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Faith That Speaks Life | James 3:1-12 | Chapel Hill Gig Harbor
James 3 shows that the tongue has power 🔥 — it can bless 💖 or destroy 💔. Though no one can tame it alone, the Holy Spirit can transform our hearts so our words bring life 💧. Before you speak, pause and pray: “Come, Holy Spirit.” 🙏 Let’s be people whose words bless others 🌿✨ […]
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Faith That Works
Faith That Works | James 2:14-26 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
✈️ Lost passport, lost faith? Pastor Ellis reminds us it’s possible to think we have faith—but find it missing when it matters most. 🌳 Faith = Tree | Works = Fruit Real faith shows up in action. A tree without fruit is dead; so is faith without works. 🍑 🔤 The ABCs of Dead Faith: […]
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Faith That Sees People Rightly
Faith That Sees People Rightly | James 2:1-13 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
What happens when our vision of people is clouded by favoritism, prejudice, or partiality? In James 2, the early church is confronted with this very issue, and the same challenge applies to us today. In this sermon, Pastor Julie Hawkins unpacks James’ call to “show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord […]
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Faith In Action
Faith In Action | James 1:19-27 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
James 1:19–27 reminds us: don’t just hear 👂 God’s Word — do it 🏃. 🙏 Revere — Humbly place yourself under Scripture. 🪞 Retain — Keep it before you, don’t forget it. ⚡ Respond — Watch your words 🗣️, lift the lowly 🤝, stay spotless 🤍. Let’s move from informed ➝ transformed ✝️💪. […]
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Faith Under Pressure | James 1:1-18 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
🌊⛈️ — Life brings trials and storms 🤔🙏 — We ask “why?” and “how?” 📖✝️ — James says trials test faith → build perseverance 🏃♂️💪 — Like Ironman training, endurance transforms us 😀➡️💔➡️💪 — Trials: not to make us bitter, but better 4 Keys for Facing Trials: 1️⃣ 👆📖 — Look Up: ask God for […]
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