What does genuine faith look like when we leave church and step into the realities of everyday life? How does our Sunday worship shape the way we show up at work, at school, in our homes, and in our communities?
In this message, Pastor Ruthie Seiders invites us to consider a powerful and challenging truth from the book of James: faith that does not move us to action is incomplete. A living, authentic faith is not something we simply believe—it is something we practice.
Drawing from James 2, Pastor Ruthie explores what it means to live out a working faith—a faith that connects prayer, worship, and belief with tangible expressions of love, mercy, justice, and compassion in the places God has called us to serve each day. Using Scripture, real-life examples, and stories from Grace Chapel’s Faith and Work gathering, this message highlights how God is already at work through people across all ages, vocations, and life stages.
This sermon wrestles honestly with questions like:
Can faith be real if it doesn’t shape how we treat others?
How do faith and works relate without turning obedience into performance?
What does it look like to love our neighbors in the ordinary moments of work and responsibility?
James reminds us that even belief alone is not enough—even the demons believe. What marks genuine faith is love in action. From the faith of Abraham to the courage of Rahab, Scripture shows us that faith comes alive when it is expressed through deeds shaped by trust in God and love for others.
Pastor Ruthie challenges us to imagine what might change if we truly believed that every person we encounter is a child of God, an image bearer, and that our work as followers of Jesus is to treat them that way. When we close the gap between Sunday and Monday, faith becomes visible—not just in words, but in lives shaped by grace.
This message is an invitation to reflect deeply on how your faith shows up in the small, everyday choices you make—and to live out a faith that works for the good of others and the glory of God.
