Introduction We've been seeing that the letter of James is a very practical letter. James is concerned with practical things such as how believers are to live their lives and how we're to treat one another and speak to one another. It's all about how God's people should live their lives. And so, in chapter … Continue reading James 2(01) →

Verse 19 One of my favourite TV programmes when I was growing up was Happy Days, starring Henry Winkler as Arthur Fonzarelli; better known as 'The Fonz' or just Fonzy. It was a sitcom set in the 50s and 60s in the USA. Most of the action took place either in the home of the … Continue reading James 1(19–27) →

Introduction I've mentioned before that one of the challenges when studying the book of James is to see how all the topics he mentions in chapter 1 fit together. We assume that there must be some order to what he's writing and it's not just a random list of subjects which he's tossed together without … Continue reading James 1(12–18) →

Introduction About 20 years ago or so, Bill Hybels became well known in evangelical church circles with his idea of the seeker-sensitive church. Hybels wanted us to create churches which were sensitive to newcomers who might come into the church, seeking after God. Often these people were unfamiliar with the church and Hybels believed that … Continue reading James 1(09–11) →

Introduction The last time we were studying this letter, we spent our time on verses 2 to 4 of chapter 1 and on what James wrote to us about trials. And what a surprising message he had for us, because whereas most people want to avoid trials, whereas most people complain about the trials and … Continue reading James 1(05–08) →

Introduction We began to study the book of James a few weeks ago. At that time I explained that the James who wrote this book was probably the James who was the Lord's half-brother and who became a prominent figure in the early New Testament church. And he was writing this book, or this letter, … Continue reading James 1(02–04) →

Introduction We're beginning a new series of sermons on the book of James. It's quite a short book: only five chapters. So, you should be able to sit down and read through all of it in a very short time. And perhaps you might think of doing that this afternoon or this evening before you … Continue reading James 1(01) →