# Convenient Christianity: Believing Without Following

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Podcast: [Soul City Church - Chicago, IL](https://stenobird.com/podcast/soul-city-church-chicago-il-6570325)
Published: 2026-04-27T13:24:11+00:00
Episode link: http://www.soulcitychurch.com
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## Resource

What’s the difference between believing something and actually living it? In this message, Pastor Jarrett Stevens walks through James 2 and challenges the idea that faith is just something we believe. Because real faith doesn’t just stay in your head. It shows up in how you live. A faith that asks nothing of you changes nothing in you. So here’s the question. What are you actually doing with what you believe? 📖 James 2 📍 Soul City Church | Chicago #Faith #SpiritualGrowth #FollowJesus #SoulCityChurch

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