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the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

Everyone wants to think that they have true faith.

No one wants to think that they struggle with faith.

In today's episode, we continue a sermon series from the archives in the book of James, and

in this sermon Paul teaches that those struggles with faith are more subtle

and present than we would like to admit. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit paultrip.com

slash sermons. Now here's Paul from James 2.

Everyone wants to think that they have true faith. No one wants to think that they have true faith.

No one wants to think that they struggle with faith.

And yet perhaps those struggles are more subtle and present than we would like to admit.

We find ourselves in a place in James' discussion where he gets to the essence of what Christianity is about. It's that issue of faith. What is the nature

of true faith? About 18 months ago, I got a new car. I've thought that I have material

things in their right place, but I got a new car.

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