Love Actually Pt. 4 - 2/25/2024

Pastor Dale Benson James 2: 14-17 (NLT) - Dale's Upward Illustration: - I can say I believe in Upward. How am I demonstrating that I believe in Upward? - Faith, without works, is dead. - Faith, when combined with works, brings life. - (Not just to the person the work is performed through). James 2: 18-20 (NLT) - Faith, without deeds, is useless. - Faith, with deeds, is useful. James 2:21-26 (NLT) - Our actions can be the breath of life to faith. - This passage has always lit me up (in a good way), and that was when I viewed it in the negative. I would always think that if I was not living out my faith with good works, I was a dead Christian. But a simple change of perspective has caused me to realize that when I live out my faith through my actions… - I am moving toward life. Toward fulfillment. Toward purpose. - When we volunteer for Upward, our faith breathes life into us and into others. - When we volunteer at Jordan’s Crossing, The Refuge, Covering, Lower Lights or at our church’s school, our faith can breathe life into others. - When we serve through NextGen or marriage mentoring or Care and Compassion. - When we walk across the street to take a meal or help a single parent with the chores around their house, we breathe life into them and into our faith.