Calvary Chapel Carson City
Sunday Morning Live
January 25, 2026
James 4-5
Living Authentic Faith, pt.4
The results and responsibilities
of drawing near to God
James is a guide to moving beyond professions of faith to a life of tangible authentic Christian action and integrity.
Calling for a transformed life that shows consistency between belief and behavior, focusing on enduring trials, seeking wisdom, controlling speech, caring for the needy, and living humbly, this is an Active and Living Faith.
Authentic Faith is to "practice what you preach."
Living Genuine Faith that isn't just hearing the Word of God, but actively doing it, making authenticity real and tangible in every part of your daily life; in thought, word and deed.
The eight step solution for the Lords, empowering presence.
Submit to God
Resist the devil
Draw drawn near to God
Cleanse your hands
Purify your hearts
Be miserable and mourn and weep
Let your laughter be turned to morning your joy to gloom
Humble yourself before the Lord
And He will exalt (lift you) up
Ephesians 2:6++
New positioning, New responsibility
The solution for strife
James 4:11-12
Right with God results in right with others
Heart, mind, mouth
These are not altered. They are changed/or not.
Humble before God is to be dependent upon God
James 4:13-16
Not my own!
Spurgeon’s Two great certainty about things that shall come to pass:
#1 God knows
#2 We don’t
Do what you know
Continue to learn what you don’t.
The Lord is more interested in our actions not just our Amen!
Amen is “so be it”
Action is “I will be it” (as you, Lord direct) put me in Coach!
James makes it clear that ‘to know it’ means we are accountable to do it.
Actions move in what we believe, lips move and what we want people to know we believe. Which is louder, deeper, impactful?
James 4:7-5:20
The Limburger sandwich
The “to do’s” of the Inner Authentic Life
James 5:7–5:11
Be patient
Be observant-SEE
Be Trusting Waiting patiently “for it”
-The fruit produced by the early and ladder rains
VS 8
You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
The admonition and consideration of these previous versus:
Be patient
Establish your hearts
Be watchful
Be ready
Standing firm
Maintain inner poise
Do not grumble
BEHOLD: watchful and ready, observant
The Lord is at hand
The Judge is at the door
Take: Be remembering the days of old
Be reminded of the examples of our past and present
Especially those who suffered and were patient
Remember Hebrews chapter 11
We esteem them, we countdown blessed, we have heard of their perseverance, the question is:
Are we living the same as they example?
The “to do’s” of the Outer Authentic Life
James 5:12–5:20
James’s final list of exterior actions of authentic Christian living
“Above all”
Do not swear, oath, vow by:
Heaven or earth
Or any such thing:
The New Yorker: I swear on my mother’s grave.
The list of:
Let your
Let him
Let them
But let your yes be yes and your no be no
Let him pray
Let him sing
Let him call for the elders
Let them pray
Confess your trespasses to one another:
Why?
Help and Accountability
Let him know that he who turns a sinner
