing to produce perserverance, shaping believers into people who lack nothing. Yet endurance requires wisdom - a gift God generously gives to those who ask in faith. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make allbecau of life all about Jesus.

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. 26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

We appreciate you tuning into this episode in the 7th season of the Ray Reynolds Rap podcast. If we can pray for you in anyway please email us at rayreynoldsrap@gmail.com. If you are interested in a deeper, richer study of the Bible please download the FREE study guides available for a limited time. We also encourage you to sign up for a FREE Bible course for a comprehensive study of the entire Bible.The ministry of Reynolds Rap is meant to bring a message of inspiration and encouragement. Our hope it will bless you to find your calling and inspire you to engage in your own distinctive and personal ministry.  Our goal is to help mentor, coach, and motivate you.  We will do this through sharing Scriptures, Bible studies, blogs, podcasts, and LIVE videos.  Our website has many tools to help you in your walk with God to maintain an authentic Christian life (www.rayreynoldsrap.com).This podcast is partially sponsored by Peachtree Press LLC (www.peachtreepress.org), Getting To Know Your Bible (www.gettingtoknowyourbible.com), the Summerdale Church of Christ (www.summerdalechurch.org), and the Reclaiming Hope Ministry (www.reclaiminghopeministry.com).#ReynoldsRap #WixBlog #authentic #Christian #positive #practical #community #God #Jesus #Facebook #Twitter #Instagram #YouTube #Reddit #Substack #Christianity #ReclaimingHope #RayReynolds #MistyReynolds #counseling #PeachtreePress #inspiration #encourage #positive #rayreynoldsrap #reclaiminghopeministry #summerdale #churchofchrist #James

We appreciate you tuning into this episode in the 7th season of the Ray Reynolds Rap podcast. If we can pray for you in anyway please email us at rayreynoldsrap@gmail.com. If you are interested in a deeper, richer study of the Bible please download the FREE study guides available for a limited time. We also encourage you to sign up for a FREE Bible course for a comprehensive study of the entire Bible.The ministry of Reynolds Rap is meant to bring a message of inspiration and encouragement. Our hope it will bless you to find your calling and inspire you to engage in your own distinctive and personal ministry.  Our goal is to help mentor, coach, and motivate you.  We will do this through sharing Scriptures, Bible studies, blogs, podcasts, and LIVE videos.  Our website has many tools to help you in your walk with God to maintain an authentic Christian life (www.rayreynoldsrap.com).This podcast is partially sponsored by Peachtree Press LLC (www.peachtreepress.org), Getting To Know Your Bible (www.gettingtoknowyourbible.com), the Summerdale Church of Christ (www.summerdalechurch.org), and the Reclaiming Hope Ministry (www.reclaiminghopeministry.com).#ReynoldsRap #WixBlog #authentic #Christian #positive #practical #community #God #Jesus #Facebook #Twitter #Instagram #YouTube #Reddit #Substack #Christianity #ReclaimingHope #RayReynolds #MistyReynolds #counseling #PeachtreePress #inspiration #encourage #positive #rayreynoldsrap #reclaiminghopeministry #summerdale #churchofchrist #James

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God calls us to be slow to anger and quick to listen - and also to truly receive and respond to His implanted Word.

James 1:19-27 | Michelle Odinma | February 21, 2026 by Church of the Advent Hope

Faithful Steps: Embracing New Beginnings - Overcoming Setbacks: Faith and Resiliency _ James 1:2-4

What does James 1:9–11 really mean? Why does Scripture say, “Let the poor man glory in his exaltation” and compare the rich man to a fading flower? In this powerful Bible study, we unpack how humility is the key to God's grace and exaltation.James connects trials, wisdom, and humility in a way that challenges both the poor and the rich. Whether you're walking through financial struggle, personal testing, or spiritual pride, this message will show you how to glory in your exaltation and humble yourself before the Lord.God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. The choice is ours: humble ourselves, or let circumstances humble us.If you're searching for clarity on James 1, biblical humility, or how God lifts up the humble, this teaching will encourage and equip you.Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share!

In this episode, we begin our verse-by-verse study through the Epistle of James by walking through James 1:1–18.James writes to believers who have been scattered, persecuted, and stripped of the stability they once knew. Instead of offering shallow encouragement, he gives them truth: trials have purpose.In this passage we talk about:• Why believers face trials • What the testing of faith actually produces • The difference between testing and temptation • How to ask God for wisdom in difficult seasons • Why doubt leads to instability • The danger of trusting in wealth instead of Christ • The promise of the crown of life • God's unchanging character and His good giftsIf you are walking through a hard season, this passage reframes suffering in a powerful way. God is not absent in trials, He is refining His people through them.✨ Subscribe for weekly faith-filled encouragement and practical tools for your walk with God, homeschool encouragement, and life in Hawaii as a military family ❤️✨ Follow along on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok: @brookecollins09 & @thefindingfreedomco✨ LINKS

In a world increasingly unsure of what is real, James reminds us that true religion is not a hollow ritual but rather embodied obedience. From receiving the implanted Word to becoming doers instead of deceived hearers, this message explores how grace that goes in must come out. Join Pastor Mitch as he unpacks James 1:19-27. Sermon Notes - http://bible.com/events/49568555 Digital Connect Card - https://redeemertampa.com/connectcard Online Giving - https://redeemertampa.com/give

Enduring Trials Well

Life is not simply an endless struggle that ends in futility, but by God's gracious leading it becomes a story of death that gives way to resurrection. How can this perspective help us understand our place in our world?

“Why does life still feel fragile even when I'm doing everything to protect my peace?” If self-care, comfort, and avoiding stress were enough, wouldn't we feel stronger by now?This message wrestles with a quiet tension many of us feel: the more we try to eliminate difficulty, the less resilient we become. Avoidance may calm anxiety in the moment, but it often increases fear and fragility long term. So how do we actually grow through stress, hardship, and uncertainty?In Epistle of James 1:2–4, we're told to “consider it pure joy” when trials come—not because pain is good, but because tested faith produces endurance. James isn't preaching positive thinking. He's pointing to faith rooted in Jesus Christ—not as a life coach, but as Savior and Lord.If Jesus is only a teacher, trials are lessons to survive.If Jesus is King, troubles are tools in His hands.Real resilience doesn't come from inner strength or “doing hard things.” It grows through dependence on Christ—trusting Him not just to get us out of difficulty, but to carry us through it.If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or crushed by comfort, this conversation invites you to ask a different question:“How could this test grow my faith and endurance?”Watch, reflect, and explore what it might mean to build your life on something stronger than comfort.

We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James' letter speaks to this longing— not with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God's wisdom.

February 22, 2026 - Brian Mashburn

Practice Faith. Transformed People enact what they hear because they trust the one who speaks.From the series, James: The Practice of Faith(bulletin here)

Boasting, the crown of life, temptation, our own hearts, and our unchangingly good God.

20 Proverbs 5-6; 2 Kings 24-25; 1 Chronicles 1-3; 19 Psalms 11-17; 58 Hebrews 12-13; 59 James 1-4

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Why am I going through this? James writes to believers facing real suffering and reminds them that God is not the source of their problems but the giver of every good gift. Our own culture often chases comfort, power, and immediacy. Join Pastor Mitch as unpacks James 1 and calls us to endurance, humility, prayer, and hope. Whatever trial you’re walking through, this message invites you to see that God is not your problem He is your solution. Sermon Notes - https://bible.com/events/49564738 Digital Connect Card - https://redeemertampa.com/connectcard Online Giving - https://redeemertampa.com/give

Steadfast to the End - James 1:12-27 by MERCYhouse

How does the teachings of Scripture about wealth shape our outlook?

We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James' letter speaks to this longing— not with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God's wisdom.

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God is truth, God is love, and God is being itself. Today's Catechism readings begin to unpack the eternal nature of God and share with us God's “innermost secret." Fr. Mike teaches us that because God made us in his image and likeness, then we too are called to embody truth and love. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 212-221. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.