Faith That Works

Series Short Intro

June 1, 2025 - Pastor Wungreiso Valui

James speaks the truth without filters. It keeps it real and challenges believers to move beyond belief and into bold, everyday action. This is a call to a courageous faith that speaks truth, a consistent faith that endures trials, and a compassionate faith that serves others.

This is faith that is proven under fire, faith that knows no border, faith that works, faith that speaks life, faith that is human, faith that perseveres, and faith that meets real, real needs.

In a world of talk, James calls us to walk—where faith isn't just an idea but a way of life. For your family. Your school. Your job. Your struggles. Your relationships. Your future.

Because real faith was never meant to sit still.
- It was meant to move.
- To show up.
- To work.

Let's live a faith that works.

Faith Under Fire

June 8, 2025 - Pastor Wungreiso Valui

Main Message: Real faith shows up in trials and temptation. Faith Tested "Faith Under Fire: Responding with Joy and Obedience"

Big Idea: Faith isn't proven when life is easy—but when life is testing you.

"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience" — James 1:2–3

Main Points:
- Trials produce patience (1:2-4)
- God gives wisdom generously. Ask in faith (1:5-8)
- The Blessings of enduring temptations (1:12-18)
- Qualities needed in trials: Be doers of the Word, not just hearers (1:21-25)
- Pure religion: care for orphans and widows, and stay unspotted (1:27)

Faith That Shows

June 15, 2025 - Pastor Wungreiso Valui

Main Message: Real faith treats everyone with dignity and backs up belief with action.

Big Idea: Faith is visible—it treats people right and meets real needs.

"My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality." — James 2:1

Main Points:
-Don't show partiality to the rich (2:1-7)
-Love your neighbor as yourself (2:8)
-Faith without works is dead (2:14-26)

God's Design for Work

June 22, 2025 - Everst Barillas

Main Message: Work is not a curse—it's part of God's original design. Faith shapes our view of work as

Big Idea: Ephesians 2:10 – Created for good works. We were not just saved from something—we were saved for something. God created us in Christ to do good works, and our work is one of the ways we walk in His purpose.

James 1:22 – "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves."

Faithfulness in the Workplace

June 29, 2025 - Derek Yan

Main Message: Our faith should produce integrity, excellence, and witness in our daily work. Work becomes a mission field when done with faithfulness and love.

Big Idea: Daniel 6:4 – Faithfulness in a secular work environment. Faithfulness in our work is a powerful testimony. Like Daniel, our integrity in secular environments reveals the excellence of God's Spirit in us.

James 2:17 – "Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead."

Faith That Speaks Life

July 6, 2025 - Pastor Wungreiso Valui

Key Message: Real faith shows in your words. Faith Proves Itself Avoid favoritism and show your faith through loving action—faith without works is dead.

Big Idea: Your mouth reveals your maturity. Speak life, not poison. Faith Speaks Wisely "Watch Your Mouth: Wisdom that Speaks Life"

"But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so." James 3:8-10

Main Points:
- The tongue is small but powerful (3:1-6)
- Words can bless or curse (3:9-12)
- True wisdom is humble and peaceable (3:13-18)

Faith That Submits

July 13, 2025 - Alex Wiesen

Main Message: Real faith is humble, not proud or self-centered. Faith Submits "Humble and Hungry: Living Surrendered to God"

Big Idea: Faith bows before God—pride has no place in real Christianity.

"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded." — James 4:7-8

Main Points:
- Quarrels come from selfish desires (4:1-3)
- Friendship with the world is enmity with God (4:4)
- Submit to God, resist the devil (4:7-8)
- Don't boast about tomorrow (4:13-17)

Faith That Perseveres and Prays

July 20, 2025 - Pastor Margareth Valui

Main Message: Real faith prays, endures, and cares for the suffering. Faith Perseveres Stay Strong, Pray Bold: The Power of Enduring Faith"

Big Idea: Faith stays strong, lifts others, and believes in the power of prayer.

"The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." — James 5:16b

Main Points:
- Warning to the rich who oppress (5:1-6)
- Be patient like the farmers (5:7-11)
- Pray for one another—healing comes (5:13-16)
- Turn wandering believers back (5:19-20)

Faith Doesn’t Fill the Hungry

July 27, 2025 - Pastor Wungreiso Valui

Main Message: Faith is not just what we believe; it's what we do. Real faith shows up when we serve others, especially the hungry, the hurting, and the overlooked.

Key Verse: James 2:15-17 "If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,' but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead."

Matthew 25:35 (NKJV) "For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in."

Big Idea: Real faith doesn't just say something—it does something.

It meets real needs. It puts love into action. It shows up with a meal, with a hand, with compassion. Jesus sees our faith in how we serve the least among us.

Main Points:
- Real faith sees people's needs, not just their problems. It looks with compassion, not judgment. (Matthew 25:35, James 2:15-16)
- Words without action are empty. Faith is proven not by what we say but by what we do. (James 2:17)
- Serving the hungry, the stranger, and the poor is serving Christ Himself.(Matthew 25:40)
- Real faith often requires time, resources, and sacrifice—it's not always convenient, but it's always worth it. (Isaiah 58:7, James 1:27)