Today’s reading: 3 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. 3 When we put bits into the …
Today’s reading: James 2:20-26 “20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And …
Today’s reading: James 2:14-19 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” …
Today’s reading: James 2:8-13How much do you love yourself?I’m finding that James’ letter packs lots of gems into a few short verses. In continuing to consider issues over favouritism, James covers the law, judgement and mercy in these six verses. I think we can only scratch at the surface of some of these issues today. …
Today’s reading: 2 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favouritism. 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, ‘Here’s a …
Today’s reading: Pause: “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favour and honour; no good thing does he withhold from those whose way is blameless. Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.” Psalm 84: 11-12 Reading: James 2 : 5 – 7 “Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: …
Mark Twain once said: “Some people are troubled by the things in the Bible they can’t understand.The things that trouble me are the things I can understand.” Today’s passage is one such passage. It is very easy to understand, but we are perhaps not so keen to believe that the words apply to us!James 1: 19-27. …
Today’s reading: James 1:13-18 “When tempted, no-one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when …
With the main church building out of action, the service for Sunday 30th May will be online only. You can access the service by visiting the ‘Online Church‘ page. There will be coffee and chat at 11.15am via Zoom, connection details can be found in the weekly news or by getting in touch – admin@stjohnssouthbourne.com.