01. Patient endurance in trials! James 1:1-4
by Team NBTI | Jul 23, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
BACKGROUND It is believed that James, brother of Jesus wrote this book in A.D. 49. He wrote this letter as he was anxious about the persecutions faced by the church during the early stages. GREETING Verse 1 James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To...
02. How to receive the wisdom you need from God! James 1:5-8
by Team NBTI | Jul 24, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
James 1:5-8 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let...
03. Encouragement for those affected by trials! James 1:9-11
by Team NBTI | Jul 25, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
James 1: 9-11 "Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its...
04. Blessedness in enduring temptation! James 1:12-15
by Team NBTI | Jul 26, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
James 1:12-15 "Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil,...
05. How to avoid deception in temptation? James 1:16-18
by Team NBTI | Jul 27, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
James 1:16-18 "Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that...
06. Standing firm against unrighteous anger. James 1:19-21
by Team NBTI | Jul 28, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
James 1:19-21 "So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness...
07. How to receive the word of God. James 1:22-25
by Team NBTI | Jul 29, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
James 1:22-25 "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what...
08. Examples of what it means to be a doer of the Word of God. James 1:26-27
by Team NBTI | Jul 30, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
James 1:26-27 "If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to...
09. Love All People. James 2:1-13
by Team NBTI | Aug 3, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
James 1:1-13 “Do not try to blend the genuine faith of our glorious Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, with your silly pretentiousness.” (MSG) James is warning us not to show favoritism in the church. Favoritism divides our genuine faith. It occurs when silly...
10. Faith In Action! James 2:14-26
by Team NBTI | Aug 4, 2020 | Bible Study Series, Epistle of James
James 2:14-26 James is speaking about practical Christian life in here. Faith always demands work. It’s like water stored in a high rise dam. It has the potential to bring out the change-may be for electricity production, or some irrigational purposes. This can be...
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