Pastor Jacob
Jacob is the lead teaching and founding pastor alongside his wife, Kym. They have two boys and have lived in Airway Heights for 13 years. Jacob has a deep heart for coaching wrestling and serving churches in Latin America. He also actively serves his community as a local chaplain and as the president of the local park board.
Title: Part 6. Action
Speaker: Pastor Jacob Powers
Date: 6.21.26
Scripture: James 2:18 NLT
Big idea: How do I find my God-given purpose?
Main Point: Taking a risky step in faith
Car ride conversation: What small step of faith is God asking you todo this week?
Anchor Passage: James 2:17 Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
Prophetic Thought: It is entirely possible to exhaust yourself running at full speed and realize you haven’t actually moved an inch. That is the exhausting reality of navigating life without a clear sense of purpose. Today, life should be easy with the abundance of information, how-to guides, and AI at our fingertips. Yet life is about more than what we know. We can know everything and still find ourselves stuck in an endless, empty pursuit of more, never truly satisfied. The real question is: What are we going to do with what we know? We can have lots of faith and still feel stuck. Jesus' invitation is not a pursuit of more information, but of transformation. His hope meets us as we take steps of risky faith, moving us forward and shaping us into who He calls us to be.
Application: The real question we have to face is: what are we actually going to do with what we know? We can have a massive amount of faith on paper and still be completely stuck in place because we are afraid to get uncomfortable. Risky faith doesn't usually start with a massive, life-altering leap; it starts with small, daily steps of obedience. It’s seeing an injustice, a problem, or a hopeless situation, and allowing your heart to be moved. We can’t do everything, but all of us can do something. It is picking up the phone to restore a broken relationship. It is checking in on someone who seems to be absent. It is opening a door for a stranger or picking up a piece of garbage on the ground that you did not put there. It might be offering to pray for a coworker, giving a granola bar to a homeless person, or simply stopping to listen to a friend in need. Faith and works are completely bound together. When you take that small, uncomfortable step, you are flexing a spiritual muscle—and that is exactly where you experience the transformation of a God who says, "I've got you."
James 2:14-17 NLT 14 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? 15 Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, 16 and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
James 2:18 NLT 18 Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
Thessalonians 1:2-3 NLT : "We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly. As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Prophetic Thought: It is entirely possible to exhaust yourself running at full speed and realize you haven’t actually moved an inch. That is the exhausting reality of navigating life without a clear sense of purpose. Today, life should be easy with the abundance of information, how-to guides, and AI at our fingertips. Yet life is about more than what we know. We can know everything and still find ourselves stuck in an endless, empty pursuit of more, never truly satisfied. The real question is: What are we going to do with what we know? We can have lots of faith and still feel stuck. Jesus' invitation is not a pursuit of more information, but of transformation. His hope meets us as we take steps of risky faith, moving us forward and shaping us into who He calls us to be.
Application: The real question we have to face is: what are we actually going to do with what we know? We can have a massive amount of faith on paper and still be completely stuck in place because we are afraid to get uncomfortable. Risky faith doesn't usually start with a massive, life-altering leap; it starts with small, daily steps of obedience. It’s seeing an injustice, a problem, or a hopeless situation, and allowing your heart to be moved. We can’t do everything, but all of us can do something. It is picking up the phone to restore a broken relationship. It is checking in on someone who seems to be absent. It is opening a door for a stranger or picking up a piece of garbage on the ground that you did not put there. It might be offering to pray for a coworker, giving a granola bar to a homeless person, or simply stopping to listen to a friend in need. Faith and works are completely bound together. When you take that small, uncomfortable step, you are flexing a spiritual muscle—and that is exactly where you experience the transformation of a God who says, "I've got you."
James 2:14-17 NLT 14 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? 15 Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, 16 and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
James 2:18 NLT 18 Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
Thessalonians 1:2-3 NLT : "We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly. As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ."