An Expositional Sermon
James 2:20-26
“Faith Without Works Is Dead, Part 2”
Theme/Big Idea: Real faith bears works consistent with belief in God’s ability to raise the dead, and of a love that looks like taking risks for the good of God’s people.
Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would grow us up in Christ bearing the kind of fruit that increasingly reflects the perfections of Christ.
Outline:
(1) Empty Useless Faith (James 2:20)
(2) Real Faith Bears the Kind of Fruit that Only Makes Sense if God Has the Power to Raise the Dead (James 2:21-24)
(3) Real Faith Bears the Kind of Fruit that Risks Death to Help God’s People (James 2:25)
(4) How Is Your Faith Real, Useful, & Evidenced in Your Life? (James 2:26)