We left off with James speaking of the wisdom of God But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. James is now going to address the obstacle to James 3:17 Summed up by pride and selfishness We demonstrate our love…

Works and the Tongue James jumps from faith and works to the danger of the tongue In between he warns against wanting to be teachers (pastors) May seem disconnected on the surface, but these passages are related James is teaching how to strengthen faith while also identifying true faith Be Careful Little…

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. Jesus begins an extended dialogue He and God are to be trusted equally In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And…

James is practical adviced Probably written around 40 AD -Before the Jerusalem Council -Probably about the same time as Paul began his ministry Written by Jesus’ brother James -leader of the Jerusalem Church -Even the Apostles seem to answer to him in some regards The Jerusalem Church is in an odd spot…

For the Christian, Easter is Not Meant to be a Once a Year Affair Why do we worship on Sunday instead of Saturday? Have we abandoned a proper view of the Ressurection? Here is what I see But Peter teaches us the Ressurection has a deep and continual impact on our lives Blessed be the God and Father of…

We are here at sunrise like the women Our lives may be upside down We may be uncertain about our future Even if not, we got up early and made our way to the place where Jesus is supposed to be The Women Go to the Tomb Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene…

The Triumphal Entry A Roman tradition for a victorious General or Emperor Would start amongst the Praetorians (royal soldiers) Proceed through the streets of Rome Displaying captives and looted treasure The crowds would cheer sometimes shouting “σωτήρ” or savior The procession would end at the temple…

The Disciples Make Arrangements Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your…

Where are we so far? Jesus has fulfilled the prophecy of the Messiah He has gained a group of loyal followers Disciples Women He has also experienced a few instances of gaining and losing large amounts of followers He is also hunted by the religious leaders they want Jesus dead they are jealous of His…

Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Jesus returns to the region of Jerusalem Ch 11 leaves off with Jesus in…