Who’s Judging Whom?

James 2:10-13 Thank you so much for listening; we are honored to be here and look forward to learning from God’s Word together. Every day is a good day to study the Bible. Today, we will be thinking about judging others. Here where we live, what Jesus said in Matthew 7 has become very common and […]
Flushing Out Favoritism

James 2:1-9 Thank you for joining us for this teaching from James chapter 2. As you know, James is a very practical book. When you read something in James, you aren’t usually asking yourself what he means by this. How can we put this into practice? In James, what he means and how we should live […]
The Mirror of the Word

James 1:22-27 It is good to be with you again today. Thank you for joining us on Hope for Today. It is always a privilege to look into and learn from the Word of God. Today, we continue studying through the practical, powerful book of James. At the end of chapter one, we are given […]
Overcoming Temptation

James 1:17-21 Welcome. Thanks for joining us. I am so glad you have chosen to be here to learn more from God’s Word. You won’t regret it. Today, our lesson is a continuation of last week’s lesson. The topic is one we all deal with: temptation. Last week, we spent time understanding temptation, and now, this week, […]
Understanding Temptation

James 1:12-16 It is good to be with you again today. Thanks for joining us as we learn from God’s Word together. One of the first stories in the Bible is Adam and Eve being tempted in the garden. We also know Satan tempted Jesus before he began his public ministry. From these stories, we […]
God’s Wisdom Workshop

James 1:5-11 Thank you for joining us for another lesson from God’s Word. We praise Him for the Bible and ask for His guidance as we look into it together. Last week, we began our study in James. Today, in our second lesson, we find a theme woven throughout the book: God’s wisdom. It comes […]
The Potential of Trials

James 1:1-4 Thanks for joining us for today’s program. It’s a blessing to look into God’s Word for guidance and instruction in daily life. This book is incredible; it is amazing how God’s Spirit speaks to us through His Word, and we look forward to hearing from Him. Today, our lesson is from the book […]
Sources of Deception
Sources of Deception James 4:1-10 A source is a point of origin, of initiation. A stream has a source, and we understand that as its beginning. When we hear a news report, or we’re seeking information on a certain subject we talk about “going to the source.” By that we mean, going to the person […]
The Prayer of Faith
We’ve come to the final message of our study from the book of James. It’s been an intensely practical study, giving us a lot to work on as we live out a “Faith That Works.” I remind you again, that nowhere in this epistle does James suggest that we earn our salvation by the things […]
Lift Up Your Head
Discouragement; it’s not something we like to talk about or experience. But all of us face discouragement in our lives at one time or another. There seem to be an infinite number of things that can go wrong for us. Those we thought were our friends may turn against us. That really hurts. We face […]