James 1:1, 17-18

This sermon introduces a summer series on James by exploring who James was and who believers can become through God’s grace. It presents James as a former skeptic of Jesus who became a servant and church leader, emphasizing Jesus’ humanity, the honesty of the Gospel accounts, the sufficiency of grace, and James’s call toward wholeness through faith expressed in action. Congregants are encouraged to approach James as guidance for living a whole, grace-dependent Christian life.