51 messages at Tribe taught
out of James, in the order the book runs.
James (unspecified verse)Love, Trust, and Something to Work Withcited to make the point that breaking one point of the law makes a person guilty of the whole law
James (unspecified verse)Faithful Under Pressurecited as the source of the promise that if we draw close to God he will draw close to us
James (chapter not specified)Childish Gamescited for the warning that hearing God's word without obeying it leads to self-deception
James 2 (paraphrase)The Blood Is EnoughReferenced to say that breaking one law makes a person guilty of breaking all of the law
James (unspecified verse)God of the MeanwhileConsider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds, cited to address enduring hardship
James (unspecified verse)Still Small Voicea double minded man is unstable in all his ways
James (faith without works is dead)I Will Not Keep StillConnected to Isaiah's call to not remain still, action flowing from love for Israel
James 1:2-3Brought Near by the Bloodquoted during the offering transition about counting trials as joy because testing produces steadfastness
James 1:2-4Drinking Deep: The Cup of Enduranceconsider it pure joy when you face trials because testing of faith develops perseverance so you lack nothing
James 1:2The Feast on the Mountainconsider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds, framed as an invitation into maturity
James 1:2-4Choosing Endurance Over EscapeConsider it pure joy when facing trials, because testing produces perseverance so you lack nothing
James 1:4Jesus In The Wildernesstrials produce patience and having its full effect makes us complete and lacking nothing
James 1:12Your Reward Is Comingthose who patiently endure testing receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him
James 1:22-25The Ways We Worshipread aloud as the main text for the section on honoring the word that is preached
James 1:22-24The Simplicity of Listeningbeing a hearer and not a doer compared to forgetting your face in a mirror
James 1:22-25Worship Is a Sacrificeread aloud as the text on honoring the word that is preached by actually obeying it
James 1:22-24Listen Before You ObeyHearing the word without doing it compared to a man who looks in a mirror and forgets his face
James 1:22-25The Key That Unlocks Hearingbe doers of the word and not hearers only, used to reinforce the call to obey what God says and not deceive yourself
James 1:27Wood, Hay, and Strawbriefly cited by a congregation member as a broad calling for all believers to care for orphans and widows
James 1:27Saved. Now What？Called to feed orphans and widows, listed as a broad calling all believers share
James 2Warnings About New WineJay referenced faith without works is dead while defending his answer about whether the believing Jews were saved
James 2A Warning About New WineJay referenced faith without works is dead when discussing whether the believing Jews were saved
James 2:10God in Search of Mancited to show that breaking one point of the law makes a person guilty of breaking all of it
James 2:10Three Aspects of Tithingcited as keeping all the law but stumbling at one point makes a person guilty of all of it, to dismantle the Pharisee accounting system
James 2:10Open Blind Eyesparaphrased as 'if you keep all the law and stumble at but one point you are guilty of having broken all the law'
James 2:10Easter Sunday at Tribekeep all the law and stumble at one point, guilty of breaking all of it
James 3:3-5Throw Your Line Overa small bit controls a horse, a small rudder steers a ship, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches
James 4:2-7Two men enter, one man leaves.read aloud to show how desire, pride, and friendship with the world make one an enemy of God, and to contrast grace given to the humble with opposition toward the proud
James 4:2-7Two Men Enter, One Man Leaveread before communion to address scheming, jealousy, friendship with the world, and God giving grace to the humble
James 4:6You're Not Being Inclusive, Jesus.God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble, used to illustrate the door of humility unlocking God's inclusive grace
James 4:6Rest and CelebrateGod resists the proud but gives grace to the humble
James 4:7The Fourth Man in the Firequoted from memory: 'humble yourselves before God, resist the devil and he will flee'
James 4:7Tested by Firequoted to show that drawing close to God causes the enemy to flee
James 4:7Uncomfortable Is Not the Same as Abandonedquoted in full, submit yourself to God then resist the devil and he will flee, noting people often leave out the first part
James 4:8God's Masterpieceparaphrased in the opening prayer: if you draw close to God he promises to draw close to you
James 4:8Mosaic Tiles of His Returnreferenced during communion prayer as the promise that if we draw close to God he will draw close to us
James 4:17Spirit Versus Fleshit is a sin to know what you ought to do and not do it
James 5:14Rooted In The WordVerse about calling the elders to pray for the sick, came to mind as Brian thought about the congregation's lack of scripture memorization
James 5:14What Do I Memorize？quoted to illustrate spiritual weakness, calling elders to pray over the sick
James 5:16Sex, Money, and the Bibleparaphrased loosely as the prayer of a righteous person being powerful and effective
James 5:16Worship and Prayercited after Nancy's public confession, affirming that confessing sins before one another and the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective
