James 5:13-18 teaches that earnest prayer in faith can bring healing to the sick, as God desires to heal through His unchanging nature, though always according to His perfect will. Rick Warren debunks myths—that healing can be bought, that sickness [...]

Pastor Rick Warren teaches from James 5 on divine healing, addressing three common misconceptions: you can’t buy healing, sickness isn’t always due to a lack of faith, and miracles have not ceased. He explores when and how to pray for healing, [...]

Pastor Rick continues the series «A Faith That Works When Life Doesn’t» by examining James 5:12. He explores how Christians can develop a faith known for integrity, emphasizing that our reputation matters to God and influences how others perceive [...]

Pastor Rick Warren, continuing his series "The Faith That Works When Life Doesn't" from the Book of James, teaches on the pervasive danger of self-deception. Using scriptures like Jeremiah 17:9 and James 1:22, he outlines eight [...]

This sermon from James 4:17–5:8 addresses financial insecurity, contrasting hoarding with biblical saving. Pastor Rick Warren explains that God opposes greed, not wealth, and that money is a tool to be used for good, not stockpiled out of fear or [...]

Pastor Rick reminds us that even in the midst of global crises like pandemics, unrest, and economic hardship, believers can stay hopeful because we know the end of the story from Revelation: Jesus returns, evil is defeated, and we win eternally. [...]

Pastor Rick explains that the COVID-19 pandemic is testing our faith like never before, showing our true colors under pressure, and urges us to respond biblically by continuing to worship God, serve others in need, and trust His timing rather than [...]

Pastor Rick teaches that quarrels stem from internal conflicting selfish desires clashing with God's will, and drawing from James 4, he offers practical steps rooted in humility, prayer, and reliance on God to significantly reduce arguments [...]

Pastor Rick emphasizes that in an uncertain future like during the COVID-19 pandemic, we must avoid planning without God, presuming on tomorrow, and procrastinating on doing good, instead praying over plans, living one day at a time, and acting [...]

Pastor Rick explains that judgmentalism stems from guilt and pride, violates the royal law of love, usurps God’s role as judge, and is unchristian; he urges believers to break this habit by remembering seven biblical truths that foster humility and [...]

Pastor Rick encourages believers to maintain hope during the COVID-19 pandemic by remembering seven biblical truths from James: difficulties are temporary, God uses them for good, irritation doesn't help, trusting God pleases Him, Jesus is [...]

Pastor Rick teaches that mercy—love in action—triumphs over judgment, urging believers to show mercy to everyone as God has shown them, because it reflects Christ's mission, secures our own forgiveness, combats depression through service, and [...]

Pastor Rick warns that the tongue, though small, has immense power to direct life's course, destroy what we have, and reveal our true character, urging believers to seek God's help in filtering words to avoid self-deception and reflect [...]

Pastor Rick urges believers to cultivate patient faith amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, using James 5:7-11 to highlight lessons from farmers (waiting expectantly), prophets (waiting without complaining), and Job (waiting confidently), [...]

James 3:18 promises that peacemakers who plant seeds of peace will reap a harvest of goodness, and Rick Warren stresses that true children of God are peacemakers, not avoiders or appeasers. In a conflicted world, we desperately need to learn [...]

In times of chaos and injustice, Jesus declares blessed are the peacemakers who will be called children of God, and James 3:13-18 reveals that heavenly wisdom produces humble, peaceful relationships. Rick Warren teaches six practical seeds from [...]

In a culture full of fakes, James warns that fake faith has no power to save or change lives, especially when life falls apart like during a pandemic. Real faith is not mere words, emotions, intellectual belief, or debate—it is visible through [...]

During the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are experiencing increased anger and irritability, but James teaches that a faith that works in crisis keeps us calm by managing anger wisely. Rick Warren explains that anger itself is not always [...]

In the storms of the COVID-19 crisis and life's inevitable changes, James teaches that a faith anchored in God's unchanging Word provides stability and hope when everything else is unstable. Rick Warren explains that treating the Bible as [...]

In the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, Rick Warren shares that a faith that works when life does not makes tough choices easier by trusting God for wisdom, freedom from second-guessing, divine action, and good from even mistakes. Drawing from James [...]