6:30 Work projects and field games 7:15 Worship 7:30 Ministry training 8:15 Bible teaching

1. 6:30 Work projects and field games 7:15 Worship 7:30 Ministry training 8:15 Bible teaching 8:45 Small group study and prayer 9:40 Food and fellowship 10:15 Building closes iFire

3. Background • Author: James, the brother of Jesus. The pastor of the church in Jerusalem. • Date: Perhaps before 49 A.D., which may make it the earliest book of the New Testament. • Setting: Persecution has fallen upon the church, and many Christians have scattered. • Readers: James is writing to these scattered, Jewish Christians.

4. Basic ChristianityPart III I. Teachers Will be Judged (vv. 1-2) II. Sins of the Tongue (vv. 3-6) III. Taming the Tongue (vv. 7-12) IV. Wisdom From Below (vv. 13-16) V. Wisdom From Above (vv. 17-18)

5. James 3:1 “Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.”

6. Luke 17:1-2 “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.”

7. Basic ChristianityPart III I. Teachers Will be Judged (vv. 1-2) II. Sins of the Tongue (vv. 3-6) III. Taming the Tongue (vv. 7-12) IV. Wisdom From Below (vv. 13-16) V. Wisdom From Above (vv. 17-18)

11. “Likewise the tongue” -James 3:5

12. Sins of the Tongue Blasphemy “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.” (Exodus 20:7)

13. Sins of the Tongue Dishonor “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” (Exodus 20:12)

14. Sins of the Tongue Lies “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16)

15. Sins of the Tongue Complaining “Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.” (Philippians 2:14-15)

16. Sins of the Tongue Slander “Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.” (James 4:11)

17. Sins of the Tongue Slander “Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice…

18. Sins of the Tongue Slander …They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.” (Romans 1:28-32)

19. Sins of the Tongue Gossip “A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.” (Proverbs 16:28)

20. Sins of the Tongue Gossip “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.” (Proverbs 18:8)

21. Sins of the Tongue Anger “A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.” (Proverbs 29:11)

22. Sins of the Tongue Anger “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” (James 1:19)

23. Basic ChristianityPart III I. Teachers Will be Judged (vv. 1-2) II. Sins of the Tongue (vv. 3-6) III. Taming the Tongue (vv. 7-12) IV. Wisdom From Below (vv. 13-16) V. Wisdom From Above (vv. 17-18)

24. ANIMALS

25. BIRDS

26. REPTILES

27. SEA CREATURES

28. Taming the Tongue • Salvation

29. Taming the Tongue • Salvation • Holy Spirit

30. Taming the Tongue • Salvation • Holy Spirit • Confession of sin

31. Taming the Tongue • Salvation • Holy Spirit • Confession of sin • Prayer

32. Taming the Tongue • Salvation • Holy Spirit • Confession of sin • Prayer • Discipline

33. “Offered on the altar, the tongue has awesome power for good.” -Kent Hughes

35. Basic ChristianityPart III I. Teachers Will be Judged (vv. 1-2) II. Sins of the Tongue (vv. 3-6) III. Taming the Tongue (vv. 7-12) IV. Wisdom From Below (vv. 13-16) V. Wisdom From Above (vv. 17-18)

36. “Bitter Envy” “Selfish Ambition”

37. “Disorder” “Evil Practices”

38. Basic ChristianityPart III I. Teachers Will be Judged (vv. 1-2) II. Sins of the Tongue (vv. 3-6) III. Taming the Tongue (vv. 7-12) IV. Wisdom From Below (vv. 13-16) V. Wisdom From Above (vv. 17-18)

39. Wisdom From Above James 3:17 • Pure • Peace-loving • Considerate • Submissive • Full of mercy • Full of good fruit • Impartial • Sincere

40. JAMES THE JUST

41. James 3:18 “Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.”