7/28/2025

Are you up for the challenge?  This summer everyone in our Journey Church family is being challenged to read the New Testament book of James.  Here’s some of what you’ll learn . . .

Since the beginning, our loving Creator has been pursuing us, drawing us closer to Him.  He invites us to move closer to Him so we can be fully His.

Wisdom is the ability to live life well and make good decisions.  Wisdom begins with knowing and depending absolutely on God.  When we try to go it alone—without God—trouble is around the corner.

If you give in to temptation, then sin is born.  If you give in to sin long enough, it overpowers you and costs you your life.

God the Father is the giver of all things and is looking for every opportunity to bless us.  But many people have difficulty trusting and receiving good things, even when those things come from God.  The problem is that we not only have trouble trusting God’s work in our lives, but we also don’t always respond to God’s voice.  People often hear the Scriptures but don’t really listen.  People store truths in their brains but never put them to use.  The only good religion is religion lived out every day.

Ignoring the needy and favoring the wealthy is completely contrary to the example Jesus.  God often chooses those who are the poorest materially to be the richest spiritually.  We should welcome everyone equally into God’s kingdom, even if it means upsetting boundaries like class and race.  The rule is simple:  we should treat others in the same way we want to be treated.  God does not play favorites, and neither should we.

Worldly wisdom may promise the good life, but it leads to chaos and destruction every time.  Ultimately true wisdom comes from God.

-Michael