One of the hardest things to accept is God's judgment. Because we are all guilty and subject to His judgment. But James reminds us of God's mercy. But he also reminds us that in some way God judges us the same way we judge others.

When things are difficult God wants us to respond by asking Him for wisdom and growing in our faith through the trial. But we don't always respond that way. Sometimes we respond by blaming others or even blaming God.

In this final message on the core values of FPC, Pastor Chip teaches on the mission of the church, which is to make Christ known to others. One of the problems in our wing of the church, Evangelical Christianity, is that we tend to think of our relationship with Jesus as personal and our relationship with a church optional. But the Bible is clear that the church is the Body of Christ and the Bride of Christ. It's difficult to have a relationship with Jesus without His Body.

Many people spend their lives trying to find their purpose. But your primary purpose is to worship God.

Generosity is a core value of FPC because it's the way God is. Because God is generous with us we should be generous with our time, abilities, money, and forgiveness.