Faith In The City | A Reformational Evangelical Anglican Podcast

Is your relationship with God on the right track? Is it possible to know all the right things about God and still end up getting it all wrong?  Answering that question seems rather easy enough. However,  Jesus makes it clear that having right theology does not mean that you are in a good relationship with […] The post FITC37 | Is Your Relationship With God On the Right Track? appeared first on Grace Nation with Dr. Jonathan G. Smith.

What is the real secret behind living each and every day with spiritual integrity? Answering this question isn’t for everybody. Because when you ask that question, you must make an active decision — the decision to walk daily with Jesus. In this final sermon on Living the Integrated Life, we conclude this series by examining […] The post FITC36 | How To Live Everyday With Spiritual Integrity – James 5:12-20 appeared first on Grace Nation with Dr. Jonathan G. Smith.

Have you ever noticed advertisements that begin with “the number one secret to changing your prayer life?” Frankly, I haven’t. And that’s too bad because prayer is one of the most important disciplines in the life of faith. We all want to know the secret formula to success and the life of our dreams. But […] The post FITC35 | The Number One Secret to Changing Your Prayer Life – James 4:1-10 appeared first on Grace Nation with Dr. Jonathan G. Smith.

Do you underestimate the power of your words? Do words really hurt? In this message, Dr. Jonathan G. Smith continues his series, The Integrated Life, by looking closely at the issue of our speech. James teaches that contained within our speech is the power to create life or destroy it. Knowing the difference between the […] The post FITC34 | The Awful Power of the Words We Say – James 3:1-12 appeared first on Grace Nation with Dr. Jonathan G. Smith.

What kind of faith saves you from God’s judgment? Protestant Christianity has staked its reputation on grace alone through faith alone.  But does saving faith mean that all we need to do is merely believe?  Or is there a connection between saving faith and the things we do? In this episode, we continue to look […] The post FITC33 | Justification, Works, and Genuine Saving Faith – James 2:14-26 appeared first on Grace Nation with Dr. Jonathan G. Smith.

Discrimination is just plain ugly.  No matter the reason why it might have happened, when a person feels discriminated against, it can be a very painful experience. So is the church any better at avoiding this social problem? Unfortunately, for the church, prejudice against certain groups can happen even in conservative, evangelical churches.  So what is […] The post FITC32 | Discrimination, the Gospel, and the Church – James 2:1-12 appeared first on Grace Nation with Dr. Jonathan G. Smith.

This political season has resulted in lots of anger. But for the Christian, anger is not always an option for faithful followers of Jesus Christ. Pastor Jonathan continues his sermon in the Letter of James by looking at the theme of anger and God’s righteousness. James epistle does not allow us to get angry at anything […] The post FITC31 | How Anger Destroys Our Gospel Witness – James 1:19-27 appeared first on Grace Nation with Dr. Jonathan G. Smith.