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A Study in James, Volume 1

The Glory of True Religion

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ID: 15901 • November 1, 2008

Written to scattered believers facing a variety of troubles, the Epistle of James addresses a universally relevant question: How are God’s people to live in God’s world? This side of heaven, trials and tribulations crowd into our lives, confronting us with failure and tears, doubts and disappointments, sorrow and groanings. In response, James offers us practical help, with an eye toward not becoming Christians so much as behaving as those who have been redeemed “by the word of truth.”

In volume one of this series, Alistair Begg considers James’s call to demonstrate wisdom through patient perseverance in trials. We display godly wisdom when we endure temptation and learn to love one another radically and sacrificially. Wisdom, we learn, isn’t a matter of age, education, or experience; it’s a product of God’s Spirit at work in a life that has been transformed by God’s grace.

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When Trials Come — Part One

James 1:1–3 Sermon Includes Transcript 40:37 ID: 2557

When Trials Come — Part Two

James 1:2–4 Sermon Includes Transcript 35:41 ID: 2559

Asking God for Wisdom

James 1:5–8 Sermon Includes Transcript 38:22 ID: 2558

Rich Man, Poor Man

James 1:9–11 Sermon Includes Transcript 34:50 ID: 2560

The Genuine Article

James 1:12 Sermon Includes Transcript 39:42 ID: 2561

“When Tempted…”

James 1:13–18 Sermon Includes Transcript 42:02 ID: 2563

The Word of Truth

James 1:18–21 Sermon Includes Transcript 38:27 ID: 2564

Don’t Kid Yourselves!

James 1:22 Sermon Includes Transcript 29:05 ID: 2565

Do What It Says!

James 1:22–25 Sermon Includes Transcript 39:22 ID: 2566

Religion — Part One

James 1:26–27 Sermon Includes Transcript 30:56 ID: 2567

Religion — Part Two

James 1:27 Sermon Includes Transcript 39:46 ID: 2568