A Faith That Transforms Lives: Part IV
Posted September 20th, 2009 by fr. greg
Sermon preached at the 8 am & 10 am services.
(Due to a technical problem, this sermon is not available for listening as an MP3 but can be read in PDF form here.)
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a
James cuts to the heart of that which prevents a bumper crop of righteousness in our lives: desire! He helps us to connect wealth with violence, impatience in prayer with impertinence in relationship. We are called us to submit in meekness to the wisdom from above, following Jesus in refusing to grasp and cling to our things, our desires, our aspirations, but rather to have our desire fulfilled in God and his good gifts.