Free Methodist Church Of Santa Barbara

We have come to the end of James! I had some of you tell me when we began this book over the summer that you couldn't believe we were going through November with only five chapters. Yet, here we are. What an amazing time we have had. We have explored so much richness through the ideas in this letter. It has been a gift from the Lord for us. Sunday, we will talk about the last two verses. What does it mean to bring back someone who wandered from the faith? As usual, there is a depth of wisdom in just a few words from James. To prepare, I want you to think about the times you have been part of restoring someone to God. . . or maybe about when you have been brought back to full faith in Him. The story of God throughout the Bible is about how He makes a way for people to return to Him. Let us pray about what that means for us in this season of life. We will also do a short recap of what we have learned through James in this study. So many important lessons! The Lord is near to His people. He teaches us what it