1. PrayerSongs Lord ’ s Supper SongOffering Bible study Announcemen ts Prayer

2. Author James, son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of John, one of the apostles, Matt. 4:21; Mk. 1:19; Lk. 5:10. James the Less, son of Alphaeus, also and apostle, Matt. 10:3; Mk. 3:18; Lk. 6:15; Acts 1:13. James, father of Judas (not Iscariot), Lk. 6:16 James, a brother in the flesh of Jesus, Matt. 13:55; Mk. 6:3; Gal. 1:18-19

3. JamesChrist 1:25:10-12 45:48 45:48 5; 5:157:7 5; 5:157:7 95:3 95:3 205:22 205:22 2:136:14-15; 5:7 147:21 147:21 JamesChrist 3:17-185:9 4:46:24 105:3-4 105:3-4 117:1 117:1 5:26:19 105:12 105:12 125:33 125:33 Sermon on the Mount (Matthew) and James

4. Subject matter Greeting 1:1 Temptations 1:2-18 Hearing and doing the word 1:19-27 Respect of persons 2:1-13 Faith and works 2:14-26 The teacher and the tongue 3:1-12 Earthly and heavenly wisdom 3:13-18 Miscellaneous matters 4:1-5:20

5. Temptations 1:2-18 The value of temptation 2-4 Wisdom needed for temptation 5-8 Temptations due to economic status 9-11 Blessedness of temptation 12-18

6. Temptations 1:2-18 Not the name of a sin  Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:13; Luke 4:2 What does “tempted” mean?  An inducement, offer, proposition  An inducement, offer, proposition that I want Solution to temptation 1 Cor. 10:13  “Flee”---1 Cor. 6:18; 10:14; 1 Tim. 6:11; 2 Tim. 2:22; Jas. 4:7; Gen. 39:6-18  “It is written” Matthew 4:4, 6, 7, 10

7. For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you. James 4:7 B ible in B asic E nglish

8. Hearing vs. doing the word 1:19-27 Attitudes needed in order to receive God’s word 19-21 The necessity of doing as well as hearing 22-25 How true hearing and doing impact “pure religion” 26-27

9. Hearing and doing the word Bad attitudes Listening vs. living