James – Live Like Jesus Is Coming Back

• James 5:1
  • Rich is relative.  Most of us in the US are rich compared to the rest of the world.
  • Don’t Hoard

• James 5:2-3 
  • Live Open Handed
  • Don’t Cheat 

• James 5:4
  • Don’t Overindulge 

• James 5:5
• Proverbs 11:24-25
• James 5:6
  • The same spirit that cause people to value money over people is the same spirit that put Jesus to death.

• Matthew 26:12

• Luke 12:15

• James 5:7-9

1. Be Patient
   1. James 5:10-11
2. Persevere
   1. God’s divine purpose can be found if we persevere

• Job 42:5

1. Be Consistent  

• James 5: 12
  • Your actions aren’t determined by what’s going on around you, they’re determined by what’s going on in you. 

• James 5: 13
  • To pray is to recognize God’s sovereign power over our circumstances.  To praise is to recognize God’s sovereign power in our circumstances.

• James 5:14-16

• 2 Timothy 4:18

• Matthew 10:28 

• James 5:17-18
  • Faith is a journey
  • Faith begins with a word from God

• Romans 10:17

• 1 Kings 17:1
  • Faith continues when you hold on

• Isaiah 55:11

• 1 Kings 18:43-46

• Galatians 6:9

• James 5: 19-20

In the end, it’s about the end