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JAMES Faith for Living
Motives for Works	The Place of Works: Outward Demonstration of Inner Faith						Outreach of Works
Jas 1:1-18	Jas 1:19-2:13		Jas 2:14-25	Jas 3:1-12	Jas 3:13-4:12	Jas 4:13-5:12	Jas 5:13-19
Trials & Temptations	Word & Works		Faith & Works	Tongue	Wars	Future	Others
Faith In Testings	Fulfill	Favor	Fallacy	Fountain	Factions	Faith and the Future	Faith and our Fellowship
	FAITH AT WORK
Key words: Perfect, sin, riches, faith, works, do, judge, law, say, blessed, fruits. See discussion of marking key words. Observation Worksheet on James (Go to p13) with double spaced text for marking Key Words, Making lists, taking notes that you can later transfer to your Bible
See Introduction to James by Dr John MacArthur: Title, Author, Date, Background, Setting, Historical, Theological Themes, Interpretive Challenges, Outline by Chapter/Verse. Excellent overview.
Adapted from Jensen's Survey of the New Testament or Logos

James
Commentary
In Depth On Site
Verse by Verse

James 1:1
James 1:2
James 1:3
James 1:4

James 2:14
James 2:15

James:
Precept Ministries International
Inductive Bible Study
15 lessons - Lesson 1 can be downloaded as Pdf
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The Endurance of Job
A Faith That Shows
Why Trials? How to Handle Them
"The Flesh Connection" in Trials
Where Do Temptations Come From?
Yield to Temptation...What Next?
Flee from Anger, Wickedness, Hypocrisy, Partiality
Is Your Christianity Worthless or Real?
What are the Works of Faith?
Oh, That Tongue!
The Tongue is Controlled by the Heart
Miserable? Check Your Heart
Far From God? In Conflict with Man?
Life's Not Fair! Be Patient, the LORD is Coming
Does the Prayer of Faith Always Work?

Henry Alford
James Commentary
The New Testament for English Readers
Index to Mt-Rev Chapter by Chapter

Introduction to James
James 1

James 2

James 3
James 4

James 5

Henry Alford
James Commentary
The Greek Testament
Index to Mt-Rev Chapter by Chapter

Paul Apple
A Devotional Commentary
Good quotes and illustrations

James - A Devotional Commentary
Nine Tests of Genuine Faith - Pdf

Albert Barnes
Notes on the New Testament

Brian Bell
Calvary Chapel, Murrieta
Notes on James in MS Word

Johann Bengel
James Commentary
The Critical English Testament
Similar to following but less Greek
Short Pithy Comments
Index to Mt-Rev Chapter by Chapter

C H Spurgeon wrote that Bengel's NT commentary "is the Scholar's delight! Bengel condensed more matter into a line than can be extracted from pages of other writers."

John Wesley said of Bengel "I know of no commentator on the Bible equal to Bengel" and referred to him as "The great light of the Christian world."

Johann Bengel
James Commentary
Gnomon of the New Testament
Index to Mt-Rev Chapter by Chapter

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John Calvin
Commentary on James

Steven Cole
Excellent Expository Sermons
Functions Like a Verse by Verse Commentary
Recommended

James 1:1-4 A Radical Approach to Trials

James 1:5-8 How to Obtain Wisdom from God

James 1:9-12 Perspective for Perseverance

James 1:13-15 The Source, Force, and Course of Temptation

James 1:16-18 Avoiding Deception in Trials

James 1:19-21 A Receptive Heart

James 1:22-27 Doers of the Word

James 2:1-7 Why Partiality is Wrong - 1

James 2:8-13 Why Partiality is Wrong - 2

James 2:14-19 Saving Faith: Genuine or False?

James 2:20-26 Are We Justified by Works?

James 3:1-12 Taming the Terrible Tongue

James 3:13-18 Wisdom for Harmonious Relationships

James 4:1-3 The Source of Conflicts

James 4:4-6 Spiritual Adultery & Resolving Conflicts

James 4:7-10 Resolving Conflicts God's Way

James 4:11-12 The Sin of Judging Others

James 4:13-17 Life is a Vapor

James 5:1-6 The Woes of Wealth Without God

James 5:7-9 Responding Rightly When Wronged

James 5:10-11 Patient Endurance

James 5:12 Talking Straight

James 5:13-16 The God-dependent Community

James 5:16b-18 The Power of Prayer

James 5:19-20 God's Search & Rescue Ministry

Thomas Constable
Expositional Notes

Commentary on James

W A Criswell Sermons on James
James 1:1 The Trials of Faith James 1:1 James The Lord's Brother James 1:1 James The Lord's Brother 2 James 1:1 James The Lord's Brother 3 James 1:1 James The Lord's Brother 3 James 1:1-3 The Seven Tests of Faith James 1:1-3 The Seven Tests of Faith 2 James 1:1-3 The Trials of the Faith James 1:1 James The Lord's Brother 3 James 1:27 God Came Visiting James 1:27 God Did Visit James 1:27 Real Religion James 1:27 Personal Religion James 1:27 Real Religion 2 James 1:27 Real Religion 3 James 1:27 Real Religion 4 James 1:27 This is Real Religion James 2:14-26 Paul's Faith And James' Works James 2:19 The Orthodoxy Of The Devil James 2:19 The Orthodoxy Of The Devil - 2 James 3:1-12 The Untamed Tongue James 4:1-3 Getting Things From God James 4:1-3 Getting Things From God -2 James 4:10, 14 These Thirty Years James 4:10, 14 These Thirty Years - 2 James 4:13-16 The Quality of Life James 5:11Praise Glory Hallelujah and Prosperity James 5:13-15 Divine Healing James 5:13-15 Divine Healing - 2 James 5:13-18 Effectual Praying James 5:13-14 Divine Healing - 3 James 5:16-18 The God Who Answers Prayer James 5:19-20 The Winner of Souls James 5:7-11 The Patience of Job James 5:7-9 The Presence of the Lord
Kay Daigle Study on James Blue Jean Faith: A Study of James for Wise Women
Introduction to Blue Jean Faith James 1:1-8 Week One Lesson: Faith for Hard Times James 1:9-18 Week Two Lesson: Faith That Leans on God James 1:17-27 Week Three Lesson: Faith That Fixes What’s in the Mirror James 2:1-13 Week Four Lesson: Faith That Doesn’t Play Favorites James 2:14-26 Week Five Lesson: Faith That is Alive James 3:1-12 Week Six Lesson: Faith That Ties the Tongue James 3:13-4:3 Week Seven Lesson: Faith That Brings Peace James 4:4-17 Week Eight Lesson: Faith That Repents James 5:1-12 Week Nine Lesson: Faith That Looks to Jesus’ Coming James 5:13-20 Week Ten lesson: Faith That Prays Blue Jean Faith: Downloadable Resources
Ron Daniel Study Notes on James
James 1:1-4 James 1:5-11 James 1:12-16 James 1:17-20 James 1:21-27 James 2:1-13 James 2:14-26 James 3:1-12 James 3:13-18 James 4:1-10 James 4:11-17 James 5:1-8 James 5:9-20
Bob Deffinbaugh The Tests of True Religion: A Study of the Book of James
Accepting Adversity James 1:1-27 Words and Works: Practical Piety James 2:1-26 Taming the Tongue James 3:1-18 Real Religion Requires Repentance James 4:1-5:6 Real Religion Requires Endurance James 5:7-20
Dan Duncan Believer's Chapel Dallas Audio Only
James 1:1-11 Christian Trials James 1:12-18 Temptations James 1:19-27 Pure Religion James 2:1-13 The Royal Law James 2:14-26 Faith That Works James 3:1-18 The Tongue James 4:1-10 Worldliness James 4:11-17 Pride and Perspective James 5:1-11 Patience James 5:12-20 Oaths, Prayers and Wanderers	Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3 Mp3
J Ligon Duncan James
James 1:1 Permanent Servant of Jesus James 1:2-18 The Christian and Trials James 1:19-27 The Essence of Christian Living James 2:1-13 Favoritism: A Contradiction of Christian Living James 2:14-26 Faith Always Bears Fruit James 3:1-2 Warning to Aspiring Teachers James 3:3-12 Talk Burns James 3:13-18 Heavenly Wisdom for Christian Living James 4:1-5 Worldliness in the Church James 4:6-10 The Christian Attitude/The Worldly Attitude James 4:11-17 Worldly Speaking and Christian Speaking James 5:1-6 Worldliness and Riches James 5:7-12 Be Patient James 5:13-18 Pray Always

Theodore Epp
Devotionals
BacktotheBible.org

James 1:1-8 Getting

James 1:9-11 God Is Not Impressed

James 1:12-15 The Birth That Brings Death
James 1:16-18 God Enjoys Giving!
James 1:19-21 Open Ears - Close Mouth
James 1:26,27 The Religion God Wants

James 2:1-13 God's Royal Law

James 2:14-26 Not Words but Works

James 3:1-6 A Matter of Life and Death!
James 3:7-12 The Secret of a Controlled Tongue
James 3:13-18 Wisdom From Heaven

James 4:1-3 The War Within
James 4:4-7 Don't Court the World
James 4:8-12 You Get Nearer by Getting Lower

James 4:13-17 God Will Guide You

James 5:1-6 Prices or Values?
James 5:7-12 He Is at the Door!
James 5:3-16 Sickness and Sin

James 5:17-20 Prayer That Works

Explore the Bible
The Book of James

James: Responsible Faith

James 1:1-18: Following God’s Wisdom
James 1:19-2:13: Acting with Love
James 2:14-26: Practicing Your Faith
James 3:1-18: Taming Your Tongue
James 4:1-17: Submitting to God
James 5:1-20: Living in the Church Family

Expositor's Bible Commentary
The Book of James
Alfred Plummer

Introduction
James 1:1 The Authenticity of the Epistle of James
James 1:1 The Author of the Epistle: James the Brother of the Lord
James 1:1 The Persons Addressed
James 1:2-4 The Relation of This Epistle to the Writing of St Paul
James 1:1-18 The Source of Temptations
James 1:22-25 The Delusion of Hearing Without Doing
James 2:1-4 The Christology of St James
James 2:5-10 The Iniquity of Respecting the Rich and Despising the Poor
James 2:14-26 Faith and Works
James 2:19, 21, 25 The Faith of the Demons
James 3:1-8: The Heavy Responsibilities of Teachers
James 3:9-12 The Moral Contradictions in the Reckless Talker
James 3:13-16 The Wisdom that is From Below
James 3:17, 18 7,18 The Wisdom that is From Above
James 4:1-13 Lusts as the Causes of Strife
James 4:4-6 The Seductions of the World
James 4:7-10 The Power of Satan and Its Limits
James 4:11, 12 Self Assurance
James 4:13-17 Presuming Upon Our Future
James 5:7-11 Patience in Waiting
James 5:7-11 The Prohibition of Swearing
James 5:13 Worship the Best Outlet
James 5:14-15 The Elders of the Church
James 5:16-18 Confession of Sins
James 5:19, 20 The Word of Converting Sinners

Expositor's Greek Testament
James Commentary
W E Oesterley

Introduction
James 1 Commentary

Dave Guzik
Commentary Notes on James

David Holwick
Sermons on James

James 1:1 James, Brother of Jesus

James 1:1- 4,12 Why Is Life So Hard?

James 1:1 The Kid Brother of Jesus

James 1:2-4,12 Trials and Troubles

James 1:3- 5 How To Find the Will of God For Your Life

James 1:5- 8 Ask Like You Mean It

James 1:5-8 Make Up Your Mind

James 1:5 How To Avoid Dumb Mistakes

James 1:13-18 I Can Resist Anything But Temptation

James 1:13-18 You Can Resist Temptation!

James 1:19-27 Something Wrong With Your Ears?

James 1:19-27 You Need Miracle Ear

James 2:1- 9 Playing Favorites

James 2:1- 9 Who Is Your Favorite?

James 2:10-13 One Strike and You Are Out

James 2:14-16 Can Salvation Be Earned?_(1987, full-text)

James 2:14-26 Tickets For Heaven

James 2:14-26 Unaccompanied Faith

James 2:19-24 Having Faith In Yourself

James 2:20-24 Faith In Action

James 3:1- 6 Taming the Tongue

James 3:1-12 Two-Ounce Slab of Trouble

James 3:5-10 Conversation Or Combat?

James 3:13-18 Two Kinds of Ambition

James 3:13-18 Wise Guys Or Otherwise

James 4:1- 3 The Cycle of Violence

James 4:1- 3 The Violence Among Us

James 4:1- 3 What Rages Within?

James 4:4-10 Submit and Resist

James 4:4-10 True Repentance
James 4:11-12 Being Judge Judy

James 4:11-12 Who Made You A Judge?

James 4:13-17 Perceptive Planning

James 4:13-17 Where Does God Fit In?

James 5:1- 6 Can a Christian Drive a BMW?

James 5:1- 6 Should Pastor David Drive A Lincoln Continental?

James 5:7-11 In God's Good Time

James 5:7-11 Waiting For God

James 5:12 A Christian Is Trustworthy

James 5:12 What Is Your Definition Of Is?

James 5:13-16 Can God Heal?

James 5:13-16 Divine Healing

James 5:13-20 Faith Healing

James 5:15-18 Power In Prayer

James 5:16-18 Praying With Power

James 5:19-20 Bring Them Back Alive

James 5:19-20 Slip-Sliding Away

HYMNS
RELATING TO JAMES
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Illustrations Click for Illustrations on Verses Below See also Our Daily Bread
General Theme of James James 1:1-12 James 1:1-18 James 1:2 James 1:2ff James 1:6 James 1:13-15 James 1:14 James 1:19 James 1:19-2:26 James 1:22 James 1:25 James 1:27 James 2:1ff James 2:1-4 James 2:1-13 James 2:5 James 2:9 James 2:13	James 2:14 James 2:14-26 James 2:16 James 2:17 James 2:24 James 3:2 James 4:1 James 4:3 James 4:4 James 4:7 James 4:11-12 James 4:13-16 James 4:14 James 4:17 James 5:13-15 James 5:13-16 James 5:13-18 James 5:14-20 James 5:16

IVP Commentary
Intervarsity Press on James

James 1
James 2
James 3
James 4
James 5

Logos.com Sermons
Sermons on James
Includes illustrations
Variable quality - Be a Berean

James 1
James 2
James 3
James 4
James 5

John MacArthur
Excellent Expository Sermons on James
Functions Like a Verse by Verse Commentary
Recommended

James Introduction - Title, Author, Date, Background, Setting, Historical, Theological Themes, Interpretive Challenges, Outline by Chapter/Verse.
James 1:1 An Introduction to James, Pt. 1
James 1:1 An Introduction to James, Pt. 2

James 1-2 Dead Faith, Part 1

James 1:2-12 How to Endure Trials, Part 2

James 1:2-12 How to Endure Trials, Part 3
James 1:2-12 How to Endure Trials, Part 1

James 1:2: From Trouble to Triumph--Pt 1
James 1:2-4: From Trouble to Triumph--Pt 2
James 1:5-12: From Trouble to Triumph--Pt 1 Study Guide
James 1:5-12: From Trouble to Triumph--Pt 2 Study Guide
James 1:5-12: From Trouble to Triumph--Pt 3 Study Guide

James 1:5-12: From Trouble to Triumph--Pt 3
James 1:13-17: Whose Fault is our Temptation? Study Guide

James 1:13-17: Whose Fault is our Temptation?
James 1:18: Born to Holiness - Study Guide

James 1:18: Born to Holiness

James 1:18-22 Submitting to God's Word

James 1:19-27 Responding to the Word

James 1:19-21 The Belief That Behaves, Pt. 1

James 1:22-25 The Belief That Behaves, Pt. 2
James 1:26-27 The Belief That Behaves, Pt. 3

James 2:1-4 The Evil of Favoritism in the Church, Pt. 1

James 2:5-7 The Evil of Favoritism in the Church, Pt. 2
James 2:8-13 The Evil of Favoritism in the Church, Pt. 3
James 2:14-26 Dead Faith, Part 2
James 2:14-20: Dead Faith
James 2:21-26: Living Faith
James 3:1-5: Taming the Tongue--Pt 1
James 3:5-12: Taming the Tongue--Pt 2

James 3:13-18 Spiritual Wisdom

James 3:13 Earthly and Heavenly Wisdom, Pt. 1

James 3:13 Earthly and Heavenly Wisdom, Pt. 2

James 3:14-18 Earthly and Heavenly Wisdom, Pt. 3

James 4:1-2 The Danger in Being a Friend of the World, Pt. 1

James 4:2-6 The Danger in Being a Friend of the World, Pt. 2

James 4:6-7 Drawing Near to God, Pt. 1

James 4:8-10 Drawing Near to God, Pt. 2

James 4:11 The Blasphemous Sin of Defaming Others, Pt. 1

James 4:11-12 The Blasphemous Sin of Defaming Others, Pt. 2

James 4:13-17 Responding to the Will of God

James 5:1-3 Judgment on the Wicked Rich, Pt. 1
James 5:1-3 Judgment on the Wicked Rich, Pt. 2
James 5:7-11: How to Face Trials Patiently

James 5:12 Stop Swearing

James 5:13-18 The Power of Righteous Praying

James 5:13-18 Bearing Up the Weak in Prayer

James 5:19-20 Saving a Soul from Death

Alexander Maclaren
Sermons on James

James 1:4: Patience and Her Work
James 1:5: Divine Wisdom and How to Get It
James 1:12: The Crown
James 1:18: First Fruits of His Creatures
James 1:25: The Perfect Law and Its Doers
James 1:27: Pure Worship
James 2:1: Faith in His Name
James 2:14-23: Faith Without Works
James 2:23: God's Friends
James 3:1-15: A Watch on the Door of the Lips

Thomas Manton
A Practical Exposition of James
In Depth Verse by Verse Comments (>150 pages on James 1!)
(An Estimate of Manton by J. C. Ryle)

Spurgeon's comment on Manton's work - In Manton’s best style. An exhaustive work, as far as the information of the period admitted. Few such books are written now.

Epistle Dedicatory
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Another Source: A Practical Commentary...On...James
James 1

Joseph Mayor
The Epistle of James
The Greek Text with Introductory Notes and Comments

James Rosscup: First issued in 1892, this commentary of more than 600 pages gives the reader almost 300 pages in introductory explorations about the identity of the writer James, the date (he says near the end of the A. D. 40’s), the relations to other New Testament books, grammar and style, etc. It is a work of towering scholarship and exhaustive detail. From the standpoint of the Greek text it is the best older and one of the best at any time on James. (Commentaries for Biblical Expositors: An annotated bibliography)

Table of Contents
The Author

F B Meyer
Our Daily Homily on James
One from Our Daily Walk (ODW)

James 1:27: Unspotted from the World
James 1:27: Pure Religion (ODW)
James 2:5: Hath God Not Chosen the Poor
James 3:2 If Any Man Offend Not in Word
James 4:5: He Jealously Desires the Spirit
James 5:16 The Effectual Fervent Prayer of A Righteous Man

Miscellaneous
Resources on James
Conservative, Evangelical

Enter Query below to search articles in 33 conservative Theological Journals - An annual $50 fee (click here) is required to view the entire article but will give you access to literally thousands of conservative articles. Search by book You can also search by chapter like: John 1 or Gen. 2 You can also search by simple or complex references like: James 1:2 or Hebrews 1:1-3,6; 5:4

Defender's Study Bible - Excellent, conservative, literal study Bible notes from a leading Creationist. Instructions: (1) Enter book name and chapter. (2) Select "Only the Defender's Notes". (3) Press "Search". Additional Notes: (a) Books that begin with a number (eg. 1, 2 Timothy, etc) must have a space between the number and name (e.g., "2 Timothy 1" retrieves hits but "2Timothy 1" returns no results). (b) Searches of first chapter of any book will also retrieve Dr Morris' introductory comments on that book.

Henry Morris

ESV Study Bible - $15 for lifetime online access or free with print version.
ESV MacArthur Study Bible - $20 for lifetime online access

Comment: This online resource allows one to view both the MacArthur Study Bible Notes & ESV Study Bible Notes at the same time & both synchronize with the Scripture! Very nice tool but note that purchase is required. Includes online ESV audio version.

Crossway Publishing

Holman Christian Standard Bible -Study Bible (HCSB Study Bible) - Enter Scripture. Study notes synch with Scripture. Mouse over underlined words pops up the Greek or Hebrew word. Activate this feature by selecting the "Alpha & Omega" Icon on bar above the Scripture. The HCSB is a very well done, literal translation.

Holman Publishing

NET Study Bible Excellent resource, includes NETBible notes and Thomas Constable's notes that synchronize with the Scriptures.

NETBible.org

James: Q & A Format

Don Anderson

James, Theology of - Baker's Evangelical Dictionary

Douglas Moo

James, The Wisdom of Jesus

John Burns

Preaching From the Book of James

George Davis

James, Epistle of

Dictionary Articles

James - Commenting on the Commentaries
True Piety in James: Ethical Admonitions and Theological Implications

David Dockery

The Unifying Theme of James - Recommended - Excellent overview

D Edmond Hiebert

Synthetic Bible Studies - James

James Gray

Prayer in the New Testament

Robert Hill

Sermons series on James - Mp3 only but very well done

Steve Kreloff

Analysis of James

John MacArthur

Introduction and Notes on the Book of James

J Vernon McGee

Key to James

James Orr

Introduction to James

Wil Pounds

Introduction to James

Myer Pearlman

10 Reasons To Believe In A God Who Allows Suffering

RBC Booklet

The Christology of James

Robert Sloan

James: The Activity Of Faith

Ray Stedman

A Matter of Life and Death

Cleaning Up the Source

Richard L. Strauss

James Sermon Series

Geoff Thomas

Should a Christian Set Goals?

James: Introduction, Outline, and Argument

Daniel B. Wallace

Van Dine's Analysis of James

James Van Dine

The Theology of Prayer in James

Richard C Wells

COMMENTARIES ON
JAMES
(Alphabetized by Author)

James - Exposition of James - Contents
Spurgeon comments - "Good, plain discourses, for which the author acknowledges his indebtedness to various eminent writers who have discussed the Epistle. Our readers had better make similar discourses of their own—if they can."

John Adam

James - A Devotional Commentary - Nine Tests of Genuine Faith - Pdf (good quotes and illustrations)

Paul Apple

Jas 1 Jas 2 Jas 3 Jas 4 Jas 5

Adam Clarke

James Brief Exposition of the Epistle of James

J. N. Darby

James Commentary (shorter comments)

J R Dummelow

C J Ellicott

James Commentary - Annotated Bible - Introduction
Divisions
James 1 Commentary - Trials and The Exercise of Faith

James 2 Commentary - The Royal Law: Faith and Works

James 3 Commentary - The Evils of the Tongue Corrected

James 4 Commentary - Further Exhortations to Right Living

James 5 Commentary - The Coming of the Lord & the Life of Faith

A C Gaebelein

John Gill

Jas 1 Jas 2 Jas 3 Jas 4 Jas 5

Matthew Henry

James Commentary (Plymouth Brethren)

Jamieson, F, Brown

James - Lectures Exegetical and Practical - Contents
Spurgeon comments - "A very useful, scholarly, and readable book."

Robert Johnstone

James - Exposition of the Epistle of James

William Kelly

James Commentary - Introduction
James 1 Commentary
James 2 Commentary
James 3 Commentary
James 4 Commentary
James 5 Commentary

Richard Knowling

James Commentary - Lange's Commentary
Commentary on James 1
Commentary on James 2
Commentary on James 3
Commentary on James 4
Commentary on James 5

J P Lange

James: What faith should do - Easy English

Ian Mackervoy

A Practical Exposition of James - Click for Index

Thomas Manton

James - 53 messages in Mp3s - Thru the Bible
James - All 53 Mp3s on one zipped file (67.4 MB)

J Vernon McGee

James - Introduction
James - Everyman's NT Commentary- Verse by Verse Comments

James Moffatt

James Commentary - Cambridge Bible Commentary
Commentary on James 1
Commentary on James 2
Commentary on James 3
Commentary on James 4
Commentary on James 5

Edward Plumptre

James Commentary - See listing below

Pulpit Commentary

James Commentary NT Commentary for English Readers
James 1 Commentary
James 2 Commentary
James 3 Commentary
James 4 Commentary
James 5 Commentary

E G Punchard

Commentary on James
Commentary on James 1
Commentary on James 2
Commentary on James 3
Commentary on James 4
Commentary on James 5

James Ropes
(see note below)

James Rosscup comments on the commentary by James Ropes - In this liberal technical work, Ropes decides that the author was not James the Lord’s brother but a teacher in Palestine between A. D. 75 and 125 (49). He devotes pp. 1–115 to introduction. His work is one of the better older ones on details of the Greek text and at times has fairly good input on what a phrase means, such as “the crown of life” in 1:12 (150–52). But Ropes fails to explain how reward as a crown, eternal life, is consistent with eternal life being entirely God’s gift, not by works. At a number of points he is rather flat when he might be clearer. (Commentaries for Biblical Expositors: An annotated bibliography of selected works. The Woodlands, TX: Kress Christian Publications)

James 1:2, 12 Chapter 1 The Practical Discipline of Life
James 1:5, 6, 7, Chapter 2 Practical Faith

James 1:22-25 Chapter 3 Practical Obedience
James 2:8, 12, Chapter 4 Practical Love
James 3:2, Chapter 5 The Practical Use of the Tongue
James 4:5, 6, Chapter 6 Practical Sanctification
James 5:7, 8, Chapter 7 The Practical Hope of the Lord’s Coming
James 5:16, Chapter 8 Practical Prayer

A B Simpson

The Epistle of James

Hamilton Smith

Practical Exposition of the General Epistles
Contents
James 1 Commentary
James 2 Commentary
James 3 Commentary
James 4 Commentary
James 5 Commentary

John B Sumner
1840

James Commentary (American Baptist Publication Society)
Introduction
Outline
James 1 Commentary
James 2 Commentary
James 3 Commentary
James 4 Commentary
James 5 Commentary

Edwin Winkler

JAMES 1

Consider It All Joy

How to Identify Yourself (James 1:1)

How to Weather Hardships (James 1:2-8)

God Works Through Trials (James 1:1-13)

How to Receive Graciously (James 1:19-27)

Greg Herrick

Jeff Miller

James 1 - Survey Sermon with illustrations

Rich Cathers

James 1

Multiple Illustrations

James 1

Dave Guzik

James 1:1-20 Comments - Excellent

Lehman Strauss

Suffering in James 1:2-12

Tracy Howard

James 1:2 When the Going Gets Rough - Booklet

RBC

James 1:2-4 The Life of the Christian - Its Testing

G Campbell Morgan

James 1:2-3 Joy in the Hour of Temptation
James 1:8 The Divided Heart

F B Meyer

James 1 Final Exam
James 1:1-5 Wall-Bangers Anonymous
James 1:3 Under Pressure
James 1:4 The Perfecting Storm!
James 1:5 Hitting the Rapids

Joe Stowell

Introduction
James 1:1-8 Suffering Successfully - Pt 1
James 1:9-27 Suffering Successfully - Pt 21

Dave Roper

James 1:1: The Writer, Recipients & Greeting
James 1:2-4: Trials and the Believer

Gil Rugh

James 1:1-8 How Do I Look?
James 1:9-11 Keeping Up With the Joneses
James 1:12-18 Don't Blame Me
James 1:19-27 The Real Thing

Danny Hall

James 1:2 When the Going Gets Rough - RBC Booklet

RBC

James 1:2-4: There is No Growth Without Struggle

Ray Pritchard

James 1:2-4 - Sermon with many illustrations

Rich Cathers

James 1:1 An Introduction to James, 1
James 1:1 An Introduction to James, 2

James 1-2 Dead Faith, Part 1

James 1:2-12 How to Endure Trials, 2

James 1:2-12 How to Endure Trials, 3
James 1:2-12 How to Endure Trials, 1

James 1:19-27 Responding to the Word

James 1:19-21 The Belief That Behaves, 1

James 1:22-25 The Belief That Behaves, 2

John MacArthur

James 1:2-11 Seeing Suffering From God's Point Of View

Doug Goins

James 1:2: From Trouble to Triumph - Pt 1
James 1:2-4: From Trouble to Triumph - Pt 2

John MacArthur

James 1;2-4: All Joy in All Trials (Sermon)

C H Spurgeon

James 1;2-4: Patience and Her Perfect Work (Part 1)
Patience and Her Perfect Work (Part 2)

J C Philpot

James 1:4: Patience and Her Work

Alexander Maclaren

James 1:4: Daily Help (Devotional)

C H Spurgeon

James 1:5 Load Limits
James 1:5 The Safety Zone

Joe Stowell

James 1:4 Becoming Entirely His

Oswald Chambers

James 1:5-8: Wising Up

Dave Roper

James 1:5: Divine Wisdom and How to Get It

Alexander Maclaren

James 1:5: Loving Advice for Anxious Seekers (Sermon)
James 1:5: Wisdom for the Asking (Devotional)

C H Spurgeon

James 1:5-8: Seeking Wisdom
James 1:9-12: Rich and Poor Believers

Gil Rugh

James 1:5-8: Wising Up
James 1:9-11: The Poor Rich and the Rich Poor

Dave Roper

James 1:5-12: From Trouble to Triumph - Pt 3

John MacArthur

James 1:6 Protocol

Joe Stowell

James 1:6,7 A Warning to Waverers
James 1:12 A Discourse Upon True Blessedness Here and Hereafter
James 1:12 The Tried Man the Blessed Man - Sermon Notes

C H Spurgeon

James 1:12-18 The Greatest Philanthropist

Alan Carr

James 1:12 When the Going Gets Tough

Joe Stowell

James 1:12: The Crown

Alexander Maclaren

James 1:12 Mark of Divine Approval (Devotional)

C H Spurgeon

James 1:12-18: Why Temptation?
James 1:19-25: The Law That sets You Free
James 1:26-27: Little Things Mean a Lot

Dave Roper

James 1:13-15: Facing Temptation

Gil Rugh

James 1:17 The Good Gifts of the Father - in depth

James Hastings

James 1:12 When the Going Gets Touch
James 1:17 Hey, Where'd You Get That?
James 1:17 Joyful Living
James 1:17 Hey You in the Corner
James 1:17 Shattered Strength
James 1:22 The Truth...For Jesus' Sake
James 1:27 Hey, You Can't Eat Ketchup In That

Joe Stowell
Strength for the Journey

James 1:18: First Fruits of His Creatures

Alexander Maclaren

James 1:19 What Was That I Never Heard You Say?

Ray Pritchard

James 1:19 ; James 1:20; James 1:21; James 1:22; James 1:23; James 1:24; James 1:25; James 1:26; James 1:27

On Site Notes

James 1:19,26 Taming the Tongue

Brian Bill

James 1:16-18: The Source of Every Perfect Gift
James 1:19-21: Be Humble and Slow to Anger

Gil Rugh

James 1:22 The Truth for Jesus' Sake

Joe Stowell

James 1:23, 24 The Mirror of Truth
James 1:27 The Development of Christian Character

F B Meyer

James 1:21, 22 Before Sermon, At Sermon and After Sermon - Pdf
James 1:23-25 The Looking-Glass - Pdf
James 1:27 Charity and Purity - Pdf

C H Spurgeon

James 1:25: The Perfect Law and Its Doers

Alexander Maclaren

James 1:22-25: Doers of the Word"
James 1:26-27: Activity Acceptable to God

Gil Rugh

James 1:26-2:13 The Peril of Partiality

James 1:26-27: Visiting Orphans
James 1:27: Does It Pay to Visit Vermin? (from A Godward Life)

John Piper

James 1:27: Pure Worship

Alexander Maclaren

JAMES 2

James 2

Multiple Illustrations

James 2

Dave Guzik

James 2-3 Sermon with Word Studies and Illustrations

Rich Cathers

James 2:1: Faith in His Name

Alexander Maclaren

James 2:1-4 The Evil of Favoritism in the Church 1

James 2:5-7 The Evil of Favoritism in the Church 2
James 2:14-26 Dead Faith, Part 2

John MacArthur

James 2:1-7: Show No Partiality

Gil Rugh

James 2:1-13: Friends in Low Places

Dave Roper

James 2:10: The Law and the Gospel

Oswald Chambers

James 2:8-13: Free to Do God's Will
James 2:14-17: The Role of Faith and Works

Gil Rugh

James 2:14-23: Faith Without Works

Alexander Maclaren

James 2:14-26: How To Energize Our Faith: Reconsidering The Meaning Of James 2:14-26

John F. Hart

James 2:14-16: Does James Contradict Paul?

John Piper

James 2:14-26: Does James Contradict the Pauline Soteriology

Robert V Rakestraw

James 2:14-26: A Faith That Works

Dave Roper

James 2:14-20: Dead Faith

John MacArthur

James 2:14-26 - Sermon with illustrations

Rich Cathers

James 2:14 ; James 2:15; James 2:16; James 2:17; James 2:18; James 2:19; James 2:20; James 2:21; James 2:22; James 2:23; James 2:24; James 2:25; James 2:26

On Site Notes

James 2:17: Fruitless Faith
James 2:19 The devils also believe (Devotional)

C H Spurgeon

James 2:18-20: Saving Faith Produces Works

Gil Rugh

James 2:19: How to Know if You are a Real Christian

Jonathan Edwards

James 2:19 The Faith of Demons
How to you reconcile James 2 with salvation apart from works
James 214-26 Quotes (eg - Belief and Behavior—If you don’t live it, you don’t believe it)

John F. Hart

What is Saving Faith?

Ray Pritchard

James 2:21-26: Living Faith

John MacArthur

James 2:21-26: Faith Which Justifies is Not Alone

Gil Rugh

James 2:23: God's Friends

Alexander Maclaren

Romans 3:28 and Jas 2:24: A Comparison

Daniel B. Wallace

James 2:24: And Not by Faith Only the Unanimity of Paul and James

J C Philpot

James 2:26 Practical Christianity

F B Meyer

JAMES 3

James 3

Multiple Illustrations

James 3

Dave Guzik

James 3 Sermon with Word Studies and Illustrations

Rich Cathers

James 3:1: The Responsibility of Teachers

Gil Rugh

James 3:1-15: A Watch on the Door of the Lips

Alexander Maclaren

James 3:1-5: Taming the Tongue--Pt 1

John MacArthur

James 3:1-12 The Tell Tale Tongue

Dave Roper

James 3:2-6: Control the Tongue

Gil Rugh

James 3:5-12: Taming the Tongue--Pt 2

John MacArthur

James 3:10 Back Seat Serenade

Joe Stowell

James 3:1-12 The Power of the Tongue - "Visual Scripture" Video

Bible.org

James 3:7-12: Tame the Tongue
James 3:13-16: Wisdom and Understanding
James 3:17-18: Wisdom from Above

Gil Rugh

James 3:13-18 Spiritual Wisdom

James 3:13 Earthly and Heavenly Wisdom 1

James 3:13 Earthly and Heavenly Wisdom 2

James 3:14-18 Earthly and Heavenly Wisdom 3

John MacArthur

JAMES 4

James 4

Multiple Illustrations

James 4

Dave Guzik

James 4-5 Sermon with Word Studies and Illustrations

Rich Cathers

James 4:1-2 Danger in Being a Friend of the World 1

James 4:2-6 Danger in Being a Friend of the World 2

James 4:6-7 Drawing Near to God 1

James 4:8-10 Drawing Near to God 2

James 4:11 Blasphemous Sin of Defaming Others 1

James 4:11-12 Blasphemous Sin of Defaming Others 2

James 4:13-17 Responding to the Will of God

John MacArthur

James 4:1-3: Quarrels and Conflicts
James 4:4-6: A Dangerous Friendship

Gil Rugh

James 4:1-10 - Sermon with many illustrations

Rich Cathers

James 4:1-10 Steps To A Victorious Prayer Life

Alan Carr

James 4:2-3 Ask and Have - Pdf

C H Spurgeon

James 4:2: Abortion: You Desire and Do Not Have: So You Kill
James 4:7 Resist the Devil!

James 4:13-16: If the Lord Wills

John Piper

James 4:3 Ask and It Shall Be Given - from "With Christ in the School of Prayer"

Andrew Murray

James 4:4 Whose Side Are You On?

Joe Stowell

James 4:6. More and More - Sermon Notes
James 4:7-10 The Reason Why Many Cannot Find Peace - Pdf

C H Spurgeon

James 4:6 In Depth Commentary

On Site

James 4:6: Grace for the humble (Devotional)

C H Spurgeon

James 4:7-10: Draw Near to God

Gil Rugh

James 4:7: Unconditional Surrender

C H Spurgeon

James 4:8: Drawing Near to God (Devotional)

C H Spurgeon

James 4:8: The Authority Of Reality

Oswald Chambers

James 4:11-12: Playing God And Other Perils

Dave Roper

James 4:11-12: Do Not Judge
James 4:13-17: Let Plans Include 'God Willing

Gil Rugh

James 4:13-17 Avoiding Future Mistakes
James 4:13-17 A Y2K Plan For The Future

Alan Carr

James 4:13-17 Dealing with the Future

Brian Bill

James 4:13-17: God's Will About the Future

C H Spurgeon

James 4:13-16: If the Lord Wills

John Piper

James 4:14 Like There's No Tomorrow

Joe Stowell

James 4:14 What is Your Life? - Pdf

C H Spurgeon

James 4:18 Traveling Merchants

James Freeman

JAMES 5

James 5

Multiple Illustrations

James 5

Dave Guzik

James 5 Sermon with Word Studies and Illustrations

Rich Cathers

James 5:1-6: Worldly Riches are Temporary
James 5:7-11: Be Patient and Do Not Complain

Gil Rugh

James 5:1-3 Judgment on the Wicked Rich, Pt. 1

John MacArthur

James 5:7-11: How to Face Trials Patiently

John MacArthur

James 5:7-8: A Visit to the Harvest Field (Sermon)
James 5:8: It Will Not Be Long (Devotional)

C H Spurgeon

James 5:11: The Pearl of Patience (Sermon)

C H Spurgeon

James 5:11 The Pitifulness of the Lord the Comfort of the Afflicted - Pdf

C H Spurgeon

James 5:12 Stop Swearing

James 5:13-18 The Power of Righteous Praying

James 5:13-18 Bearing Up the Weak in Prayer

James 5:19-20 Saving a Soul from Death

John MacArthur

James 5:13-18 - Prayer for the Sick "Visual Scripture" Video

Bible.org

James 5:12: The Use of an Oath
James 5:13-15: Pray for the Sick

Gil Rugh

James 5:13-18 The Believer And His Prayer Life

Alan Carr

James 5:13-16: Praying For the Sick
James 5:13-16: Praying For the Sick - Part 2
James 5:13-16: Praying For the Sick - May, 2000

Ray Pritchard

Does God Want Me Well? James 5:13-16: Questions on Healing

RBC Booklet

James 5:13-18: The Elders, the People, and the Prayer of Faith
James 5:16-20: Sickness and Sin

John Piper

James 5:16 The Prayer of a Righteous Man- in depth

James Hastings

James 5:13-16 How to Pray for Healing

Brian Bill

James 5:13-18: Compassion, Power & Kingdom of God

John Piper

James 5:16: Pray for One Another (Devotional)

C H Spurgeon

James 5:16-18: Prayer Can Accomplish Much

Gil Rugh

James 5:16-20: Sickness and Sin

John Piper

James 5:17 Turning Passion into Prayer

F B Meyer

James 5:19, 20 To Sabbath School Teachers & Other Soul Winners - Pdf

C H Spurgeon

James 5:19-20: Do Not Stray from the Truth

Gil Rugh

James 5:19-20: Conversion

C H Spurgeon

Robert Morgan Sermons on James
James 1 & 2 Three Dimensions of Faith James 1:1-5 Count it All Joy James 1:9-11 Humble Circumstances James 1:12 Blessed Perseverance James 1:13-18 Don't Celebrate the Wrong Birthday James 1:19-21 Three Platinum Rules James 1:22-27 The Miracle Mirror James 2:1-13 The Royal Law of Scripture James 2:14-26 Faith That's Worth Something James 2:26 Whatever You Do James 3:1-12 The Power of Our Words James 3:13-18 Wisdom From Above James 4:1-7a Fights and Quarrels James 4:1-10 Drawing Near James 4:11-12 Fussin', Feudin' and Fightin' James 4:13-17 Lord Willing James 5:1-11 The Judge is at the Door James 5:13-16 The Sick and the Afflicted James 5:16-18 Praying Up a Storm James 5:19-20 Not a Moment to be Lost
Net Bible Notes on James Comment: These are more technical notes on the New English Translation, but often yield some very useful insights. The NET Bible is synchronized with the NET Notes, Constable's Commentary, relevant articles on the Bible.org website and 10 parallel translations. Here are some basic instructions on how to use the free online NETBible Notes - First click this link (you may want to open in a new window to follow the instructions - Hold you pointer over this link and click your Right Mouse button to open menu - choose "Open in New Window"). First notice that at the top there a tab or box labeled "Matthew 1". Click the down arrow on the left side, select book and then the chapter of interest. The Scripture opens to that Book and Chapter and the NETBible Notes automatically synch with the Scripture. Note that instead of the NETBible notes you can select Constable's Notes which also automatically synch as you scroll down the NETBible Scriptures. Click on the Grk/Heb tab and hold your pointer over the Greek (or Hebrew) words to highlight the English word in the NETBible (or hold pointer over the English word to see the corresponding Greek/Hebrew word). The Articles tab also synchronizes with the NETBible and retrieves articles found at Bible.org that mention the NETBible verse you are studying (articles open in a new window). You can increase or decrease the font size by holding down your Control Key and scrolling your Mouse wheel up or down. Now double click on a word like "Abraham" in 1:2 and note that you have a choice to view one of several dictionary articles on Abraham. Notice also that when you click on Abraham, the Articles tab automatically looks up articles that contain the specific chapter/verse associated with the name you clicked (in this case the Articles tab synchs with Mt 1:2NET). The Names tab gives brief descriptions of names (persons and places) mentioned in the text (Interesting!) Finally, click the "Parallel" tab to compare 10 different Bible translations! There is more but this should get you started!
James 1 James 2 James 3 James 4 James 5
Phil Newton Sermons on James
James 1:1-4 The Path to Maturity James 1:5-8 The Keys to Maturity James 1:9-12 The Blessedness of Adversity James 1:13-16 A Strange Birth James 1:17-18 All of God James 1:19-25 The Christian and the Word of God James 1:26-27 Religion Analyzed James 2:1-13 Blind Faith James 2:14-26 Real Faith James 3:1-5 Tongue Care James 3:5-12 A Little Fire James 3:13-18 Two Worlds James 4:1-5 Diagnosing Trouble James 4:6-10 Walking by Grace James 4:11-12 Hold Your Tongue! James 4:13-17 Deo Volente James 5:1-6 Rotting Riches James 5:7-11 Patient Endurance James 5:12 Straight Talk James 5:13-16 Prayer and Healing James 5:16-18 Effective Prayer
Our Daily Bread Radio Bible Class Devotionals on James Updated August, 2011
James 1:1-13 Doing Well James 1:1-8 Praying Sheep James 1:1-8 Our Influence James 1:1-8 Ask Me Now James 1:1-12 Joyful Trials James 1:1-11 If Day James 1:2 Growing Pains James 1:2-4 Driving In The Dark James 1:2 Pain's Purpose James 1:2 Wall-Bangers Anonymous James 1:2 Two Sides Of The Coin James 1:2 Turning Trials Into Triumphs James 1:2 Better With Than Without James 1:2-3 Higher Math James 1:2-3 Happy Adversity? James 1:2-4 Banged Up But Better James 1:2-4 Hitting the Rapids James 1:2-4 When You're Down James 1:2-4 Getting In Shape James 1:2-4 Raku James 1:2-5 When Things Go Wrong James 1:2-4 Flyleaf Wisdom James 1:2-18 Imperfect Gifts James 1:3 Rugged And Ready James 1:3 Soil Preparation James 1:3 Great Preachers James 1:3 Short & Full Of Trouble James 1:5 Growing Wise James 1:5 Common Sense James 1:5 Come to Me James 1:5 Riding A Rollercoaster James 1:5-7 SPEM Prayer James 1:11 Enough James 1:12 The Forest And The Tree James 1:12 The Forest And The Tree-2 James 1:12 Off The Treadmill James 1:12 Count It All Joy James 1:12-15 Cookies or Radishes James 1:13 No Excuses James 1:13 Blaming God James 1:13 Looking To Jesus James 1:13 The Ways Of God James 1:13-22 Humbly Receive James 1:15 Pet Sins James 1:15 My Sin James 1:15 Full-Grown Trouble James 1:16-17 Poisoned Well James 1:17 Doubting God James 1:17 Imperfect Gifts James 1:17 Gifts Without Guilt James 1:17 The Sensuous Christian James 1:17 Winds Of Love James 1:17 A Balanced Attitude James 1:17 Joyful Living James 1:18 Empty-Handed James 1:19 Talk Low, Talk Slow James 1:19 Forgetting Ourselves James 1:19 Love By Listening James 1:19 Do You Talk Too Much? James 1:19-27 The Ushpizzin James 1:19-27 Granville Sharp James 1:21 Recovering Sinners James 1:21 “Garbage Mary” James 1:21 For Now And Forever James 1:21-25 What Will I Do? James 1:21-27 A New Perspective James 1:22 What Matters Most James 1:22 Stay Home And Keep Them James 1:22 Megan’s Heart James 1:22 Active Compassion James 1:22 Let's Not Kid Ourselves James 1:22 Learn And Live James 1:22 Hearing And Doing James 1:22 Hearing And Doing -2 James 1:22 Voice-Activated James 1:22 More Than Know-How James 1:22 Hearers And Heeders James 1:22 Use It Or Lose It James 1:22 I’m Innocent! James 1:22-23 The Mirror James 1:26 Words—Do They Matter? James 1:27 The Value Of 'Vermin' James 1:27 Orphans And Widows James 1:27 Hey You Can't Eat Ketchup James 2:1 Sin Of The Skin James 2:1 Looks And Life James 2:1 No Partiality James 2:1ff A Matter Of Credentials James 2:1-13 A Misleading Impression James 2:1-9 Integrity—Is It Possible? James 2:1-9 The Outcast James 2:1 Looks And Life James 2:1 Cemetery Walk James 2:1"The Underbird" James 2:1 Welcome? James 2:1 Doing Well James 2:1-9 Garlic And Sapphires James 2:10 Good But Guilty James 2:10 God's Mercy System James 2:14-17 A Loan To The Lord James 2:14-18 Love In Action James 2:14-20 A Heart For The Homeless James 2:14-26 Faith At Work James 2:14-20 Who's Going To Heaven? James 2:15-16 A Time for Action	James 2:18 Roll 'em Up James 2:18 Lightning And Thunder James 2:20 Faith That Works James 2:22 Walking Our Faith James 2:22 Because of Love James 2:23 The Best Friend James 2:26 Faith That Works James 2:26 Jailed To Free Others James 2:26 Parking Lot Christianity James 3:1-13 Exaggeration James 3:1-12 Little Things James 3:4-6 A Word From The Wise James 3:6 What Does It Really Mean? James 3:5 Small Spark, Big Fire James 3:8 Taming A Tiger James 3:8 Taming The Tongue James 3:8 Small Thing, Big Impact James 3:8 Hold Your Tongue James 3:8 A Battle Over Words James 3:8 Why Does It Matter? James 3:8 The Tongue That Defiles James 3:9 Twice Is Once Too Many James 3:9-10 It’s All About The Heart James 3:10 Olives On A Fig Tree James 3:10 Word Watch James 3:14 A Matter Of Pride James 3:14 The Sign James 3:16 Where Does It All Begin? James 3:17 Which Wisdom? James 3:17 Celebrate The Man James 3:17 Only A Rivet James 3:17 No Trouble James 3:17 A Wall Of Words James 3:17 Speak And Do James 3:17 The Pure And Gentle Way James 3:17 Level Ground James 3:17 A Walk In The Park James 4:1 Anger Management James 4:1-12 Cut Down to Size James 4:1-10 Strings, Rings, Troublesome Things James 4:1-10 I Shall Not Want James 4:1-3 The Wisdom of Motives James 4:3 Something Far Better James 4:3 Do We Expect An Answer? James 4:3 Selfish Prayers James 4:3 A Kitten For The Asking James 4:3 Letters To God James 4:6 No Greater Love! James 4:6 Cut Down To Size James 4:6 A Strong Finish James 4:6 God Of New Beginnings James 4:6-10 Prepared For His Presence James 4:7 Flee! James 4:7 Shooing Satan James 4:7 The Tipping Point James 4:7-8 Cookies Or Radishes? James 4:7-8 The Forest And The Tree James 4:7-10 Two Words James 4:8 Spiritual Cleansing James 4:8 Scrubbed Clean James 4:8-9 Sin Is Serious James 4:9 Dry Eyes James 4:9 Connecting With God James 4:10 Path To Humility James 4:11 Trash Disposal James 4:13-17 A Vase Full Of Good Intentions James 4:13-17 Two Calls James 4:13-17 Harvest Home James 4:13-17 Who's In Control? James 4:13-17 How To Face Another Day James 4:13-17 For A Limited Time James 4:13-17 The Other Side James 4:14 Life's Uncertainty James 4:14 The Brevity Of Life James 4:14 A Vanishing Vapor James 4:14 Will You Live To Be 100? James 4:14 Will You Be Around? James 4:14 Tomorrow's Terrors James 4:14 An Uncertain Future James 4:14 Spend Them Wisely James 4:14 "Nothing Is Ever Sure" James 4:14 What Will You Write? James 4:15 Flexibility James 4:17 We Know James 4:17 Failing To Do Right James 5:3 Power To Persevere James 5:3 Money Trouble James 5:3 Sharing The Wealth James 5:7 Patiently Waiting James 5:8 It's Late! James 5:8 Harvest Home James 5:8 Cheering Each Other On James 5:11 Power To Persevere James 5:13 Pray First! James 5:13-16 It's The Knees James 5:13-16 Five-Finger Prayers James 5:16 Pinpointing Prayer James 5:16 The Power Of Prayer James 5:16 Our Prayer & God's Power James 5:16 Pay To Pray? James 5:16 The Pretender James 5:16 Prayer's Effects James 5:16 Giving Yourself Away James 5:16 The Quarter In Your Pocket James 5:20 Danger Ahead!

Joseph Parker
Comments on James
from The People's Bible

James 1 God's Gifts
James 1:19-27 The Word of Truth
James 1:27 Practical Religion
James 2:1-9 The Royal Law
James 2:10-26 The Broken Law
James 4:14 What is Your Life?
James 5:11 Curious Identifications

John Piper
Sermons on James

James 1:26-2:13 The Peril of Partiality

James 1:26-27: Visiting Orphans
James 2:14-16: Does James Contradict Paul?
James 4:1-10: Where Does Child-Killing Come From?
James 4:2: Abortion: You Desire and Do Not Have: So You Kill
James 4:7 Resist the Devil!

James 4:13-16: If the Lord Wills
James 5:13-18: The Elders, the People, and the Prayer of Faith
James 5:16-20: Sickness and Sin

Preacher's Homiletical Commentary
James
Interesting Resource - comments, homiletics, notes, sermon sketches

James Introduction
James 1
James 2
James 3
James 4
James 5

Pulpit Commentary
James
Expositional Comments, Homiletics, Homilies

James 1 Expositional Commentary

James 1:1-4 A Joyful Salutation for a Time of Adversity
James 1:1 The Writer and His Work
James 1:2-4 The Strange Paradox

James 1:2-4 Temptation As Cause for Joy
James 1:5-8 The Need for Wisdom
James 1:9-12 The Only True Ground of Boasting
James 1:9-11 The Glory of Manhood in Christ
James 1:9-11 The Poor and the Rich Brother
James 1:9-12 The Only True Ground of Boasting
James 1:12-15 The Natural History of Evil
James 1:12-18 Temptation and Its History

James 1:16, 17 All Good is From God
James 1:17 The Father of Lights: A Sermon to Children
James 1:18 The Chief Good is From God
James 1:19-27 Deeds, Not Words
James 1:19-27 The Law of New Life
James 1:19-21 The Reception of the Word
James 1:22-25 Hearers and Doers
James 1:26, 27 The True Ritualism

James 2 Expositional Commentary

James 2:1-13 Respect of Persons is Consistent With the First Principles of Christianity
James 2:1-13 Respect of Persons
James 2:1-7 Respect of Persons
James 2:5 Worldly Poverty is By No Means Inconsistent With True Riches
James 2:8-11 Stumbling in One Point
James 2:12, 13 Law and Judgment

James 2:13 The Character of Mercy
James 2:14-19 Works the Test of Faith
James 2:14-26 Faith and Works
James 2:14-26 Faith and Works
James 2:20-26 Justification by Faith and Works

James 3 Expositional Commentary
James 3:1-2 A Dissuasive from Ambition to Teach

James 3:1-12 Speech
James 3:1-12 The Ethics of Speech
James 3:2-6 The Power of the Tongue
James 3:7-12 The Tongue Ungovernable and Inconsistent
James 3:13-16 False Wisdom
James 3:13-18 Wisdom
James 3:13-18 Wisdom, True and False

James 3:17-18 True Wisdom

James 4 Expositional Commentary

James 4:1 The Origin of Strife and Conflict Sought in Selfish Lust
James 4:1-3 Wars and Fightings
James 4:1-10 War or Peace?
James 4:2,3 Ye Ask Amiss, That Ye May Spend it on Your Pleasures
James 4:4 The Friendship with the World is Enmity with God
James 4:4-6 Worldliness Enmity with God
James 4:7-10 Submission to God
James 4:8 Draw Night to God

James 4:10 Humble Yourselves in the Sight of God
James 4:11, 12 The Sin of Detraction
James 4:11, 12 Evil Speaking and Evil Judging
James 4:11, 12 Judgment, Human and Divine
James 4:13-17 The Uncertainty of Human Plans and Schemes
James 4:13-17 Man Proposes, but God Disposes
James 4:13-17 What is Your Life?
James 4:17 The Greatness of Sins of Omission

James 5 Expositional Commentary

James 5:1-6 The Judgment on Selfishness
James 5:1-6 The Doom of Misused Wealth
James 5:1-6 The Judgments Coming Upon the Wicked Rich
James 5:7,8 Long-suffering in View of Christ's Coming
James 5:7-11 Four Considerations Moving the Christian to Patience
James 5:7-11 The Coming of the Lord
James 5:9-11 Bear and Forbear
James 5:12 Warning Against the Sin of Swearing
James 5:12 Against Swearing
James 5:12 Simplicity of Speech
James 5:13 The Power of Divine Worship
James 5:13-15 Prayer and Praise As a Medicine
James 5:13-18 The Life in God
James 5:14-18 The power of Intercessory Prayer

James 5:16-18 Mutual Confession and Prayer
James 5:19,20 The Conversion of a Sinner
James 5:19,20 The Salvation of a Soul

A. T. Robertson
Word Pictures on James
Greek Word Studies

James 1
James 2
James 3
James 4
James 5

A T Robertson's
Practical and Social Aspects of Christianity
The Wisdom of James - A Commentary

James 1:1a James the Servant of God
James 1:1b To the Twelve Tribes
James 1:2-11 Joy of Trial
James 1:12-18 The Way in Temptation
James 1:19-27 The Practice of the Word of God
James 2:1-13 Class Prejudice
James 2:14-26 The Appeal to Life
James 3:1-12 The Tongues of Teachers
James 3:13-18 The True Wise Man
James 4:1-12 The Outer and the Inner Life
James 4:13-5:6 God and Business
James 5:7-20 Perseverance and Prayer

Don Robinson
Expository Messages
on James

James 1:1-12 Reasons for Trials
James 1:4 Marks of a Christian: Patience
James 1:13-18 The Source of Temptation
James 1:19-27 How to Conquer Temptation
James 1:19-27 Pure Religion

James 1:22 Ministry: Put it in Action

James 1:22-24 The Mirror of God's Word

James 2:1-13 A Respecter of Persons

James 2:23 How To Be A Friend Of God

James 2:19-26 Genuine Faith

James 2:14-26 Faith and Works

James 3:1-12 The Tongue

James 3:13-18 True Wisdom

James 4:1-10 Warfare

James 4:4 Question of Friendship

James 4:14 Tremendous Thoughts

James 4:13-14 Making Our Life Count for Christ

James 4:13-14 The Problem with Tomorrow

James 4:11-17 Losing the War

James 5:1-6 Warnings to the Rich

James 5:7-11 Warnings about Patience

James 5:12-20 God's Rx for a Blessed Life

Dave Roper
Expository Messages
on James
If the Epistle is ‘of straw’ then there is within that straw a very hearty firm, nourishing, but as yet uninterpreted and unthreshed grain.—Johann Gottfried Herder

Introduction
James 1:1-8 Suffering Successfully - Pt 1
James 1:9-27 Suffering Successfully - Pt 2
James 1:5-8: Wising Up
James 1:9-11: The Poor Rich and the Rich Poor
James 1:12-18: Why Temptation?
James 1:19-25: The Law That sets You Free
James 1:26-27: Little Things Mean a Lot
James 2:1-13: The Case Of The Nearsighted Usher
James 2:1-13: Friends in Low Places
James 2:14-26: A Faith That Works
James 3:1-12: The Tell Tale Tongue
James 3:1 The Teacher, The Tongue And Two Kinds Of Wisdom
James 4:1-10 War and Peace
James 4 How to Handle Strife
James 4:11-5:11: Playing God And Other Perils
James 5:12-20 Swearing, Praying And Caring

Gil Rugh
Sermons on James

James 1:1: The Writer, Recipients & Greeting
James 1:2-4: Trials and the Believer
James 1:5-8: Seeking Wisdom
James 1:9-12: Rich and Poor Believers
James 1:13-15: Facing Temptation
James 1:16-18: The Source of Every Perfect Gift
James 1:19-21: Be Humble and Slow to Anger
James 1:22-25: Doers of the Word"
James 1:26-27: Activity Acceptable to God
James 2:1-7: Show No Partiality
James 2:8-13: Free to Do God's Will
James 2:14-17: The Role of Faith and Works
James 2:18-20: Saving Faith Produces Works
James 2:21-26: Faith Which Justifies is Not Alone
James 3:1: The Responsibility of Teachers
James 3:2-6: Control the Tongue
James 3:7-12: Tame the Tongue
James 3:13-16: Wisdom and Understanding
James 3:17-18: Wisdom from Above
James 4:1-3: Quarrels and Conflicts
James 4:4-6: A Dangerous Friendship
James 4:7-10: Draw Near to God
James 4:11-12: Do Not Judge
James 4:13-17: Let Plans Include 'God Willing
James 5:1-6: Worldly Riches are Temporary
James 5:7-11: Be Patient and Do Not Complain
James 5:12: The Use of an Oath
James 5:13-15: Pray for the Sick
James 5:16-18: Prayer Can Accomplish Much
James 5:19-20: Do Not Stray from the Truth

Charles Simeon
Sermons on James
(Over 100 pages of Sermon Material)

NOTE: If you are not familiar with the great saint Charles Simeon see Dr John Piper's discussion of Simeon's life - you will want to read Simeon's sermons after meeting him! - click Brothers We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering (Mp3 even better)

James 1:2-4 The Duty of Patience
James 1:2-4 The Way to Obtain True Wisdom
James 1:8 The Double Minded Man Exposed

James 1:9-10 The Effects os Religion on the Different Orders of Society

James 1:12 The Testimony of God Respecting His Tempted People

James 1:13-15 Sin the Offspring of Our Own Hearts

James 1:16-17 God the Only Source of All Good

James 1:18 Regeneration - Its Author, Means and End

James 1:25 The Reward of Obeying the Gospel

James 1:26 Self-Deceit Exposed

James 1:27 Pure and Undefiled Religion Described

James 2:5 God's Distinguished Regard for the Poor

James 2:12 The Law of Liberty

James 2:4 Justification by Works Explained

James 3:2 The Best of Men but Weak and Frail

James 3:6 The Evils of the Tongue

James 3:13 Influence of Wisdom Upon the Conduct

James 3:17 The Nature of True Religion

James 4:4 Friendship of the World is Enmity with God

James 4:8-10 Repentance Urged

James 4:13-14The Folly of Undue Security

James 4:17 Sins of Omission Considered

James 5:7, 8 Patient Perservance Urged

James 5:9 The Nearness of Judgment

James 5:11 The Patience of Job

James 5:16 The Efficacy of Fervent Prayer

James 5:19, 20 Conversion of a Sinner A Great Benefit

Chuck Smith
Sermon Notes on James

James 1:2-4 Temptation
James 1:2

James 1:4 Becoming Mature
James 1:13-15 Powerful Forces and Pressures to Sin

James 1:22-25 Doers of the Word

James 1:22-25

James 1:22-27
James 3:15 Worldly Wisdom

James 4:4 Enemies of God

James 5:16 Effectual and Fervent Prayer

James 5:17, 18 The Man God Uses

Through the Bible Series - Transcripts
Study Guide for James

James 1-2

James 3-5

Through the Bible Series - Audio
James 1-2

James 3-5

C. H. Spurgeon
All of his Sermons on James

James 1;2-4: All Joy in All Trials
James 1:5: Loving Advice for Anxious Seekers
James 1:6,7 A Warning to Waverers
James 1:12 A Discourse Upon True Blessedness Here and Hereafter
James 1:12 The Tried Man the Blessed Man - Sermon Notes
James 1:18 A Kind of Firstfruits
James 1:21, 22 Before Sermon, At Sermon and After Sermon
James 1:22-25 Two Sorts of Hearers
James 1:23-25 The Looking-Glass
James 1:27 Charity and Purity
James 2:17: Fruitless Faith
James 3:12 Figs and Olive Berries
James 4:2-3 Ask and Have
James 4:6. More and More
James 4:6. More and More - Sermon Notes
James 4:7: Unconditional Surrender
James 4:7-10 The Reason Why Many Cannot Find Peace
James 4:8 A Command and a Promise
James 4:6. Double Drawing Nigh (Near)
James 4:13-17: God's Will About the Future
James 4:14 Pictures of Life
James 4:14 What is Your Life?
James 5:7-8: A Visit to the Harvest Field
James 5:11: The Pearl of Patience
James 5:11 The Pitifulness of the Lord the Comfort of the Afflicted
James 5:19-20: Conversion
James 5:19, 20 To Sabbath School Teachers & Other Soul Winners

C H Spurgeon
Devotionals on James
Morning and Evening & Faith's Checkbook

James 1:4: Daily Help
James 1:5: Wisdom for the Asking
James 1:12 Mark of Divine Approval
James 2:19 The devils also believe
James 4:6: Grace for the humble
James 5:8: It Will Not Be Long
James 5:16: Pray for One Another

John Stevenson
Studies in the Epistle of James

James - Introduction to the Epistle
James 1:1 Opening Salutation
James 1:2-8 When Bad Times Come
James 1:9-11 Poor Man, Rich Man
James 1:12-18 Trials, Temptations and the Goodness of God
James 1:19-27 Ministry of the Word
James 2:14-26 Faith without Works
James 3:1-18 Tempering the Tongue
James 4:1-12 Quarrels and Conflicts
James 5:7-20 Patience, Promises and Prayer

POWERPOINTS
ON THE EPISTLE OF JAMES

Introduction to the Epistle of James.
James 1:1-11 When Bad Times Come
James 1:12-18 Trials and Temptations
James 1:19-28 The Ministry of the Word
James 2:1-13 Faith and Favoritism
James 2:14-26 Faith Without Works
James 3:1-18 Tempering the Tongue
James 4:1-12 Quarrels and Conflicts
James 4:13 - 5:9 Planning for Permanence
James 5:7-20 Patience, Promises, and Prayer

Geoff Thomas
Sermons on the Epistle of James

Foreword To This Series On The Epistle Of James
James 1:1 The Letter Of James
James 1:2-4 Handling Trials
James 1:5-8 Becoming Wise
James 1:9-11 Taking Pride In Our High Position
James 1:12 Receiving The Crown Of Life
James 1:13-16 The Genesis Of Sin
James 1:16-18 The Giving Father
James 1:19-21 Achieving The Righteous Life
James 1:22-25 The Way Of Blessing
James 1:26-27 What Is Real Religion?
James 2:1-7 The Stupidity Of Walking By Sight
James 2:8-13 God's Royal Law Gives Freedom
James 2:14 Salvation Through Faith Alone In Christ Alone
James 2:14-26 Faith Without Works Is Dead
James 3:1-12 Taming The Tongue
James 3:13-18 Two Kinds Of Wisdom
James 4:1-3 The Cause Of Frustration
James 4:4-7 The Love Of The Holy Spirit
James 4:7-10 Overcoming The World
James 4:11 & 12 Evil Speaking And Judging
James 4:13-17 What Is Your Life?
James 5:1-6 Warnings To Those Who Live For Money
James 5:7-11 The Grace Of Patience
James 5:12 Do Not Swear
James 5:13-16 The Prayer Of Faith Will Save The Sick
James 5:16-18 A Righteous Man's Praying
James 5:19 & 20 Restoring The Wanderers

Today's Word Verse by Verse Commentary on James Grant Richison Exposition & Application (Be a Berean with the comments on James 2:14-26)
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