Pastor Matt SprinkleJames 2:14-26Sermon Notes:- It costs something.- We enter the year with a false belief.- Sports teams lose. Stocks crash. Leaders disappoint.- A Faith that doesn’t disappoint- 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.- “Can you be a follower of Jesus and be the same as the people who don't follow Jesus?”- Direction, not intention, determines destination -Andy Stanley- If your faith doesn’t move you — it’s not alive.- Picture of George Müller (See Email)- 18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. 19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!- And they are terrified.- Abraham’s actions proved he really believed- Rahab’s actions proved she truly believed.- God Never Fails- Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.- Is it Real?LIFE Group Discussion QuestionsOpener: When you face a defect in your character, how do you feel?1. Read James 2:14-262. Have I ever felt truly broken over my sin and wanted to run from it?3. Do I really understand the gospel — that Jesus died and rose for my sins — and that I can’t save myself?4. Did I genuinely turn from my sin, or do I still secretly love and cling to it?5. Has my life actually changed since I believed? Do I live like someone who follows Jesus? Can others see it?6. Do I want to tell others about Jesus, or am I ashamed to bring Him up?7. Do I enjoy being around other believers and worshiping with God’s people?

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