Key Points Lessons and Teachings from James By Brother Michel Lankford A Personal Note: Hello and God bless you. What follows is a devotional Bible study of the book of James. Late last year, the Lord was impressing upon me that I should start reading certain books of Scripture, and keeping a "running…

By Pastor Glenn Pease It is not likely that anyone here would know that August 6th was the day on which the first human being was electrocuted in Aubrun, New York, or that it was the day on which the first American woman swam the English Channel, or the one which the first printed copies of the Constitution…

Having Healthy Faith: the Book of James When you Face Trials & Temptations… James 1:1-8 Today, we are going to embark on an 18 week journey through a little book in the back of your Bible – the book of James. It is a book that is only five chapters long, but packs a huge punch as “the Proverbs of the…

“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, “To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: “Greetings.”[1] Whenever we read the letters of the New Testament, we are likely to hurry through the opening words treating them as unimportant formal details. Letter introductions in the ancient world usually…

The Perfect Law Of Liberty[1] INTRODUCTION: 1. Read Text: James 2:8-13. 2. Regarding text: (1) James is saying, “There is not one thing wrong with fulfilling the “royal law” (i.e. love your neighbor…), in fact it is a good thing, BUT if you are in the process showing favoritism (respect the rich, disregard…

Heavenly Father bless what I am about to share that only your word of truth is heard – Amen One of the big problems we have in our society is a lack of Drama in our understanding of the Bible Let me say that again, and then I will explain what I mean… One of the big problems we have in our society is…

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Filled with the Holy Spirit, let us speak the Word of God with boldness. The reading from Proverbs begins with the words, ‘Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares’(Proverbs 1:20) and ends with the words, ‘whoever listens to me will…

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves ( Mt 17:1 ). Six days after what? What happened six days earlier that was so important? Two things, actually – both involving Peter. First, Peter made his great confession, “You…

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost The one treasure that lasts for ever – the treasure of salvation. ‘A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies… Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised’(Proverbs 31:10, 30). We are to seek…

How Can I Profit From My Pain? James 1:2-8 Richard E. Powell November 23, 2008 Fort Caroline Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL Years ago I read the story of a woman and her parakeet named “Chippie.” According to a newspaper article, the woman was cleaning Chippie’s cage with the hose of her canister vacuum…

James was the apostle of passion. Passion is only good when focused on the pioneer and perfector of our faith Jesus.

February 28 2016

Faith Tested; Faith Perfected; Faith Affirmed; Faith Clarified

THE LETTER OF JAMES Critical Introduction and Exegetical Notes Jimmy Dukes CRITICAL INTRODUCTION The Epistle of James, following the major Epistle to the Hebrews, is the first in a group of letters in the New Testament referred to as the General Epistles. These letters came to be called general epistles…

James writes to remind us that we need to "grow up" and become mature in Christ.

Did you realize that Howard Stapleton invented "the mosquito" in 2005. Not the annoying, disease carrying pest but a 17.4kh noisemaker intended to keep kids from loitering around shops and stores. It works because most people over 25 can't hear that high a sound. Consider this; the same group of people…

“No Pecking Allowed” James 2:1-13 May 17, 1998 James 2:1-13 My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to…

Have you ever met someone whose life was characterized by their prayer life? Prayer is a time of refreshment. Howard Taylor says of his father, Hudson Taylor, “For forty years the sun never rose on China that God didn’t find him on his knees.” —Howard Taylor, Hudson Taylor and the China Inland Mission…

Let us pray…Gracious and Loving God, as we stand on the threshold of another Lenten season, we pray for clarity of mind, openness of spirit, and for our ears and eyes to hear and see what you have in store for us as we remember the sacrifice of your Son for our sins. In the coming moments God, help us…

About six years ago, in a conversation about temptation and testing, a family member asked me, “How do you know when something is a temptation and when it is a test?” I responded, “It is a temptation when it wants to turn you away from God and a test when it is to strengthen your faith.” However, my…

14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body,…

1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct…

Faith Loves True Religion Requires True Obedience If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep…

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that…