Sunday 21st February

A different type of evening meeting was enjoyed by those few saints able to reach the Hall, there having been significant snowfall during the day. This prevented the expected speaker, Mark Reynolds of SASRA from being able to travel and Graham Elliot of our own fellowship stood in at short notice. We were presented with an outline sketch of the Epistle written by The Apostle, James thus:

• chapter 1 what the believer has - a confident stand
• chapter 2 what the believer does - compassionate service
• chapter 3 what the believer says - careful speech
• chapter 4 what the believer feels - contrite submission
• chapter 5 what the believer gives - concerned sharing

We looked at the following passages chapter 1 1-8, chapter 2 1-23 and chapter 5 7-8, 11 and 17.

We considered the examples of Abraham, Job and Elijah as men of faith and we were exhorted to faith, patience, righteousness and an active prayer life.