The Books of the Bible Verse by Verse
Season 3
by Stephen Jackson
THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 3 James 1:8-21 INTRODUCTION - James 1:1 II. THE ENDURANCE OF FAITH: JAMES 1:2-18 A. Outward Trials: James 1:2-12 B. Inward Temptations: James 1:13-18 1. The Source of Temptations: James 1:13-15 a. God does not tempt anyone (v13) b. We are tempted by our own lusts (v14) c. Lust conceived - sin is born - death results (v15) 2. The Source of Good: James 1:16-17 a. Be not deceived re the true source of temptation (v16) b. All good things from God, the Father of lights (v17) 3. The Position of Believers: James 1:18 a. We are living in a new birth by the Word of Truth (v18) III. THE ROLE OF GOD'S WORD: JAMES 1:19-27 A. Attending to God's Word: James 1:19-20 1. Pay attention to God’s Word, this you know (v19) 2. The natural man does not attain righteousness (v20) B. Receiving God's Word: James 1:21 1. In humility receive the word implanted (v21) C. Doing the Word: James 1:22-25 1. Be a doer not just a heart of the Word (v22) 2. Don’t just look in the mirror, fix the imperfections (v23-24) 3. Be blessed by abiding in the Law of Liberty (v25) D. True Religion Verses False Religion: James 1:26-27 1. Don’t be deceived, bridle your tongue (v26) 2. Meet the physical needs of others, be unstained (v27) IV. THE RESPECT OF PERSONS: JAMES 2:1-13 A. The Principle: James 2:1 1. Don’t have personal favoritism with other believers (v1) B. The Incident in the Assembly: James 2:2-4 1. Don’t treat a rich man well and a poor man unwell (v2-3) 2. You become judges with evil motives (v4)
THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 4 James 2:5-17 INTRODUCTION - James 1:1 II. THE ENDURANCE OF FAITH: JAMES 1:2-18 III. THE ROLE OF GOD'S WORD: JAMES 1:19-27 IV. THE RESPECT OF PERSONS: JAMES 2:1-13 A. The Principle: James 2:1 1. Don’t have personal favoritism with other believers (v1) B. The Incident in the Assembly: James 2:2-4 1. Don’t treat a rich man well and a poor man unwell (v2-3) 2. You become judges with evil motives (v4) C. God’s Point of View on the Matter: James 2:5-7 1. God chose the poor to inherent the Kingdom (v5) 2. But you have dishonored the poor man (v6) 3. The rich oppress you and blaspheme the Name (v7) D. The Fulfilling of the Royal Law: James 2:8-11 1. “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (v8) 2. If you show partiality, you are committing sin (v9) 3. Stumble in one part of the law, guilty of all (v10) 4. You have become a transgressor of the law (v11) E. The Law of Liberty: James 2:12-13 1. Do what you say (v12) 2. Judgment to the merciless; mercy triumphs over judgment (13) V. FAITH AND WORKS: JAMES 2:14-26 A. The Principle of Faith and Works: James 2:14 1. Can someone be saved without evidence of faith? (v14) B. Dead Faith: James 2:15-17 1. A practical example of faith without evidence (v15-17)
THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 5 James 2:14-3:8 INTRODUCTION - James 1:1 II. THE ENDURANCE OF FAITH: JAMES 1:2-18 III. THE ROLE OF GOD'S WORD: JAMES 1:19-27 IV. THE RESPECT OF PERSONS: JAMES 2:1-13 V. FAITH AND WORKS: JAMES 2:14-26 A. The Principle of Faith and Works: James 2:14 1. Can someone be saved without evidence of faith? (v14) B. Dead Faith: James 2:15-17 1. A practical example of faith without evidence (v15-17) C. Unproductive Faith: James 2:18-20 1. “I will show you my faith by my works” (v18) 2. The demons also believe that God is one (v19) 3. Faith without works is useless (v20) D. The Examples of Faith Proved by Works: James 2:21-26 1. The Example of Abraham: James 2:21-24 a. Abraham's works the evidence of justification (v21) b. His faith was perfected by his works (v22) c. Righteousness was reckoned, friend of God (v23) d. Man is justified by works not by faith alone (v24) 2. The Example of Rahab: James 2:25-26 a. Rahab the harlot also justified by works (v25) b. Faith without works is a dead faith (v26) VI. THE CONTROL OF THE TONGUE: JAMES 3:1-18 A. Teaching and the Tongue: James 3:1 1. Teachers will incur a stricter judgment (v1) B. Faith and the Tongue: James 3:2 1. Controlling the tongue controls the whole body (v2) C. The Description of the Tongue: James 3:3-12 1. The Power of the Tongue: James 3:3-5a a. A small bridle directs the whole horse (v3) b. The small rudder directs the whole ship (v4) c. The small tongue boasts of great things (5a) 2. The Destructiveness of the Tongue: James 3:5b-6 a. Small sparks can destroy a whole forest (5b) b. The tongue is a fire that can defile the whole body (v6) 3. The Inability to tame the Tongue: James 3:7-8
THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 6 James 3:2-18 INTRODUCTION - James 1:1 II. THE ENDURANCE OF FAITH: JAMES 1:2-18 III. THE ROLE OF GOD'S WORD: JAMES 1:19-27 IV. THE RESPECT OF PERSONS: JAMES 2:1-13 V. FAITH AND WORKS: JAMES 2:14-26 VI. THE CONTROL OF THE TONGUE: JAMES 3:1-18 A. Teaching and the Tongue: James 3:1 1. Teachers will incur a stricter judgment (v1) B. Faith and the Tongue: James 3:2 1. Controlling the tongue controls the whole body (v2) C. The Description of the Tongue: James 3:3-12 1. The Power of the Tongue: James 3:3-5a a. A small bridle directs the whole horse (v3) b. The small rudder directs the whole ship (v4) c. The small tongue boasts of great things (5a) 2. The Destructiveness of the Tongue: James 3:5b-6 a. Small sparks can destroy a whole forest (5b) b. The tongue is a fire that can defile the whole body (v6) 3. The Inability to tame the Tongue: James 3:7-8 a. All animals have been tamed by man (v7) b. But no one came tame the tongue (v8) 4. The Inconsistency of the Tongue: James 3:9-12 a. With the tongue, we bless and curse (v9) b. This is inconsistent, it should not be (v10) c. Does a fountain have both fresh and bitter water? (v11) d. Nature can’t yield something that is unnatural to it (v12) D. The Need for Wisdom in Speech: James 3:13-18 1. The Proof of Wisdom: James 3:13 a. Wise and understanding is shown in works and wisdom (13 2. False Wisdom: James: 3:14-16 a. An untamed tongue produces false wisdom (vs14-16) 3. True Wisdom: James 3:17-18 a. True heavenly wisdom is the result of a tamed tongue17-18
THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 7 James 3:13-4:5 INTRODUCTION - James 1:1 II. THE ENDURANCE OF FAITH: JAMES 1:2-18 III. THE ROLE OF GOD'S WORD: JAMES 1:19-27 IV. THE RESPECT OF PERSONS: JAMES 2:1-13 V. FAITH AND WORKS: JAMES 2:14-26 VI. THE CONTROL OF THE TONGUE: JAMES 3:1-18 A. Teaching and the Tongue: James 3:1 B. Faith and the Tongue: James 3:2 C. The Description of the Tongue: James 3:3-12 D. The Need for Wisdom in Speech: James 3:13-18 1. The Proof of Wisdom: James 3:13 a. Wise and understanding is shown in works and wisdom (13 2. False Wisdom: James: 3:14-16 a. An untamed tongue produces false wisdom (vs14-16) 3. True Wisdom: James 3:17-18 a. True heavenly wisdom is the result of a tamed tongue17-18 VII. THE DANGER OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD: JAMES 4:1-12 A. Evidences of Worldliness: James 4:1-3 1. The source of quarrels and conflicts is selfishness (v1) 2. Worldliness results in a downward progression (v2-3) B. The Principle: James 4:4-5 1. Don’t you know that friendship of the world is enmity with God?4 2. God is unwilling to share man's affection with the world (5)
THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 8 James 4:4-7a INTRODUCTION - James 1:1 VII. THE DANGER OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD: JAMES 4:1-12 A. Evidences of Worldliness: James 4:1-3 B. The Principle: James 4:4-5 1. Don’t you know that friendship of the world is enmity with God?4 2. God is unwilling to share man's affection with the world (v5) C. Our Obligation: James 4:6-10 1. Appropriate Grace: James 4:6 a. God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble 2. Be Subject to God: James 4:7a a. Submit therefore to God (7a)
THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 9 James 4:4-17 I. INTRODUCTION - James 1:1 - VII. THE DANGER OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD: JAMES 4:1-12 C. Our Obligation: James 4:6-10 1. Appropriate Grace: James 4:6 a. God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble 2. Be Subject to God: James 4:7a a. Submit therefore to God (7a) 3. Resist the Devil: James 4:7b a. Resist the devil and he will flee from you (7b) 4. Draw Near to God: James 4:8a a. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you (8a) 5. Cleanse the Hands and Purify the Mind: James 4:8b a. Personal cleansing (8b) 6. Be Repentant for Sins: James 4:9 a. Sin must weigh heavily on us (v9) 7. Humble Yourself: James 4:10 a. God exalts those who are humble (v10) D. Violating of the Royal Law: James 4:11-12 1. The Command: James 4:11a a. Do not speak against one another, brethren. (11a) 2. Reasons for the Command: James 4:11b-12 a. If you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law (11b) b. The Lawgiver and Judge can only save and to destroy (v12)
THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 10 James 4:13-5:12 I. INTRODUCTION - James 1:1 VII. THE DANGER OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD: JAMES 4:1-12 VIII. THE WARNINGS IN LIGHT OF JUDGMENT: JAMES 4:13-5:6 A. The Warning to Jewish Believers: James 4:13-17 1. To those that make plans without God (v13) 2. Life is a vapor, you don’t know what tomorrow will be (v14) 3. If the Lord wills, we will do this or that (v15) 4. Boasting in your arrogance is evil (v16) 5. You sin when you know what’s right to do but don’t do it (v17) B. The Warning to Jewish Unbelievers: James 5:1-6 1. A Call to the Rich: James 5:1 2. The Destruction of Their Riches: James 5:2-3 3. The Behavior of the Rich: James 5:4-6 a. Injustice: James 5:4 b. False Luxury: James 5:5 c. Physical Violence: James 5:6
THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 11 James 5:7-20 I. INTRODUCTION - James 1:1 VII. THE DANGER OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD: JAMES 4:1-12 VIII. THE WARNINGS IN LIGHT OF JUDGMENT: JAMES 4:13-5:6 IX. HOW TO LIVE UNTIL THE LORD RETURNS: JAMES 5:7-20 A. Patient Endurance: James 5:7-11 1. The Exhortation to Patient Endurance: James 5:7-8 a. Be patient like the farmer (v7) b. Establish your heart because the Rapture is near (v8) 2. Patience in Regard to the Tongue: James 5:9 a. Don’t grumble against one another, the Judge is at hand v9 3. Examples of Patient Endurance: James 5:10-11 a. The prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord (v10) b. Job, the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful (v11) B. Do Not Swear By an Oath: James 5:12 1. Let your yes be yes, and your no, no (v12)
The Parables of Matthew 13 Matthew 13, Mark 4, Luke 8 Introduction A. Matt 4:17, Matt 10:5-7 repent for the Kingdom is at hand. B. Matt 12:22-32 1. The Unpardonable Sin C. Teaching in Parables, Matt 13:1-3 1. Purpose: Matthew 13:10-18 a. To reveal truth to the disciples b. To conceal truth from the masses c. To fulfill prophecy