by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE EFFECTIVE PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN CAN ACCOMPLISH MUCHI. (:13-16) PRAYER OF FAITH OFFERED FOR THE SICKA. :13) Pray Whenever You Experience Suffering “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray.”Contrast: “Is anyone cheerful? Let him...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: 3 DANGERS THAT MUST BE AVOIDED BY THE PROPER FEAR OF GODI. (:1-6) THE DANGER OF FILTHY RICHESA. (:1) Summary: It’s Payback Time for the Filthy Rich! “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.”Speaking...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: DON’T USURP THE ROLE OF GODINTRODUCTION: A lot of times Christians try to play God without even realizing the folly of what they are doing.I. (:11-12) DON’T USURP GOD’S ROLE AS JUDGEA. (:11a) When we speak against our brother we exalt...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: DRAW NEAR TO GOD AND HE WILL DRAW NEAR TO YOUI. (:1-2) RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO WORLDLINESS = A LUST FOR: – WORLDLY PLEASURES – WORLDLY POSSESSIONS – WORLDLY POWER / PRESTIGEA. The Surface Problem = Fighting with One...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE ROOT AND FRUIT OF PRACTICAL WISDOMI. (:13-14) ANY CLAIM TO PRACTICAL WISDOM MUST BE VINDICATED BY THE GENUINENESS OF ITS FRUITA. Anyone Can Claim to be Wise “Who among you is wise and understanding?”B. The Proof is in the Behavior “Let...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE TAMING OF THE TONGUE IS NO SMALL MATTER — BUT IT WILL PREVENT BIG-TIME TROUBLEI. (:1-2) THE TAMING OF THE TONGUE IS A MEASURE OF SPIRITUAL MATURITYA. The Responsibility of Teaching Carries with it Greater Accountability 1. Don’t Rush into the...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: OBEDIENT DEEDS (GOOD WORKS) = THE TEST OF GENUINE FAITHI. (:14) FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION = THEME OF THE BOOKWHAT USE IS FAITH ALONE? Simple Equation: Professing Faith – Works Not = Saving Faith”What use is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith,...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: DO NOT HOLD YOUR FAITH IN OUR GLORIOUS LORD JESUS CHRIST WITH AN ATTITUDE OF PERSONAL FAVORITISMI. (:1) THESIS “My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism.”Look at other...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THREE PRACTICAL EVIDENCES OF OBEDIENCEThese are 3 areas which James introduces here, but which he will develop in more detail in the rest of the epistleI. (:26) SELF-CONTROL IN THE AREA OF SPEECH — CONTROLLING OUR TONGUENEGATIVE EXAMPLE —...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: PROVE YOURSELVES DOERS OF THE WORD, AND NOT MERELY HEARERSI. (:19-21) OBEDIENCE REQUIRES A RECEPTIVE HEARTA. (:19A) No New Truth Here (No Surprises) “This you know, my beloved brethren.”Knowledge is not the end all. We need to be reminded; we...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE SOVEREIGN WILL OF GOD BLESSES US FROM START TO FINISHINTRODUCTION: Rather than God being the source of tempting us to evil, He must be recognized as the giver of every good gift and the one who has sovereignly granted us spiritual life.I. (:17) GENERAL...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: TEMPTATIONS CANNOT BE BLAMED ON GODJames switches his focus from Trials sourced in our external circumstances to Temptations arising from sin within. These two can easily be related since our response to external Trials can unleash inner bitterness and...
by Paul Apple | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: TRIALS TEST OUR FAITH WITH THE GOAL OF PERSEVERANCEINTRODUCTION: James is concerned with the effectiveness of our faith. As we examine our faith, there are two different possible threads of application:1) If we fail the tests of faith that James has provided...
