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Do you find anywhere in scripture where Jesus warns that one's faith can be lost ... or that believers won't perform commensurate works ?

I just gave you Matthew 7:21-27 to that effect.
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

24 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,

25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,

27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof.

Reads to me that Jesus was emphasizing the importance of right relationship (to Him) ... as opposed to works here.

Jesus begins by proclaiming that not everyone who will mouth the words ... "Lord, Lord ... " will be a true disciple of His. He goes on to say that only those that do the will of the Father ... will enter into heaven.

And what is the will of the Father ?

Jesus makes this clear in John 6 ...
John 6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

Certainly not everyone who will claim followship of Jesus ... when He visibly comes into His kingdom ... will have true relationship with Him.

That is why these (portrayed in the passage) are claiming the works that they do ... "haven't we done this, that, and the other ... in your name."

Jesus sees their hearts and identifies them as imposters ... for they have never had a relationship with Him.
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
The remainder of the passage compares the fates of two men who had built houses on different tracts of land.

One man had built his house upon the sand ... and when the wind and waves came ... his house was destroyed.

The other (wise) had built his house upon a rock (that's Jesus) ... and when the wind and waves came ... his house stood.

In these passage, Jesus talks about faith (in Him) more than He does anything else. If you have made your connection with Jesus (i.e. built your faith upon a rock) ... your faith will stand.
1 John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
If your faith is built upon any other thing (than the Son), ... then the troubles of this life will destory it when they come.