James 1:1-4

1. The Disciple’s Stewardship (14-18)

2. The Faithful Servant’s Reward (19-23)

3. The Unfaithful Servant’s Condemnation (24-30)

1. The Wise and Foolish Virgins: A Mixed Church (1-4)

2. The Groom’s Arrival: Christians Called to Account (5-9)

3. The Feast: Some Will be In, Some Will be Out (10-12)

1. The Return of Christ Cannot be Foreseen (36)

2. The Return of Christ Will Catch People Unaware (37-44)

3. The Return of Christ Will Reveal Faithful and Wicked Servants (45-51)

1. The Abomination of Desolation (15)

2. Instructions for the Day of Destruction (16-28)

3. The Coming of the Son of Man (29-31)

4. Look for the Signs (32-35)

1. Jerusalem’s Desolation (23:37-24:2)

2. The Disciples’ Questions (24:3)

3. Jesus’s Answer to the Disciples’ 1st Question Pt 1 (24:4-14)

Truth #1:  There is Salvation in No One Else

Truth #2:  Our God is a God of Relationship

Truth #3:  Believers Overcome by the Blood of the Lamb

Truth #4:  For the Believer in Christ, Obedience is a Privilege, not a Burden

1. Judgement on Those Who Shut the Doors to Heaven (13-14)

2. Judgement on Those Who Lead Others to Hell (15)

3. Judgement on Those Who Find Loopholes for Sin (16-22)

4. Judgement on Those Who Neglect God’s Weighty Commands (23-24)

1. Judgement on Those Who Shut the Doors to Heaven (13-14)

2. Judgement on Those Who Lead Others to Hell (15)

3. Judgement on Those Who Find Loopholes for Sin (16-22)

4. Judgement on Those Who Neglect God’s Weighty Commands (23-24)

1. Man-Centered Religion is Hypocritical (1-3)

2 .Man-Centered Religion is Burdensome (4)

3. Man-Centered Religion Seeks Recognition (5-7)

4. God-Centered Religion Listens to God (8-10)

5. God-Centered Religion Pursues Humility (11-12)