James is correcting the worldly thinking which is influencing his distant Christian friends. They are living in Jewish communities where too much respect is paid to the rich and the poor are too easily dismissed.
The triumph of mercy
Easter 2025
No. 4. In four sermons this Easter, we’re thinking about different types of people who met Jesus when he was dying and/or when he rose again.
Wisdom in hard times
During his earthly life, Jesus’s half-brother, James, doubted him: Jesus did not act like a true Israelite king, as proven by his pointless suffering
Slaves, siblings and strangers
James was the half-brother of Jesus. He loved Israel and was faithful to his Jewish culture. But he also recognised his brother was God’s anointed king and the Son of God.
David’s big tent
This is the first sermon in a series on the book of James. But we begin with James’s approach to an early-Church split recorded in Acts.
Don’t give up
Becoming a Christian and joining a Church is a serious and life changing commitment, and should not be undertaken lightly.