God Levels the Ground: How Trials Humble the Proud and Exalt the Lowly | James 1
August 8th, 2025
James ends this early section of his letter with a shocking statement: God levels the ground. Not economically, not socially, but spiritually. And He often does it through trials.This is not political... Read More
Faith Is Not Double-Minded | James 1
August 7th, 2025
There’s nothing more disorienting in a trial than spiritual instability—feeling like your soul is being pulled in two directions. That’s what James is addressing here.
Right after telling us to ask G... Read More
God Gives Wisdom to Those Who Ask in Faith | James 1
August 6th, 2025
In the midst of life’s most difficult trials, we are commanded to endure. But James knows that perseverance is not automatic. You don’t endure because you want to. You endure because you know how. And... Read More
Endurance Leads To Spiritual Maturity | James 1
August 5th, 2025
Christian maturity doesn’t happen by accident. It is not produced by age, knowledge, or church attendance. It is produced by endurance—the Spirit-empowered perseverance that responds to trials with fa... Read More
God Uses Trials to Build Endurance | James 1
August 4th, 2025
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds.”
Let’s just admit it—this is not how most of us naturally think about hardship. James opens his letter to suffering Christians n... Read More
Christ, the Rock That Was Struck | Exodus 17:1-7
August 1st, 2025
Introduction: A Shadow of the CrossThe wilderness story in Exodus 17 may seem like just another stop along Israel’s journey—but it is so much more. It is Gospel terrain. It is holy ground.When Moses s... Read More
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Psalm 63: A Hymn in the WildernessPraise Before the Wilderness: The Song of the Redeemed | Exodus 15Three Days to Grumbling: The Temptation of Forgetfulness | Exodus 15Bitter Made Sweet: The Cross in the Wilderness | Exodus 15Tested and Healed: The Call to Obedient Trust | Exodus 15Walking in the Light | Psalm 119:105-112Twelve Springs and Seventy Palms: God’s Providence in the Journey | Exodus 15The Heart That Grumbles | Exodus 16Daily Bread & Divine Tests | Exodus 16The Bread That Came Down | Exodus 16Don’t Hoard the Manna | Exodus 16A Jar of Manna | Exodus 16Manna & The Sabbath | Exodus 16If Anyone Is In Christ | Baptism & The New CreationThe Old Has Passed Away | Baptism & The New CreationBehold the New Has Come | Baptism & The New CreationWhen the Lord Leads You to Dry Ground | Exodus 17:1-7The Heart That Fails The Test | Exodus 17:1-7The God Who Stands on the Rock | Exodus 17:1-7Massah & Meribah | Exodus 17:1-7
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Christ, the Rock That Was Struck | Exodus 17:1-7God Uses Trials to Build Endurance | James 1Endurance Leads To Spiritual Maturity | James 1God Gives Wisdom to Those Who Ask in Faith | James 1Faith Is Not Double-Minded | James 1God Levels the Ground: How Trials Humble the Proud and Exalt the Lowly | James 1Blessed Is the One Who Remains Steadfast Under Trial | James 1God Does Not Tempt Anyone | James 1Trials, Temptations, and the Source of Sin | James 1Every Good and Perfect Gift Comes from Above | James 1Born by the Word of Truth | James 1A Bridegroom of Blood: Moses, Zipporah, and the Unequally Yoked Home | Exodus 18 StudyThe Marks of a True Believer | James 1:19-27Desire Before Doing | James 1:19-27Be Doers of the Word, Not Hearers Only | James 1:19-27True Religion & The Tongue | James 1:19-27Pure and Undefiled Religion | James 1:19-27Children of the Covenant—or Just Children? | Exodus 18 StudyFaith and Favoritism Cannot Coexist | James 2:1-13The Sin Beneath the Surface | James 2:1-13The Riches of True Faith | James 2:1-13The Royal Law & the Unity of God’s Commands | James 2:1-13Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment | James 2:1-13Sanctifying the Household | Exodus 18 Study
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Devoted to Teaching | Acts 2:42"All This Is From God" | 2 Corinthians 5:18Battle For The Truth | Jan HusThree Elements of Prayer Taught by King Solomon | 1 Kings 8:22-30Time To Act, Reflecting On A Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones SermonExploring 2 Corinthians 5:21Exploring Isaiah 40:7-8Sin Separates Us From God
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