"Faith Works"
Pastor Brad Highum talks to us about Faith and Works
In the turbulent times following the resurrection and ascension, James the brother of Jesus rose to leadership among the people of The Way. History and Scripture give us keen insight into this one who knew the Lord most intimately. They reveal a person of deep devotion and passion, and one captive of a highly kinetic and “en-fleshed” idea of what it means to be faithful. James is entirely focused on God and faith being incarnated in us, just as they were in Jesus; that we, too, are called to live the way and the truth God reveals in the Resurrected One. For James this is not an intellectual proposition, or good theory, or philosophy.Rather it is a way of action in the world. For James, faith is lived, expressed in all we say and manifest in all we do, or it is not faith at all. “Faith without works,” he famously says, “is dead!” … a conundrum for Martin Luther and a challenge to all who seek to live faithfully today. As we continue our series on Living Resurrected Lives, we focus on James and his powerful message to the early church, and to us. Above is the bulletin cover image. Below is the picture used during the sermon.
