1. FARMER FOCUS 7
2. SOUL STRENGTHENING 8
3. REVENGE REFUSAL 9
4. PROPHET PERCEPTION 10
5. SALVATION STORY 11
6. WORD WISDOM 12
7. AFFLICTION ADVICE 14-16
8. PASSIONATE PRAYER 17
9. CHRISTIAN COMPASSION 19,20
Mammon: The Making of Miserable Money
James 5.1-6 MAMMON: THE MAKING OF MISERABLE MONEY!
1. WILL IT LEAD TO A MISERABLE END? 1
2. IS IT A RUINED CACHE? 2,3
3. WILL IT RUIN MY LIFE? 3
4. IS ITA LEGACY OF THEFT? 4
5. IS IT A SELFISH PURSUIT? 5
6. IS IT FROM MURDEROUS GREED? 6
God's Six Penetrating Questions
James 4:1-17
What about the source of our conflicts? vs. 1
What about our selfish desires? vs. 1
What about our friendship? vs. 3, 4
What about our pride? vs. 5-10
What about our judging? vs. 11, 12
What about our lives? vs. 13-17, particularly vs. 14
Discerning Wisdom's Direction
James 3: 13-18
Remember the Teaching
Analyze Thinking
Recognize Ungodly Thinking
Recognize Godly Thinking
Decisions for Taming the Tongue
James 3: 1-12
Give Good Direction Not Bad? vs. 1-4
Give Life Not Destruction? vs. 5-8
Give Delight Not Discouragement? vs. 9-12
The Fruit Reveals the Root
James 2: 14-26
1. 14 A FAITH THAT’S HOLLOW!
2. 15-20 A FAITH THAT’S HARD!
3. 21-26 A FAITH THAT’S HOLY!
The Respect God Requires by the Redeemed
Ja2.1-13 THE RESPECT GOD REQUIRES BY THE REDEEMED!
1. HAVE FAITH IN JESUS WITHOUT PARTIALITY! 1
2. SHOW EQUAL RESPECT REGARDLESS OF WORLDLY STATUS! 2,3
3. KEEP YOUR HEART PURE! 4
4. REASON AS GOD REASONS! 5,6
5. BRING HONOR TO CHRIST! 7
6. LOVE OTHERS AS YOU WOULD BE LOVED! 8
7. REMAIN GUILTLESS! 9-11
8. WE’RE FREE TO LOVE OTHERS EQUALLY! 12
9. BE MERCIFUL IN TREATMENT OF OTHERS! 13
We Need Religion that is Irreproachable
Ja 1.26,27 WE NEED RELIGION THAT'S IRREPROACHABLE!!
1. WE NEED A PURE HEART! 26
2. WE NEED PURE TALK!
3 -WE NEED A PURE WALK! 27
We Hearers Need to Heed
WE HEARERS NEED TO HEED!
1. PLAN TO OBEY! 22
2. DON’T JUST LISTEN!
3. DON’T BE DECEIVED! 23,24
4. DON’T IGNORE YOUR FLAWS! 25
5. FIX YOUR FLAWS!
Our Attitudes Toward Troubles
ARE OUR ATTITUDES IN TROUBLE?
1. OUR ATTITUDE ON LISTENING?
2. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD SPEAKING?
3. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD ANGER?
4. OUR ATTITUDE OF CASTING OFF SIN?
5. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD RECEIVING THE WORD?
6. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD SALVATION?
Turning Trouble into Treasures, Part Five
. FOCUS ON GOD’S PRESENTS IN THE MIDST OF OUR TROUBLES! V16-18
1. GOD - NOT TO BLAME! 16
2. GOD - LOVES US!
3. GOD - IS GOOD! 17
4. GOD - IS CONSISTENT!
5. GOD - IS OUR SALVATION ! 18
Turning Trouble into Treasures, Part Four
PROMISES HELP US FACE TROUBLES! v12
1. HAPPINESS IS PROMISED
2. CROWN OF LIFE IS PROMISED
3. TEST OF LOVE IS PROVED
KNOWING TEMPTATIONS PROCESS HELPS US IN TROUBLES! 13-15
1. HAPPINESS IS PROMISED! 13
2 GOD CAN’T BE TEMPTED WITH EVIL!
3 GOD DOES NOT TEMPT US WITH EVIL!
4 MAN’S LUST is the SOURCE OF TEMPTATION! 14
5. MAN’S ENTICEMENT FOLLOWS HIS LUST!
6. MAN’S SIN = FRUIT OF HIS LUST! 15
7. MAN’S DEATH = FRUIT OF HIS SIN!
Turning Trouble into Treasures, Part Three
TROUBLES OF PROSPERITY, WHETHER RICH OR POOR, HELPS US FIND TRUE TREASURE!
1-TEST OF POVERTY Verse 9
2-TEST OF RICHES Verse 10,11
Turning Trouble into Treasures, Part Two
The key points for this message:
1. TURNING TROUBLES WAS PROCLAIMED! V1,2
2. TROUBLES PROVE FAITH! V3
3. TROUBLES BUILD PATIENCE! V3
4. TROUBLES BUILD PERFECTION! V 4
5. TROUBLES BUILD PRAYERFULNESS! V5-8
James Shows us How Saving Faith Yields Sanctified Conduct!
Scripture doesn’t distinguish living one way in our our home or church and another way in the world we live, work and play in.
We should be pure in proclamation and practice. Character and calling ought not to be separated.
We sometimes forget or fail to see that James loves these believers, including us, and writes to comfort and help believers face their troubles.
Let’s look at this book to gain strength for whatever the Lord leads us through as individuals, families and as a church in the days ahead. This also has application for government as well.
Today’s message focuses on James 1:1-3, where we begin to find out how to turn out troubles into treasures!