Outside a tomb on a Sunday morning thousands of years ago, a woman rejected by the world encounters a miracle.

Learning to wait is a hard lesson in life. James shows us when, why, and how to be patient.

What do you focus on most throughout the day? What is your life centered around? For most people, our favorite letter of the alphabet is “I”. But what would life be like if we could shift our focus to something else—and what exactly should that be?

Temptation strikes! What will your response be? Whether it's a bad habit you've continually struggled with, or an opportunity to respond to something in a way that you'll regret later, temptation will rear its ugly head. So how will you react next time this happens? And what exactly is God's role in all of this?

When it's time to make a decision, what do you base your decision on? And do you ever worry you'll make the wrong decision? What biblical truths can guide us in making wise decisions?

If you’re not currently in going through a tough time right now, guess what—there’s probably one right around the corner! It’s the nature of living in this world, and most tough times are out of our control. But our response to these tough times is something that we can, through Christ, have some control over, and it all comes down to what we believe God’s role is in our trials.

This first message in the series addresses who James was, and how the book of James complements the teachings of Paul. But the most important question he addresses is how we can live authentically in a world that isn't? Is there anything in our lives distinguishing us as Christians from the rest of the world?

Jossy is the founder and international director of Empart, a global Christian non-profit organization. Empart today has successfully planted more than 1,200 churches in one of the world's most unreached regions: North India. Visit his website at www.jossychacko.org