James 1:14
James 1:19
James 1:22
James 1:27
James 2:10
James 2:13
James 2:17
James 2:24
James 3:1
James 3:13
James 4:4
James 4:7
James 4:17
James 5:16
James 5:20
Try to learn one verse each week for a month.
I. Author
A. brother of Jesus
1. Matt. 13:55
B. did not believe at first
1. Mark. 3:21
2. John 7:5
C. witness to the resurrection
1. 1 Cor. 15:7
D. waited in Jerusalem with others before Pentecost
1. Acts 1:14
E. one of the leaders of Jerusalem church
1. Acts 12:17
2. Acts 15:13
3. Acts 21:17-26
F. held to Law, but recognized that it had been replaced
1. Gal. 2:12
2. Acts 15:13-21
3. James 1:25
4. James 2:8, 10-13
II. Book
A. to the 12 tribes scattered abroad
1. James 1:1
B. repeats many teachings from Sermon on Mount
1. pious
a. Matt. 6:1-7
b. James 2:1-7
2. treasure
a. Matt. 6:19-24
b. James 4:1-4
3. oath
a. Matt. 5:33-37
b. James 3:1-12, 5:12
4. be a doer
a. Matt. 7:24-27
b. James 1:22-25
5. ask and receive
a. Matt. 7:7-11
b. James 1:5-8
C. perhaps to counteract incorrect ideas relating to Paul's teaching about grace
1. James 2:21-26
III. Message: for a practical and ethical life -
A. be doers, not merely hearers
1. James 1:21-27
B. be doers, not merely actors/talkers
1. James 2:1-26
C. use mouth less, wisdom more
1. James 3:1-18
D. get priorities straight
1. James 4:1-17
E. be patient and prayerful
1. James 5:1-20