James chapter 2 verse 26 tells us faith apart from works is dead.

If we are going to experience the fullness of life offered to us through faith,

we must be those who put our words into action.

We must not profess to love God on Sundays

and live as if he isn't present, real, or good on Monday.

May your faith come alive this week

as you seek to be a doer of the word.

Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from James chapter 2 verse 26.

Scripture says,

For as the body, apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works

is dead.

God has designed the Christian life to be one filled with adventurous and redemptive action,

action that is fueled by the love and work of Jesus in our own lives.

So great is God's love for us that he would leave the glory of heaven,

take on flesh, and destroy the power of sin and death

with his loving sacrifice. God's love was so great that he gave himself up for us who are

undeserving and could never repay him. And he longs for his love to be the foundation for all we do, think, and feel.

As Christians, we are to reflect the love we've been shown in Christ

through the way we offer compassion and love to those around us. God has appointed us as the

sole carriers of his message of redemption for all. He longs to use you to share and exemplify

the hope that comes solely through relationship with him. Love doesn't mean all that

much just as an idea. The power of God's love comes through action. It comes through helping

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