James Part 11

THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 11

James 5:7-20

I. INTRODUCTION - James 1:1

VII. THE DANGER OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD: JAMES 4:1-12

VIII. THE WARNINGS IN LIGHT OF JUDGMENT: JAMES 4:13-5:6

IX. HOW TO LIVE UNTIL THE LORD RETURNS: JAMES 5:7-20

A. Patient Endurance: James 5:7-11

1. The Exhortation to Patient Endurance: James 5:7-8

a. Be patient like the farmer (v7)

b. Establish your heart because the Rapture is near (v8)

2. Patience in Regard to the Tongue: James 5:9

a. Don’t grumble against one another, the Judge is at hand v9

3. Examples of Patient Endurance: James 5:10-11

a. The prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord (v10)

b. Job, the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful (v11)

B. Do Not Swear By an Oath: James 5:12

1. Let your yes be yes, and your no, no (v12)