James: Living a God-Saturated Life

For those of you who may not attend Levi's House, or South Suburban Christian Church, I thought I would post the introduction to the study guide we have put together for our current sermon series in the book of James. We have titled the series, "Saturated," which comes from the idea that in James we encounter clear, direct teaching on what it "looks like" to live a life completely saturated with Jesus. Here is the intro:

Imagine for a moment, a sponge - a sponge so completely filled with water, that if you so much as brush your finger across it's edge, water will immediately spill out onto your finger and flood whatever surface the sponge happens to be resting on - such a sponge is saturated with water. In similar fashion, the Letter of James paints for us a vivid picture of authentic Christian faith. Authentic faith, according to James, results in God-saturated living - an everyday life so full of God, that Who He is and what He says permeates and transforms every part of who we are. The Letter of James exposes us to the core message of the Gospel of grace and challenges us to seek God's wisdom and guidance in faithfully living as agents of gracious restoration. Our prayer is that God will use this sermon series along with our daily Bible reading, to increasingly shape us into a God-saturated community of people, who are passionately pursuing Jesus, being transformed by His grace, and transforming the world for His glory.

This week we will be digging into James 1:12-18, a passage that focuses in on temptation, sin, and God as the giver of all good and perfect gifts. Check out this link to our online sermons to listen in: http://www.southsuburban.com/audio.html.