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Updated March, 2009

James:
Precept Ministries International
Inductive Bible Study

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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

 

James 4:4

James 4:5
James 4:6

James 4:7

James 4:8

James 4:9

James 4:10

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
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
Commentary Notes on James

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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

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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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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
Excellent Expository Sermons
Functions Like a Verse by Verse Commentary
Recommended

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 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
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

Jas 1 Jas 2 Jas 3 Jas 4 Jas 5

Adam Clarke

Jas 1 Jas 2 Jas 3 Jas 4 Jas 5

Jamieson, F, Brown

Jas 1 Jas 2 Jas 3 Jas 4 Jas 5

Matthew Henry

James: Q & A Format

Don Anderson

James, The Wisdom of Jesus

John Burns

The Christology of James

Robert Sloan

The Theology of Prayer in James

Richard C Wells

Preaching From the Book of James

George Davis

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

David Dockery

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

Paul Apple

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

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 - incomplete
Alternative Source - complete book in various formats

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

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)

James 1

Greg Herrick

Jeff Miller

Jeff Miller

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Jeff Miller

Lehman Strauss

James 1 - Survey Sermon with illustrations Rich Cathers
James 1 Multiple Illustrations

James 1

Dave Guzik

James 1

Lehman Strauss

Suffering in James 1:2-12

Tracy Howard

James 1:2-3 Joy in the Hour of Temptation
James 1:8 The Divided Heart
F B Meyer
James 1:3 Under Pressure Joe Stowell
James 1:1-5 The Perfect Storm
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: Exam Time   Joe Stowell
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: Then What's Next to Do? Oswald Chambers
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 1:6,7 A Warning to Waverers - Pdf
James 1:12 A Discourse Upon True Blessedness Here and Hereafter - Pdf
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 1:14 His Temptation and Ours Oswald Chambers
James 1:13-15: Facing Temptation Gil Rugh
James 1:17 Hey, Where'd You Get That? Joe Stowell
James 1:18: First Fruits of His Creatures Alexander Maclaren
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 2:1-11: Seeing Suffering From God's Point of View

Doug Goins

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 2:14-16: 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 2:21-26: Living Faith John MacArthur
James 2:21-26: Faith Which Justifies is Not Alone Gil Rugh
James 2:23: God's Friends Alexander Maclaren
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 3:7-12: 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: And After That What’s Next To Do?

Oswald Chambers

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 Truth

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 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 5:12: 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  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 5:13-16  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
Net Bible Notes
More technical comments on Greek, etc.
James 1
James 2
James 3
James 4
James 5
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
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

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James 1:1-13 Doing Well
James 1:1-8 Praying Sheep
James 1:1-8 Our Influence
James 1:1-12 Joyful Trials
James 1:2 Growing Pains
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 1:3 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 1:15 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 1:18 Empty-Handed

James 1:19 Love By Listening

James 1:19 Do You Talk Too Much?

James 1:21 Recovering Sinners
James 1:21 “Garbage Mary”
James 1:21 For Now And Forever
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 1:22-23 The Mirror

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 Looks And Life
James 2:1 Cemetery Walk
James 2:1"The Underbird"

James 2:1 Welcome?
James 2:1 Doing Well

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 3:4-6 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 3:10 Olives On A Fig Tree
James 3:10 Word Watch

James 3:14 A Matter Of Pride

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 4:1-3 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 4:8 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 4:11 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 4:14 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 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 Idaho Farm
James 5:8 Cheering Each Other On

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!

John Piper
Sermons

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

A. T. Robertson
 Word Pictures
Greek Word Studies

James 1
James 2
James 3
James 4
James 5

Don Robinson
Expository Messages

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
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

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

Chuck Smith
Sermon Notes on James

James 1:2-4 Temptation

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 The Bible As a Looking Glass

James 5:16 Effectual and Fervent Prayer

James 5:17, 18 The Man God Uses

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
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

Today's Word
Verse by Verse Commentary
Grant Richison
Exposition & Application
(Be a Berean with the comments on James 2:14-26)
Intro
James 1:1
James 1:2
James 1:2b
James 1:2c
James 1:2d
James 1:2e
James 1:2f
James 1:3
James 1:3b
 James 1:3c
James 1:4
James 1:4b
James 1:4c
James 1:5
James 1:5b
James 1:5c
James 1:5d
James 1:6
James 1:6b
James 1:7
James 1:8
James 1:9
James 1:10
James 1:11
James 1:12
James 1:12b
James 1:12c
James 1:12d
James 1:13
James 1:13b
James 1:14
James 1:14b
James 1:15
James 1:15b
James 1:16
James 1:17
James 1:17b
James 1:18
James 1:18b
James 1:18c
James 1:18d
James 1:19
James 1:19b
James 1:19c

James 1:20
James 1:21
James 1:21b
James 1:21c
James 1:21d
James 1:21e
James 1:21f
James 1:21g
James 1:22
James 1:22b
James 1:22c
James 1:23
James 1:24
James 1:24b
James 1:25
James 1:25b
James 1:25c
James 1:26
James 1:26b
James 1:27
James 2:1
James 2:2
James 2:3-4
James 2:5
James 2:5b
James 2:5c
James 2:6
James 2:7
James 2:8
James 2:9
James 2:10
James 2:10b
James 2:11
James 2:11b
James 2:12
James 2:12b
James 2:13
James 2:13b
James 2:14
James 2:14b
James 2:14c
James 2:15
James 2:16
James 2:17
James 2:18
James 2:19
James 2:20
James 2:21
James 2:21b
James 2:22
James 2:23
James 2:23b
James 2:24
James 2:25
James 2:26
James 3:1
James 3:1b
James 3:2
James 3:2b
James 3:3
James 3:4
James 3:5
James 3:6
James 3:6b
James 3:6c
James 3:7
James 3:8
James 3:9

James 3:10
James 3:11
James 3:12
James 3:13
James 3:13b
James 3:13c
James 3:14
James 3:14b
James 3:14c
James 3:14d
James 3:15
James 3:15b
James 3:15c
James 3:15d
James 3:16

James 3:17
James 3:17b
James 3:17c
James 3:17d
James 3:17e
James 3:17f
James 3:17g
James 3:17h
James 3:17i
James 3:18
James 3:18b
James 4:1
James 4:1b
James 4:1c
James 4:2
James 4:2b
James 4:2c
James 4:2d
James 4:3
James 4:4
James 4:4b
James 4:4c
James 4:5
James 4:6
James 4:6b
James 4:6c
James 4:7
James 4:7b
James 4:7c
James 4:8
James 4:8b
James 4:8c
James 4:9
James 4:9b
James 4:9c
James 4:9d
James 4:9e
James 4:10
James 4:11
James 4:11b
James 4:11c
James 4:11d
James 4:11e
James 4:12 
James 4:12b
James 4:12c
James 4:13
James 4:13b
James 4:13c
James 4:13d
James 4:13e
James 4:14
James 4:14b
James 4:15
James 4:16
James 4:17
James 4:17b
James 5:1 
James 5:1b
James 5:2
James 5:2b
James 5:3
James 5:3b
James 5:4
James 5:5
James 5:6
James 5:7
James 5:7b
James 5:7c
James 5:8
James 5:8b
James 5:9
James 5:9b
James 5:10
James 5:11
James 5:11b
James 5:11c
James 5:12  
James 5:12b
James 5:12c
James 5:13
James 5:13b
James 5:14
James 5:14b
James 5:15
James 5:15b  
James 5:16
James 5:16b
James 5:16c
James 5:17  

James 5:17b
James 5:18
James 5:19
James 5:20

Marvin Vincent
Emphasis on Greek Word Study

James 1
James 2
James 3
James 4
James 5

 

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