James

Call To Worship & Singing

• "You Are Good"
  (Johnson and Riddle)
• "King of My Heart"
  (McMillan)
• "Jesus Paid it All"
  (Nifong, Hall and Grape)

Sermon (Jeff Faust)

Reflect & Next Steps

Responses & Singing

• "Good Good Father"
  (Brown and Barrett)
• "Goodness of God"
  (Fielding, Johnson, Cash and Ingram)

Dismissal & Sending

Fall Fest for Kids
Sunday, October 27 (during services)
Your kids are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes on this Sunday. We will celebrate fall with crafts and lots of fun. EMAIL ALLY for questions and details.

NoCo Night of Worship
Sunday, October 27, 6-8pm
Join the Vineyards of Northern Colorado for an evening of extended worship and prayer hosted at the Vineyard Church of the Rockies. Childcare available for children 5 years and under. EMAIL KIM to RSVP for childcare.

Parents Night Out
Saturday, November 2, 5-9pm
This is a great opportunity for the parents in our community. It’s a fun evening for you and your kiddos! All proceeds go towards the youth ministry fund. Register HERE and contact ALLY with questions.

Newcomer Lunch
Sunday, November 3, 12:30pm
If you are new to the Vineyard, this lunch is for you! This will be a fun opportunity to connect with Vineyard leaders and learn more about our church. RSVP NOW

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James 1
by: Jeff Faust

The book of James is a fascinating book because you can tell that most of this book is highly influenced by Jesus’ messages.  I mean, as you read through James you see pretty quickly how uniquely tied it is to The Sermon on the Mount, for instance, one of Jesus’ most famous messages.

• James 1:2-4 (NLT)
  (2) Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.  (3) For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. (4) So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

Why Am I Being Tested?

Who You Are

Who You Are Becoming

• James 1:3 (NLT)
  (3) For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.

How do you respond to testing?

Blame & Complain
Avoid & Quit or Find Shortcuts
Isolate

• James 1:5-8 (NLT)
  (5) If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you.  He will not rebuke you for asking. (6) But when you ask Him, be sure that your faith is in God alone.  Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.  (7) Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. (8) Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.

Humble Prayer
Steadfast Faith

• James 1:5 (NLT)
  (5) If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you.  He will not rebuke you for asking.

God can see the beginning from the end in ways that we can’t always see.  He can see the beginning of our life from the end, He can uniquely see who we are today and who we are becoming in the future and like a good coach who presses you to grow, like a good father—who doesn’t rebuke you for asking but encourages you on the journey—He will come alongside of you and generously give His love, wisdom, guidance, and care every step of the way.