FAITH THAT WORKS (9)
Series: James
Stephen Whitney
James 2:14-19
On October 2, 1950 the cartoon strip written by Charles Schulz made its debut in just 7 newspapers. Fifty years later it appeared in 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries around the world. It has become the most successful cartoon strip in the world with merchandise generating one billion dollars in sales a year.
Even with all his success at the age of 76 Schulz continued to single-handedly draw the 365 cartoons which appeared every day in the papers. The comic strip features the loveable loser Charlie Brown in his zigzag shirt, his wacky beagle Snoopy and their unique group of friends. In the cartoon he has shared the trials and tribulations they face in trying to understand life from a child's point of view and in trying to get along with each other.
In one cartoon Snoopy crouches in blowing snow at Charlie Brown's door with his food dish clamped between his teeth looking for something to eat. Charlie Brown says, "Go! Be warmed and filled!" and then he shuts the door. "What good is that?" Snoopy mutters as he trudges back to his doghouse.
Words without action mean nothing. Talk is cheap. It says things, makes claims and tells stories, but just talking does not provide solutions or practical care for others. It is in doing something practical that the needs of people are met and they are cared for.
We have a familiar saying which we use in many ways:
"Actions speak louder than words."
Words are easy, but actions demonstrate that what you said was true because you acted on what you said. James says that if a person claims to have faith, but doesn't do anything with the faith they claim to have what good is their faith.
Our faith must be demonstrated by our actions.
James 1:22 Be doers of the word and not hearers only.
WORDS WITHOUT ACTIONS :14-16
Challenge :14
Good (KJB profit) - Gk. advantage meaning benefit (:16).
It is receiving ...
Series: James
Stephen Whitney
James 2:14-19
On October 2, 1950 the cartoon strip written by Charles Schulz made its debut in just 7 newspapers. Fifty years later it appeared in 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries around the world. It has become the most successful cartoon strip in the world with merchandise generating one billion dollars in sales a year.
Even with all his success at the age of 76 Schulz continued to single-handedly draw the 365 cartoons which appeared every day in the papers. The comic strip features the loveable loser Charlie Brown in his zigzag shirt, his wacky beagle Snoopy and their unique group of friends. In the cartoon he has shared the trials and tribulations they face in trying to understand life from a child's point of view and in trying to get along with each other.
In one cartoon Snoopy crouches in blowing snow at Charlie Brown's door with his food dish clamped between his teeth looking for something to eat. Charlie Brown says, "Go! Be warmed and filled!" and then he shuts the door. "What good is that?" Snoopy mutters as he trudges back to his doghouse.
Words without action mean nothing. Talk is cheap. It says things, makes claims and tells stories, but just talking does not provide solutions or practical care for others. It is in doing something practical that the needs of people are met and they are cared for.
We have a familiar saying which we use in many ways:
"Actions speak louder than words."
Words are easy, but actions demonstrate that what you said was true because you acted on what you said. James says that if a person claims to have faith, but doesn't do anything with the faith they claim to have what good is their faith.
Our faith must be demonstrated by our actions.
James 1:22 Be doers of the word and not hearers only.
WORDS WITHOUT ACTIONS :14-16
Challenge :14
Good (KJB profit) - Gk. advantage meaning benefit (:16).
It is receiving ...
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