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SEP. 8, 2026Lessons from James (3)“James...to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.” Jas 1:1 NKJVJame...
09/08/2026

SEP. 8, 2026

Lessons from James (3)

“James...to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.” Jas 1:1 NKJV

James addressed “the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad,” those early Christians who had fled Jerusalem. The Greek word James used to describe this is “diaspora,” from which we get the word “dispersed.” The picture is of someone scattering seeds.

After the martyrdom of Stephen in Acts chapter seven, the Christians in Jerusalem came under increasing persecution from the Roman Empire.

They refused the Romans’ demand to confess “Caesar is Lord.” Instead, they insisted that there was only one Lord, the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus, the Bible informs us, “They were all scattered...except the apostles” (Ac 8:1 NKJV).

James wrote to believers who had to leave their homes, their jobs, their properties-everything. Talk about stress! Yet God permitted them to experience the scattering and the resulting stress for a purpose. Had these believers stayed in Jerusalem, chances are the gospel would not have spread so completely through the known world.

Everywhere these early followers of Jesus were scattered, they shared the Good News of Christ’s redemptive work, and in just one generation, the gospel had spread throughout the Roman Empire. That’s why James wrote to the church that was “scattered abroad”:
“Count it all joy when you fall into various trials” (Jas 1:2 NKJV).

Their uprooting from Jerusalem resulted in the planting of the church throughout the known world. “Our God turned the curse into a blessing” (Neh 13:2 NKJV).

With God, short-term pain can lead to long-term gain. He uses setbacks we sometimes don’t understand to fulfill His purposes. Is that what’s happening in your life right now? Trust God; He knows what He’s doing!

Lessons from James
“God turned the curse into a blessing.”
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SEP. 8, 2026Lessons from James (3)"James...to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings." Jas 1:1 NKJVJame...
09/08/2026

SEP. 8, 2026

Lessons from James (3)

"James...to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings." Jas 1:1 NKJV

James addressed "the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad," those early Christians who had fled Jerusalem. The Greek word James used to describe this is "diaspora," from which we get the word "dispersed." The picture is of someone scattering seeds.

After the martyrdom of Stephen in Acts chapter seven, the Christians in Jerusalem came under increasing persecution from the Roman Empire.

They refused the Romans' demand to confess "Caesar is Lord." Instead, they insisted that there was only one Lord, the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus, the Bible informs us, "They were all scattered...except the apostles" (Ac 8:1 NKJV).

James wrote to believers who had to leave their homes, their jobs, their properties-everything. Talk about stress! Yet God permitted them to experience the scattering and the resulting stress for a purpose. Had these believers stayed in Jerusalem, chances are the gospel would not have spread so completely through the known world.

Everywhere these early followers of Jesus were scattered, they shared the Good News of Christ's redemptive work, and in just one generation, the gospel had spread throughout the Roman Empire. That's why James wrote to the church that was "scattered abroad":
"Count it all joy when you fall into various trials" (Jas 1:2 NKJV).

Their uprooting from Jerusalem resulted in the planting of the church throughout the known world. "Our God turned the curse into a blessing" (Neh 13:2 NKJV).

With God, short-term pain can lead to long-term gain. He uses setbacks we sometimes don't understand to fulfill His purposes. Is that what's happening in your life right now? Trust God; He knows what He's doing!

Lessons from James
"God turned the curse into a blessing."
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SEP. 7, 2026Lessons from James (2)“A doer...will be blessed in what he does.” Jas 1:25 NKJVNorth of Israel and teeming w...
09/08/2026

SEP. 7, 2026

Lessons from James (2)

“A doer...will be blessed in what he does.” Jas 1:25 NKJV

North of Israel and teeming with aquatic life of many kinds, the Sea of Galilee is a beautiful blue. South of Israel is the Dead Sea, and it’s called “Dead” for a good reason: There’s no life in its stagnant water.

What makes these two bodies of water so different? First, the Sea of Galilee has an inlet: the Jordan River flows into it. On its southern shore, the Sea of Galilee also has an outlet: water flows through the Great Rift Valley. Like the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea has an inlet: the Jordan flows into it. But the Dead Sea has no outlet; it takes in but does not give out. This is the theme of the book of James. Vibrant believers not only take in, but they also give out.

They put the word they receive (input) into action (output): “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 kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does” (Jas 1:23-25 NKJV).

James warns us not to become so heavenly-minded that we are no earthly good; that it’s not enough to read the Scriptures, but we must also look for practical ways to put them into practice each day. His message could be summed up in the famous Nike slogan: “Just do it!”

Lessons from James
Heavenly minded-but no earthly good
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SEP. 7, 2026Lessons from James (2)"A doer...will be blessed in what he does." Jas 1:25 NKJVNorth of Israel and teeming w...
09/08/2026

SEP. 7, 2026

Lessons from James (2)

"A doer...will be blessed in what he does." Jas 1:25 NKJV

North of Israel and teeming with aquatic life of many kinds, the Sea of Galilee is a beautiful blue. South of Israel is the Dead Sea, and it's called "Dead" for a good reason: There's no life in its stagnant water.

What makes these two bodies of water so different? First, the Sea of Galilee has an inlet: the Jordan River flows into it. On its southern shore, the Sea of Galilee also has an outlet: water flows through the Great Rift Valley. Like the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea has an inlet: the Jordan flows into it. But the Dead Sea has no outlet; it takes in but does not give out. This is the theme of the book of James. Vibrant believers not only take in, but they also give out.

They put the word they receive (input) into action (output): "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 kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does" (Jas 1:23-25 NKJV).

James warns us not to become so heavenly-minded that we are no earthly good; that it's not enough to read the Scriptures, but we must also look for practical ways to put them into practice each day. His message could be summed up in the famous Nike slogan: "Just do it!"

Lessons from James
Heavenly minded-but no earthly good
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SEP. 6, 2026Lessons from James (1)“Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Jas 1:22 NKJVThe b...
09/06/2026

SEP. 6, 2026

Lessons from James (1)

“Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Jas 1:22 NKJV

The book of James has 108 verses, and it outlines how we can put our faith into action.
It was written by Jesus’ half-brother, the natural-born son of Mary and Joseph.
Apparently, James became a believer as a result of the resurrection. Paul said that after Jesus rose from the grave, “he appeared to James, then to all the apostles” (1Co 15:7 NIV). Somewhere, privately and personally, the risen Lord met with James, and His little brother’s life was never the same. After his encounter with his older brother, who was the victorious-over-death Godman, James grew in faith and became the undisputed leader of the Jerusalem church.

The apostle Paul referred to him as a pillar of the church (see Gal 2:9), and tradition tells us that James was so devoted to prayer that he was given the nickname “camel knees” because of the calluses resulting from the hours he spent on his knees. Today we are 2,000 years removed from James’ writing, yet his letter remains as relevant to us as the Internet’s morning news. The central message of his book is contained in these words: “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” James addresses our biggest challenge: practicing with our lives what we proclaim with our lips.

In every paragraph, he reminds us that when we are walking in step with the Holy Spirit, we will not be wearing out the seat of our pants, but the soles of our shoes. We will put shoe leather to what we say we believe and be “doers of the word.”

Lessons from James
Walking in step with the Holy Spirit
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SEP. 6, 2026Lessons from James (1)"Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." Jas 1:22 NKJVThe b...
09/06/2026

SEP. 6, 2026

Lessons from James (1)

"Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." Jas 1:22 NKJV

The book of James has 108 verses, and it outlines how we can put our faith into action.
It was written by Jesus' half-brother, the natural-born son of Mary and Joseph.
Apparently, James became a believer as a result of the resurrection. Paul said that after Jesus rose from the grave, "he appeared to James, then to all the apostles" (1Co 15:7 NIV). Somewhere, privately and personally, the risen Lord met with James, and His little brother's life was never the same. After his encounter with his older brother, who was the victorious-over-death Godman, James grew in faith and became the undisputed leader of the Jerusalem church.

The apostle Paul referred to him as a pillar of the church (see Gal 2:9), and tradition tells us that James was so devoted to prayer that he was given the nickname "camel knees" because of the calluses resulting from the hours he spent on his knees. Today we are 2,000 years removed from James' writing, yet his letter remains as relevant to us as the Internet's morning news. The central message of his book is contained in these words: "Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James addresses our biggest challenge: practicing with our lives what we proclaim with our lips.

In every paragraph, he reminds us that when we are walking in step with the Holy Spirit, we will not be wearing out the seat of our pants, but the soles of our shoes. We will put shoe leather to what we say we believe and be "doers of the word."

Lessons from James
Walking in step with the Holy Spirit
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SEP. 5, 2026Fulfill your obligation to the Lord.“We have an obligation.” Ro 8:12 NIVPaul wrote: “We have an obligation-b...
09/05/2026

SEP. 5, 2026

Fulfill your obligation to the Lord.

“We have an obligation.” Ro 8:12 NIV

Paul wrote: “We have an obligation-but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live” (vv. 12-13 NIV).

Obligation: it isn’t your favorite word, is it? That’s because we interpret it in a negative light. Don’t think of it as something you have to do but as something you get to do.

Our greatest obligation doubles as our greatest opportunity-surrendering our lives to the lordship of Christ. Can you think of any greater privilege than being used by God to help fulfill His eternal purposes? The word “obligation” means to be legally or morally bound, and the best picture might be marriage. When you say, “I do,” at the altar, you are obligating yourself “for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part.”

And when we enter into a covenant relationship with God through the new birth, two things happen. We are legally and morally bound to Him, and He is legally and morally bound to us. The gospel demands that we give all of ourselves to God. But when we do, God gives all of Himself to us. Think of the benefits of such a trade-off! You’ll never get a better deal. The trade-off also gives full veto power to the Holy Spirit. But once again, that’s a good obligation. Why? Because He will take you places you can’t go and do things in and through you that are otherwise impossible.

Fulfill your obligation to the Lord
A covenant relationship with God

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SEP. 5, 2026Fulfill your obligation to the Lord."We have an obligation." Ro 8:12 NIVPaul wrote: "We have an obligation-b...
09/05/2026

SEP. 5, 2026

Fulfill your obligation to the Lord.

"We have an obligation." Ro 8:12 NIV

Paul wrote: "We have an obligation-but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live" (vv. 12-13 NIV).

Obligation: it isn't your favorite word, is it? That's because we interpret it in a negative light. Don't think of it as something you have to do but as something you get to do.

Our greatest obligation doubles as our greatest opportunity-surrendering our lives to the lordship of Christ. Can you think of any greater privilege than being used by God to help fulfill His eternal purposes? The word "obligation" means to be legally or morally bound, and the best picture might be marriage. When you say, "I do," at the altar, you are obligating yourself "for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part."

And when we enter into a covenant relationship with God through the new birth, two things happen. We are legally and morally bound to Him, and He is legally and morally bound to us. The gospel demands that we give all of ourselves to God. But when we do, God gives all of Himself to us. Think of the benefits of such a trade-off! You'll never get a better deal. The trade-off also gives full veto power to the Holy Spirit. But once again, that's a good obligation. Why? Because He will take you places you can't go and do things in and through you that are otherwise impossible.

Fulfill your obligation to the Lord
A covenant relationship with God

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SEP. 4, 2026The whole world must hear God’s Word.“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mk 16:...
09/04/2026

SEP. 4, 2026

The whole world must hear God’s Word.

“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mk 16:15 NKJV

In 1993, a group called AD2000 United Prayer Track came up with an innovative idea. To help realize their goal of “a church for every people and the gospel for every person by AD2000,” they established a program called “Praying through the Window.” The “window” referred to an area on the globe from ten degrees to forty degrees north of the Equator, from North Africa and Southern Spain eastward to Japan and the northern Philippines. Almost three billion people live in this area, where the most prominent religions are Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism.

For the entire month of October 1993, and again in 1995, millions of Christians prayed for the people in “the 10/40 window.” The goal was that new churches be established, and new missionaries sent to these areas. In 1993 alone, the number of churches in Albania grew from 50 to more than 300, and the number of Christian fellowship groups formed in India rose from an average of three to seventeen each day. If your world consists only of your loved ones, your job, and your church, ask God to open your eyes to the world beyond your world.

Begin praying that He will move in those nations. “Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession” (Ps 2:8 NKJV). You say, “Can we realistically believe that the world will turn to Christ?” Read this: “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You” (Ps 22:27 NKJV).

The whole world must hear God’s Word
“I will give you the nations.!”
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SEP. 4, 2026The whole world must hear God's Word."Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." Mk 16:...
09/04/2026

SEP. 4, 2026

The whole world must hear God's Word.

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." Mk 16:15 NKJV

In 1993, a group called AD2000 United Prayer Track came up with an innovative idea. To help realize their goal of "a church for every people and the gospel for every person by AD2000," they established a program called "Praying through the Window." The "window" referred to an area on the globe from ten degrees to forty degrees north of the Equator, from North Africa and Southern Spain eastward to Japan and the northern Philippines. Almost three billion people live in this area, where the most prominent religions are Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism.

For the entire month of October 1993, and again in 1995, millions of Christians prayed for the people in "the 10/40 window." The goal was that new churches be established, and new missionaries sent to these areas. In 1993 alone, the number of churches in Albania grew from 50 to more than 300, and the number of Christian fellowship groups formed in India rose from an average of three to seventeen each day. If your world consists only of your loved ones, your job, and your church, ask God to open your eyes to the world beyond your world.

Begin praying that He will move in those nations. "Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession" (Ps 2:8 NKJV). You say, "Can we realistically believe that the world will turn to Christ?" Read this: "All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You" (Ps 22:27 NKJV).

The whole world must hear God's Word
"I will give you the nations.!"
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