Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

In today's episode, we'll listen to the final sermon in Paul's series, Street Level Christianity from the book of James.

In it, Paul teaches that every Christian has been called to rescue wandering brothers and

sisters. Here's Paul with the rescuers. Well, we come to the end of James, and James has

painted for us this portrait of a struggle, the portrait of a struggle of living by this new paradigm,

no longer living a life that's driven by my wants, my needs, my feelings, now living a life that's

driven by the call of the kingdom of God.

Think with me.

If you had written the content of the book of James, how would you have ended this letter?

Maybe you would have ended it with words of encouragement.

Maybe you would have ended it with words of encouragement. Maybe you would have ended it with a benediction.

Maybe you would have ended it with a very clear reminder of the rescuing grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

But I would like to propose you this evening that there couldn't possibly be a better ending

than what we find in these two verses that we're going to look at.

In a real way, these two verses summarize very powerfully everything that James has said to us as he's painted

this comprehensive, multifaceted portrait of life as a believer in this broken and fallen world.

Look again with me in your bulletins at that passage that's there in the bold

verses 19 and 20 of James 5.

My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth

and someone brings him back,

let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering

will save his soul from death

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