Opening the Scriptures! Three Year Study thru the Bible Daily Reading - Bookmark available in the back Weekly Study – on Wednesday nights at 6:30 This week: James Jesus expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself … And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures Luke 24:27,45

James: Real Faith I. Real Faith in Testing (1) a. Testing from Trials (1:1–8)

Count it all joy when trials come Trials test our faith Holding faith produces patience Patience perfects, completes us If we need wisdom, ask Need faith to receive

James: Real Faith I. Real Faith in Testing (1) a. Testing from Trials (1:1–8) b. Testing from Blessings (1:9-11) b. Testing from Temptation (1:12-20) c. Testing from the Word (1:21-27)

James: Real Faith I. Real Faith in Testing (1) II. Real Faith in Practice (2) a. Faith in love, not partiality (2:1-13) b. Faith in works, not phony (2:14-26)

James: Real Faith I. Real Faith in Testing (1) II. Real Faith in Practice (2) III. Real Faith in Words (3) a. Taming the Tongue (3:1-2) b. The Power of the Tongue (3:3-12) c. The Source of good words (3:13-18)

James: Real Faith I. Real Faith in Testing (1) II. Real Faith in Practice (2) III. Real Faith in Words (3) IV. Real Faith in Battle (4) a. Enemies we must fight (4:1–7) 1. The flesh (vv. 1–3) 2. The world (vv. 4–5) 3. The devil (vv. 6–7)

James: Real Faith I. Real Faith in Testing (1) II. Real Faith in Practice (2) III. Real Faith in Words (3) IV. Real Faith in Battle (4) a. Enemies we must fight (4:1–7) b. Admonitions we must heed (4:8–17) 1. against pride (vv. 8–10) 2. against criticism (vv. 11–12) 3. against self-confidence (vv. 13–17)

1 st prob – We are Unfulfilled (1-2) 2 nd prob – No matter how hard try–unfulfilled (2) Solution #1 – Prayer – designed to ask (2b) 3 rd prob – unanswered prayers (3) 4 th prob – Worldliness is a source of problem (4-6) Pictures as spiritual adultery…Spirit not ok Puts us in opposition to God Problem of Pleasure

1 st prob – We are Unfulfilled (1-2) 2 nd prob – No matter how hard try–unfulfilled (2) Solution #1 – Prayer – designed to ask (2b) 3 rd prob – unanswered prayers (3) 4 th prob – Worldliness is a source of problem (4-6) Solution #2 – Surrender (7-10) Submit to God (7) Resist the devil (7) Draw near to God – He will meat you! (8) Cleanse your hands (8-9) Humble yourself (10) Problem of Pleasure

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.” Hebrews 1:9

1 st prob – We are Unfulfilled (1-2) 2 nd prob – No matter how hard try–unfulfilled (2) Solution #1 – Prayer – designed to ask (2b) 3 rd prob – unanswered prayers (3) 4 th prob – Worldliness is a source of problem (4-6) Solution #2 – Surrender (7-10) Don’t be critical (11-12) Don’t be arrogant (13-16) Do what you know is right (17) Problem of Pleasure

James: Real Faith I. Real Faith in Testing (1) II. Real Faith in Practice (2) III. Real Faith in Words (3) IV. Real Faith in Battle (4) V. Real Faith in Troubles (5) a. with Money – Patient (5:1–11) b. with Words - Truthful (5:12) c. with Trials - Prayerful (5:13–18) d. with Disobedience – Persistent (5:19-20)

James: Real Faith I. Real Faith in Testing (1) II. Real Faith in Practice (2) III. Real Faith in Words (3) IV. Real Faith in Battle (4) V. Real Faith in Troubles (5)