Bible Study – Page 25

First Look

It’s time for an annual invitation. In the run up to Easter, I like to encourage people, who may not have yet to give some time to considering the claims of Christianity and investigating who Jesus is. First Look provides an opportunity to do this through four interactive sessions looking at the life of Jesus… Continue reading First Look

God is sovereign

As we think about who God is and what He is like, we keep coming back to those two big lies we can end up believing: that either God is not good or God is not sovereign (and sometimes both). In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were presented with this twin temptation and… Continue reading God is sovereign

Christian nationalism? Desirable? Likely?

There has been much controversy, more State side than UK side, recently over the growth of something referred to as “Christian Nationalism.” Now, the variants of this we have seen have at times tended to give the impression that the focus is more on “nationalism” than the Christian bit. In other words, some (I’m not… Continue reading Christian nationalism? Desirable? Likely?

40 days in Isaiah – a Lent course

We are approaching Lent, the build up to Easter. Whilst there is no compulsion on believers to observe particular seasons, fasts and festivals, many do find it helpful to set aside specific time for prayer, reflection and study. Last year I put together a series of readings and studies working through Isaiah as a potential Lent course. You… Continue reading 40 days in Isaiah – a Lent course

Faith at work, teaching James

Over the past couple of months I’ve been sharing my teaching notes for the Epistle of James. You can now read it all in one place via the latest Faithroots’ E-Book All of the resources on Faithroots are available free of charge to help make theological resources accessible to as many as possible, particularly those… Continue reading Faith at work, teaching James

Life Together

Reading James will also remind us of the corporate dimension to our faith. This is not a letter to be read and applied individually in the privacy of your own home. I should apply what it says to my own life but I should also, all the more, see it as something written for whole… Continue reading Life Together

The wedding day

Faithroots Podcast on Revelation 21-22

Self Examination

Far from sitting in contradiction to the rest of the New Testament, particularly Paul’s epistles, the letter of James can be seen to compliment and flesh out both Paul’s teaching and that of Jesus. James offers us a vision of the practical Christian life with obedience to God flowing out of and demonstrating our faith… Continue reading Self Examination

Faith, prayer and healing

So, how are we to respond to our trials? What does real, living faith look like? Well, James has been showing us that real faith is trust in God which is put into action. This affects how we speak to and about one another, it affects our attitudes and actions towards each other. But faith,… Continue reading Faith, prayer and healing

Patience as a better way

How do you respond to hard times? The temptation, and the one that the richer members of James’ audience had fallen for, is to look after yourself at any cost. The motto of such people is “Let everyone else suffer, I’m not so weak.” So, difficult times encourage exploitation as we seek to protect our… Continue reading Patience as a better way