James 2:14-26
Two farmers got down on their knees to pray. One lived on the east of the village and the other on the west. The farmer living in the east of the village longed so much for it to rain — it hadn’t rained for months! The crops were perishing and the livestock was famished. He prayed, “O God, I believe with all my heart that you are going to send rain on Monday!!” News travelled fast of this farmer’s praying efforts and it reached the ears of the farmer living on the other side of the village. Ordinarily, he would have been the first to join his fellow farmer in prayer for he longed to see rain also; only on this occasion there was a problem. Monday he had planned a great celebration, “...by all means let it rain on Tuesday or Wednesday or Friday — any day except for Monday or the planned celebration will be a washout!” Thus he got down on his knees and prayed, “O God, I believe with all my heart that you won’t send rain on Monday!!” Allow me please if I may, to ask a question; which farmer had his prayer answered? If I were to ask that question in the vast majority of Christian circles, do you know what answer I would get? The farmer with the most faith! Now on the surface, this might well seem to be a good and proper answer, but it’s only half the picture, and if left incomplete, it is an unbiblical answer!
In this sermon, we look at the Biblical nature of true faith.
Showdown on Mount Carmel - Paul M. Williams
Repentance From Dead Works - Paul M. Williams
Where the Rubber Meets the Road - Paul M. Williams
My Soul Thirsteth for Thee - Paul M. Williams
Despised and Forsaken by Men - Ryan Schiavo
A Provocation Unto Emulation - Paul M. Williams
Except the LORD Build the House - Paul M. Williams
Strength Made Perfect in Weakness - Paul M. Williams
Wearing Out the Saints of God - Paul M. Williams
Trusting God in the Year of Shabbat - Paul M. Williams
One Day - Paul M. Williams
Casting Off the Burden of False Guilt - Paul M. Williams
Who Is on the LORD’S Side? - Paul M. Williams
Hindrances to Answered Prayer - Paul M. Williams
Only God Could Have Done It!- Paul M. Williams
Caught Adrift - Paul M. Williams
Pulling Down Strongholds - Paul M. Williams
The Kingdom of God Cometh in Power - Paul M. Williams
Sanctification, Separation From Evil – Jason Wright
Well Done! - Paul M. Williams
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