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James:
Precept Ministries International
Inductive Bible Study

15 lessons - Lesson 1 can be downloaded as Pdf
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James Commentary
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Verse by Verse

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

James 1:5

James 1:6

James 1:7

James 1:8

James 1:9

James 1:10

James 1:11

James 1:12

James 1:13

James 1:14

James 1:15

James 1:16

James 1:17

James 1:18

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

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

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

James 1

James 2

James 3

James 4

James 5

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

James 1:1 -11

James 1:12 -21

James 1:22 -27

James 2:1 -13

James 2:14 -26

James 3

James 4:1 -10

James 4:11 -17

James 5:1 -12

James:5:13 -20

John Calvin
Commentary

James 1

James 2

James 3

James 4

James 5

Steven Cole
Sermons - Excellent Resource
Functions Like a Verse by Verse Commentary
Almost 250 pages in Pdf

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
Commentary Notes on James

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Ron Daniels
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

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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

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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

Dave Guzik
Commentary Notes

James 1

James 2

James 3

James 4

James 5

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Illustrations
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See also Our Daily Bread
James 1:1-12
James 1:2
James 1:2ff
James 1:6
James 1:13-15
James 1:14
James 1:19
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 4:3
James 4:4
James 4:7
James 4:14
James 4:17
James 5:13-15
James 5:14-20
James 5:16

IVP Commentary
Intervarsity Press

James 1
James 2
James 3
James 4
James 5

Keith Krell
Sermons on James
Audio Only

James 1:1-12 God’s Favorite Tool
James 1:13-18 Hook, Line, and Sinner
James 1:19-27 To Do or Not to Do
James 1:21-25 Lecture or Lab
James 2:1-13 Know Mercy
James 2:14-26 Working Hard or Hardly Working
James 3:1-12 How to Bridle the Beast
James 3:13-18 Show and Tell
James 4:1-12 Friend or Foe
James 4:13-17 Fragile: Handle With Care
James 5:1-6 Prioritize or Oxidize
James 5:7-12 Patience is a Virtue
James 5:13-18 Prayer Power
James 5:19-20 Save a Life
John MacArthur
Sermons - Excellent Resource
Functions Much Like a Verse by Verse Commentary

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 3
James 1:13-17: Whose Fault is our Temptation?
James 1:18: Born to Holiness

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 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 2:14-26 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 5:7-11: 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
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
F B Meyer
Our Daily Homily
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
Conservative, Evangelical

Js1 Js 2 Js 3 Js 4 Js 5

Adam Clarke

Js 1 Js 2 Js 3 Js 4 Js 5

Jamieson, F, Brown

Js 1 Js 2 Js 3 Js 4 Js 5

Matthew Henry

James: Q & A Format

Don Anderson

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

Paul Apple

James - 53 messages in Mp3s - Walk Thru the Bible

J Vernon McGee

10 Reasons To Believe In A God Who Allows Suffering  

RBC Booklet

Prayer in the New Testament

Should a Christian Set Goals?

A Matter of Life and Death

Cleaning Up the Source

James: Introduction, Outline, and Argument

Robert Hill

Daniel B. Wallace

Richard L. Strauss

Richard L. Strauss

Daniel B. Wallace

The Unifying Theme of James - Recommended - Excellent overview

D Edmond Hiebert

James Commentary (Plymouth Brethren)

F. B. Hole

James - Exposition of the Epistle of James

William Kelly

James Brief Exposition of the Epistle of James

J. N. Darby

A Practical Exposition of James
Alternative Source

Thomas Manton

The Epistle of James

Hamilton Smith

Introduction to James

Wil Pounds

James: What faith should do - Easy English

Ian Mackervoy

James - Glorify His Name: Christ in the Bible
James 1:2, 12  Chapter 1
James 1:5, 6, 7, Chapter 2

James 1:22-25 Chapter 3
James 2:8, 12, Chapter 4
James 3:2, Chapter 5
James 4:5, 6, Chapter 6
James 5:7, 8, Chapter 7
James 5:16, Chapter 8

A B Simpson

James: The Activity Of Faith

Ray Stedman

JAMES 1