The Tongue and Its Nature (James 3)

by | Sep 28, 2022 | Anger, Attitude, Church, Daily Devotionals, Devotional, Faith, Family, Fool, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Hot Topics, James, Ministry, New Testament, Pride, Sin, Trials and Temptations, Trust

Scripture reading – James 3 Our study of the Epistle of James continues with chapter 3, and the focus is three major themes of the book: Trials, Temptations, and the Tongue. Wonderfully practical and convicting, the overriding subject is the tongue and the trouble it...

Persevering in Trials, and Overcoming Temptations (James 1; James 2)

by | Sep 27, 2022 | Attitude, Church, Daily Devotionals, Death, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Hope, James, Ministry, New Testament, Pride, Sin, Theology, Trials and Temptations, Trust

Scripture reading – James 1; James 2 Our two-year chronological study of the Scriptures continues with a brief departure from our readings in the Acts of the Apostles, and picks up in the book of James. Completing our prior study of Acts 14, we found Paul and Barnabas...