Pastor Brent Kompelien launches a new series for winter-spring 2025 on the book of James. The central theme is “God has ordained the local church to be the context in which He forges faith in you and displays the gospel in living reality.” In outlining James 1:1-18, Pastor Brent addresses “What Do Trials Produce?” (vv. 1-4, 12); “What Do Trials Reveal?” (vv. 5-11); and “How Do Trials Change Our Perspective?” (vv. 13-18). Pastor Brent includes a personal story of the goodness of God through his family’s local church amidst the trial of his twin brother Brad’s bone cancer at age 12.