Sunday, October 27, 2019. James (Part 1). James 1:17-27. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. The book of James is unique among the letters of the New Testament in its unembarrassed forthrightness about the way that the faith of the Christian community and its actions are linked together. Before driving that point home (as we will see in chapter 2), James first urges the church to adopt the appropriate posture: a posture of openness, meekness, and gratitude.