SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE SERIES James the Sage (Jan – Apr) The Letter of James Franco On Sunday mornings in Fisherwick, from January till Holy Week, we will be learning how better to follow Jesus, grappling with his challenging teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. On Sunday evenings, meanwhile, our parallel focus will be the Letter of James. Almost everybody knows a famous slogan from this New Testament Letter: “faith without works is dead” (Jas 2.17,26). For James, faith can never be theory; it is always faith-in-action. For James, having faith (or believing) is meaningless until it becomes lived-out faithfulness. As a result his letter is full of practical wisdom. But James also forces us to look long and hard at ourselves – just like Jesus, his master. Just as Jesus’ teaching could be jaw-dropping, so the wisdom of James the Sage also takes unexpected turns as he hands on the logic-defying tradition of Jesus, for whom God’s grace is extravagant yet demanding love. Long after our New Year’s resolutions have crumbled, James will still be helping us discover, week by week, how to translate our faith into our everyday lives. Those who join us in worship both morning and evening will find, in the teaching of James the Sage, echoes and developments of the wisdom of Jesus the Sage (in Matthew 5 – 7). The added value will be a real bonus in Christ-centred wisdom for living! Vacancy Convever Rev Dr Gordon Campbell.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:26:53 +0000
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