WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH (1 OF 14)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: James 1:1-5
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When The Going Gets Tough (1 of 14)
Series: James: When Faith Works
Jim Perdue
James 1:1-4
Intro/Attention
Today, I'm beginning a brand new series on the book of James. I'm calling this series, When Faith Works because one of the major themes of this book is that genuine faith leads to godly behavior.
James is a book that will call us to action. As we study this book together, you will discover that James does not beat around the bush, he gets straight to the point. He doesn't mince words; he's not worried about your feelings. He is very concerned about how Christians ought to live. Out of 108 verses there are around 55 commands. Every other verse is telling us what we're supposed to do.
Now, there are several different men with the name, ''James,'' in the New Testament. There was James, the son of Zebedee and brother of John. He was one of the ''Sons of Thunder.'' There was James, the son of Alphaeus. He was one of the disciples. There was also a man named James who was the half-brother of Jesus.
*So, it's almost universally accepted that this New Testament book was written by the little brother of Jesus. Could you imagine being the little brother of the Messiah? What was that life like? Of course, if anything was broken or messed up in the house, James could never say, ''I didn't do it, it was Jesus!'' I'm sure Mary would just stand there with her arms folded, staring at James. Can you imagine when Mary and Joseph sat James down one day and said, ''Son, we need to talk. Your half-brother Jesus is the Son of God, He's the Savior of the world. And by the way, you forgot to take the trash out last night and if you don't bring that Algebra grade up, you're grounded! Think about it. Jesus never lied, cheated, disobeyed, or talked back. He never sinned! James couldn't look at his parents and says, ''Jesus did it!''*
I find it interesting that James wasn't a follower of Jesus initially. The Bible tells us in John 7:5, ''Not even his brothers b ...
Series: James: When Faith Works
Jim Perdue
James 1:1-4
Intro/Attention
Today, I'm beginning a brand new series on the book of James. I'm calling this series, When Faith Works because one of the major themes of this book is that genuine faith leads to godly behavior.
James is a book that will call us to action. As we study this book together, you will discover that James does not beat around the bush, he gets straight to the point. He doesn't mince words; he's not worried about your feelings. He is very concerned about how Christians ought to live. Out of 108 verses there are around 55 commands. Every other verse is telling us what we're supposed to do.
Now, there are several different men with the name, ''James,'' in the New Testament. There was James, the son of Zebedee and brother of John. He was one of the ''Sons of Thunder.'' There was James, the son of Alphaeus. He was one of the disciples. There was also a man named James who was the half-brother of Jesus.
*So, it's almost universally accepted that this New Testament book was written by the little brother of Jesus. Could you imagine being the little brother of the Messiah? What was that life like? Of course, if anything was broken or messed up in the house, James could never say, ''I didn't do it, it was Jesus!'' I'm sure Mary would just stand there with her arms folded, staring at James. Can you imagine when Mary and Joseph sat James down one day and said, ''Son, we need to talk. Your half-brother Jesus is the Son of God, He's the Savior of the world. And by the way, you forgot to take the trash out last night and if you don't bring that Algebra grade up, you're grounded! Think about it. Jesus never lied, cheated, disobeyed, or talked back. He never sinned! James couldn't look at his parents and says, ''Jesus did it!''*
I find it interesting that James wasn't a follower of Jesus initially. The Bible tells us in John 7:5, ''Not even his brothers b ...
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