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THE BOOK OF JAMES
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Sermons in This Series:
James 1:1-12 The Believer & Hardship
Benjamin Hatch | April 3, 2016
Difficulty is unfortunately a normal part of life. How are we to endure the toughest things that we will encounter? In the first part of his letter, James introduces believers to four godly responses to such difficulty.
Benjamin Hatch | April 3, 2016
Difficulty is unfortunately a normal part of life. How are we to endure the toughest things that we will encounter? In the first part of his letter, James introduces believers to four godly responses to such difficulty.
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James 1:13-18 The Believer & The Disposition of God
Benjamin Hatch | May 1, 2016
James began his letter with 4 proper responses to hardship. James now exposes an improper responses to hardship - blaming God, which adopts too low a view of God and adopts too high a view of humanity. James answers this with a clear picture of the wonderful goodness of God.
Benjamin Hatch | May 1, 2016
James began his letter with 4 proper responses to hardship. James now exposes an improper responses to hardship - blaming God, which adopts too low a view of God and adopts too high a view of humanity. James answers this with a clear picture of the wonderful goodness of God.
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James 1:19-27 The Believer & The Word of God
Benjamin Hatch | June 5, 2016
James continues this letter by looking at two additional improper strategies to navigating life - responding to hardship with rage and listening to God's word while not being changed by it. Instead, James offers one crucial truth: for the believer, obedience to God's Word is not optional.
Benjamin Hatch | June 5, 2016
James continues this letter by looking at two additional improper strategies to navigating life - responding to hardship with rage and listening to God's word while not being changed by it. Instead, James offers one crucial truth: for the believer, obedience to God's Word is not optional.
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James 2:1-13 The Believer & Discrimination
Benjamin Hatch | July 17, 2016
James continues his call for believers to obey God's word by confronting his readers about holding to inconsistent attitudes towards the rich and poor. James shows us we must reject worldly approaches to thinking about the worth of other people and instead love our neighbors as we love ourselves.
Benjamin Hatch | July 17, 2016
James continues his call for believers to obey God's word by confronting his readers about holding to inconsistent attitudes towards the rich and poor. James shows us we must reject worldly approaches to thinking about the worth of other people and instead love our neighbors as we love ourselves.
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James 2:14-26 The Believer, Faith & Works
Benjamin Hatch | August 7, 2016
In one of the most oft debated passages in the New Testament, James continues his argument by showing that true salvific belief will invariably be evidenced by works in the believer’s life.
Benjamin Hatch | August 7, 2016
In one of the most oft debated passages in the New Testament, James continues his argument by showing that true salvific belief will invariably be evidenced by works in the believer’s life.
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James 3:1-12 The Believer & The Tongue
Benjamin Hatch | September 25, 2016
James turns to address another problem his readers were facing - terrible infighting within their Christian communities. James begins to correct this hostility by addressing the area of "the tongue" - the destructiveness of the believer's speech and our need to yield our tongues to the Holy Spirit.
Benjamin Hatch | September 25, 2016
James turns to address another problem his readers were facing - terrible infighting within their Christian communities. James begins to correct this hostility by addressing the area of "the tongue" - the destructiveness of the believer's speech and our need to yield our tongues to the Holy Spirit.
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James 3:13-4:12 The Believer & Wisdom
Benjamin Hatch | October 16, 2016
James continues responding to his readers' hostility by addressing their wisdom, their strategy for life. James shows us that believers are perpetually confronted by two possible wisdoms - a wisdom from above, marked by humble obedience, and a wisdom from below, marked by selfishness.
Benjamin Hatch | October 16, 2016
James continues responding to his readers' hostility by addressing their wisdom, their strategy for life. James shows us that believers are perpetually confronted by two possible wisdoms - a wisdom from above, marked by humble obedience, and a wisdom from below, marked by selfishness.
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James 4:13-5:9 The Believer & Confidence for the Future
Benjamin Hatch | November 6, 2016
James continues by showing an area in which we may succumb to the wisdom from below - the source of our confidence about the future. James shows us three possible sources of such confidence and demonstrates that only one of these hopes is appropriate for the believer.
Benjamin Hatch | November 6, 2016
James continues by showing an area in which we may succumb to the wisdom from below - the source of our confidence about the future. James shows us three possible sources of such confidence and demonstrates that only one of these hopes is appropriate for the believer.
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James 5:10-11 The Believer, Adversity & Blessing
Benjamin Hatch | November 27, 2016
In this sermon we conclude our look at James' encouragements and exhortations to hurting believers by examining his command to take an example from the Old Testament prophets and Job, and in so doing forces us to re-examine our notion of what it means "to be blessed."
Benjamin Hatch | November 27, 2016
In this sermon we conclude our look at James' encouragements and exhortations to hurting believers by examining his command to take an example from the Old Testament prophets and Job, and in so doing forces us to re-examine our notion of what it means "to be blessed."
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James 5:12-20 The Believer & The Community
Benjamin Hatch | December 4, 2016
In the final verses in this book James issues one final warning about sin and then offers instructions about those who have committed the sins against the community described in this book. He explains how to deal with those who are repentant and those who continue in unrepentant wandering after sin.
Benjamin Hatch | December 4, 2016
In the final verses in this book James issues one final warning about sin and then offers instructions about those who have committed the sins against the community described in this book. He explains how to deal with those who are repentant and those who continue in unrepentant wandering after sin.
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