Category: James: Real Faith for Real Life

Sermon Text: James 5:1-12 Below is a sermon manuscript from April 6, 2025. Watch the sermon here. Introduction I want to start out by reading a section of a book written by someone who influenced Martin Luther King Jr. A book that had a tremendous impact on the civil rights movement overall. He says this, In … Continue reading Real Faith and Opposition

Introduction Have you ever read anything about terrible predictions? I love this list that I stumbled upon this week Mathematical economist Irving Fisher confidently proclaimed in 1929, three days before the Great Depression: “Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.” In 1977, Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, stated, “There is … Continue reading Real Faith and Planning

Introduction I want to announce something that may come as a shock to you: Penn State wrestling won the national championship. I know, crazy, right? There is a sense in which you might already pencil them in as victory before it begins. This is 12 out of the past 14 years, and this year, they … Continue reading Real Faith and Fighting

Sermon Text: James 3:1-12 Below is a sermon manuscript from March 9, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction What are you teaching my kid? I remember when I first started teaching students about the Bible and a parent reached out to ask what I was teaching. Their child told them what they learned. What the child … Continue reading Real Faith and Words

Sermon Text: James 2:1-13 Below is a sermon manuscript from February 23, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction I want to read an account from an NFL player who attended a church close to him one Sunday, and his impression. Go Here for article read during for the introduction. — Read article What are your thoughts … Continue reading Real Faith and Favoritism

Sermon Text: James 1:27 Below is a sermon manuscript from February 16, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction I was in the back of the bus and thinking of all the rhyming words I could. The method was simple, I didn’t have the prowess to elongate words or add syllables in order to rhyme something with … Continue reading Real Faith and Religion

Introduction Have you ever met someone who just acts impulsively; they do things without thinking or with the wrong motivations? Maybe a friend of yours buys something they don't need. Perhaps you have been in a conversation and had no idea what people were talking about. Of course, you said something to fit only to … Continue reading Real Faith and Listening

Sermon Text: James 1:9-11 Below is a sermon manuscript from January 26, 2024. Watch the sermon here. Introduction I think I peaked when I was 9. No really. I was decked out in a new cowboy hat, knew the relevant material inside and out, made eye contact most of the time, and walked with poise and … Continue reading Real Faith and Money