Dear friends, Today is our last day with you. Bronwen and I have appreciated the welcome and the friendship in the Lord that we have received from you all. When the apostle Paul wrote to his Christian friends in Rome he said he was encouraged by their faith, as they were encouraged by his faith. ‘Mutual encouragement’ is the word that he…

Today we are looking at James’ instructions about our words. Every time we open a book we read words and every time we open our mouths we speak words. Women speak 3 times more words a day than men, so an American study found. God uses words and that is one reason why we should give attention to our words. Words have…

How do we prepare for church and the activities that occur on Sunday? For those who have a teaching or leading responsibility then preparation and prayer for the meeting is essential. Those who teach God’s word will have spent hours preparing the passage in the Bible as well as praying for the people he or she will be teaching. Those who teach…

Today we begin a series of sermons on the Letter of James. A letter of 5 chapters which would have been read to a congregation in its entirety when they gathered in their homes or buildings. James identifies himself at the beginning of the letter. This is different from us as we usually sign off at the end of a letter. Which…

Have you seen the movie Miss Congeniality 2? In the movie the announcer asks the Miss World contestants what they would like for the world. They in turn answer, “World Peace”. Peace is what all people want, in the world and personally. The Bible has a lot to say about peace. The prophet Isaiah looked forward to the coming of the Messiah…