Speaker: John Beeson

We all have conflict in our lives. What if the problem with conflict wasn’t with those people out there, but with our own hearts? James calls us to consider our own desires and choose the path of humble wisdom.

The tongue is powerful. It is like the rudder on a ship or a spark that turns into a forest fire. It can be used for good or evil, to bless or curse.

“Faith without works is dead.” How can that be so, if we are “saved by grace, through faith”? How do we reconcile these seemingly contradictory statements and how do we consider our own works in relation to our faith?

The Holy Spirit is our seal, meaning we’re marked as God’s own possession. Through this, our future is secured, God has promised to finish what he’s began in us, and we’re sent on mission with God’s authority. Because of the Holy Spirit’s work in our life, we can walk in the confidence and authority of God.