Sermon Series: Retro Faith
Retro Faith: A study of the book of James
Faith from the Fifties A.D.
The word "retro" derives from the Latin prefix retro, meaning "backwards" or "in past times" It implies a movement toward the past as a part of progressing toward the future. Retro is a term often used to describe culturally outdated or aged trends, modes, or fashions from the past that have once again become functionally or superficially the norm. Retro movements emphasize a throwback to the past, bringing elements of an earlier time to the present and breathing new life into them. 
Retro-Faith
Today, the word “retro” is most often used in a positive sense, referring to quirky or attractive products or trends that are no longer available. Retro-faith seeks to explore faith as James understood it back in the 50s…A.D. The practical outworking of our faith has changed since James wrote his letter—and not all for the better. A spiritualized culture with an ambiguous “faith in God” has bled over into a once distinct faith in Jesus Christ. Christianity is not lived out by Christians and therefore not viewed by Non-Christians as radically life-changing. If we’re honest, Christians rarely think, look, or sound much different than non-Christians in how they live, separated more by their tribal language and cultural traditions than by their lifestyle. In the pursuit of cultural relevance to the world and personal liberty, Christians have abandoned the basics of godly living, actions which confirm true faith, as old fashioned or outdated.
In this study, we intend to re-establish the essential practices and perspectives of what it means to be called a Christian--and to actually live like one. We will not develop new spiritual disciplines for a more progressive Christian faith, rather, we will look backward and make that which is old new again—a Retro faith.
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Week 1- Intro/Loving & Serving 1.1
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Week 11 - Above & Below 3.13-4.3 |
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