Congdon Street Baptist Church
James 1:1-4 NIV
Title: RELAX (Aaron Rogers)
Book: James
Scripture: James 1:1-4
Notice this.
Pain always has Joy. Joy does not NEED pain.
Trials here is the greek word - peirasmos (PI-RAS-MAS) - Consider it Joy when God wants to draw you closer to God’s end goal.
Thats the text.
God is more concern with us becoming more like God’s self than God sending trials.
Vs 2 - Response (consider it all joy)
Vs 3 - Reason - (Reason for response)
Vs 4 - Result - (I’m equipped to finish)
What is missing? What is the gap between your trust and faith working together?
Background of James:
The Big Idea:
Listen to Jesus and do what he says.
How James Fits into God’s Big Story:
-Inward faith produces outward actions
-Selfishness causes division, but obedience to God brings Unity
-God brings peace to us personally and to our relationships
How James Fits My Story:
-When we have a need, Jesus wants us to ask Him for help.
-Our words and actions can influence people to move closer to or further from Jesus.
-God doesn’t judge anyone based on wealth or poverty and neither should we.
Where:
James Let church in Jerusalem - The epicenter of Christianity. James wore the letter to Jewish Christians all around the Mediterranean region and beyond.
Groups This Week:
Bible Study: Join us for Conference call Bible Study Every Tuesday at Noon. Call (605)313-4159 and use passcode 422185 to join.
Women’s Small Group: Hey CSBC Ladies! Join us for Small groups at 6:30 online Tuesday.
Men’s Small Group: Brothers - Join us for Small groups at 6:30 online Tuesday
Kids Study: For Kids and Teens we have lessons just for you! On our CSBC Kids Korner Youtube we have on-Demand lessons for you! We livestream a weekly lesson Thursday at 6:00pm.
Bible Study! Join us Thursday at 7:00pm for Bible Study live online with our Series called “How To” Where we will explore items such as:
How to Pray
How to Talk to God
How to get Closer to God
And more.
Welcome home
Summer Book Read - Looking for a book to read as you continue your Journey growing in Christ? This Summer, our Summer-wide read is Urban Apologetics: Restoring Black Dignity with the Gospel by Eric Mason. This book explores how to merge the full expression of Blackness with the full expression of Jesus fulfilled in scripture. Later this summer we will have a discussion Dr. Eric Mason join us to talk about the book.
Summer Reading Plan - For the Summer Months Pastor Justin Has provided a Summer Reading Plan so that you can work through the New Testament over the course of the summer! They are available online and in person! Each Monday On Youtube Pastor will give a brief overview of the book we will read that week! The Reading Plan is Available on our webpage at www.congdonstreet.org
United Baptist Convention Congress of Christian Education: The 99th Annual Session the United Baptist Convention of RI/MA/NH will be Held July 15-17 virtually. Interested in attending? Email us at Info@congdonstreet.org.