Practical Wisdom

A path through a forest, and to the right of the path is a wooden sign shaped in an arrow pointing towards the path that reads: Wisdom. A caption reads Practical wisdom from the book of James.
Practical wisdom is a 5-week series of messages that looks at the book of James, a book known for its wise sayings and teachings. It’s practical because we won’t just look at the words of wisdom, but we will examine how we can apply those words in our lives.

The value of God’s wisdom

We must understand that we’re not just reading words of wisdom. In James, we are reading the words of God.

Viewing these as the words of God changes the way we engage with this book. We miss out on the depth of what James has to offer if we only look at it as a book.

When we remember that these words come from God, we can walk in how powerful and transformative they are.

In this series, we won’t just look at teachings and wise sayings found in James. We’ll examine God’s words, and look at how we can apply those things to our lives. We’ll look at how we can use the practical wisdom in James to help us live wise lives.

hands praying over a Bible with the caption reading Practical Wisdom: What Can We Do? November 3, 2024, Ron Walter Speaking, James 5:13-20.

Practical Wisdom: What Can We Do?

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One of my favorite sports to play was volleyball. It was one sport where I felt like I might have been good enough to make a team. I was too ucoordinated for basketball, too skinny for football (true story). But I thought I was pretty good at not just jumping to block or spike, but … Read more

A black and white clip art image of a lion tamer holding a chair and swinging a whip overhead with the caption: Practical Wisdom: Taming the Tongue, Charles Postell Speaking, James 3:1-12

Practical Wisdom: Taming the Tongue

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We’ve all heard different sayings and adages in our lives, especially as children. Sometimes they’ll have nuggets of truth, sometimes when we look back we realize they may not have been as true as we thought they were. I remember one I heard as a child on the playground. “Boys go to Jupiter to get … Read more

A person leaps off a tall rock, with the caption that reads Practical wisdom: do in faith, James 2:14-26, message by Charles Postell, October 20, 2024.

Practical Wisdom: Do in Faith

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Math was always a challenge when I was growing up. It was bad enough when the teacher would give us a problem and we just had to enter our answer. Then they started requiring us to show our work. This was a problem, because I couldn’t bluff my way with just an answer any longer. … Read more

Several people are sitting around a table in a discussion. The caption reads Practical Wisdom: Engaging with others from James 1:19-21 presented by Charles Postell.

Practical Wisdom: Engaging With Others

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I was in college when I started watching the TV series “Friends.” It had a good cast, it was funny, and the show perfected the “will they, won’t they?” dynamic where you weren’t sure whether a couple would get together or not. A big part of that dynamic was the on again off again dance … Read more

Water from a spring flows from rocks into the source of a river, with the caption "Practical Wisdom: the Source of Wisdom, October 6 2024, Charles Postell speaking, James 1:5-8."

Practical Wisdom: The Source of Wisdom

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This is the first of our series on practical wisdom from the book of James. As we look at the wisdom in James, understand that this is not just about understanding words of wisdom. These are words from God that we can apply in our lives. This is about God’s desire for us to live … Read more