We live in a world that is constantly ranking people—by success, appearance, wealth, influence, background, and even how easy they are to like.
But James says the church should be different.
In James 2:1–13, we’re confronted with a challenging truth: favoritism isn’t just a manners problem—it’s a gospel problem. Grace changes the way we see people. When we remember how much mercy we’ve received from Jesus, we become people who are eager to extend that same mercy to others.
In this message by Preaching Minister Gordon Dabbs, Ph.D., from our IRL: In Real Life series, we’ll explore what it means to follow Jesus in a world of VIP sections, velvet ropes, and labels—and why there should be no warmer place for the overlooked than the church.
Who do you naturally notice…and who have you trained yourself not to see?