Sermons on James

Introduction James 5:13-18 ESV  Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.  (14)  Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.  (15)  And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. …

Introduction James 5:7-11 ESV  Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.  (8)  You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.  (9)  Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.  (10) …

Introduction James 5:1-6 ESV  Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.  (2)  Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.  (3)  Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.  (4)  Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out…

Introduction James 4:17 ESV  So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James 4:17 ESV  So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. 1 Timothy 2:14 ESV  and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Genesis 3:6 ESV  So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was…

Introduction James 4:13-16 ESV  Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—  (14)  yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.  (15)  Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”  (16)  As…

Introduction James 4:7-12 ESV  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  (8)  Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.  (9)  Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.  (10)  Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.  (11)  Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.…

Introduction James 4:6 ESV  But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Point One – God Gives Grace To the Humble James 4:6 ESV  But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” ·         James here is quoting an old testament principal that is found all throughout the Bible, but you kind find these words nearly exactly in Psalm 18 and…

Introduction James 4:4-5 ESV  You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.  (5)  Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? James 4:4a ESV  You adulterous people! … Point One – Be in the World but not…