James: God’s Servant

If I were James I would have shared that is my or that he was a in the Jerusalem church.

Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? Matthew 13:55

 Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are His sisters not here with us?” And they took offense at Him.
Mark 6:3

Instead he describes himself as a “” of God.

Things That Invite Me To Learn From James!

1^st is hard to come by these days. Humble people have always been the best . They don’t seek . They reach out to . “Never think that in lowering yourself you have less power for good. On the contrary, you are imitating and using the same means as .”

2^nd James also true. People in the early church and even today have called James “The Righteous One.”

The word righteous here means: “as one to be”.

• Obedience is necessary because it is the of all spiritual .
• Obedience is essential to leaders because it is the basis for spiritual and .

If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;
John 10:37

3^rd James was willing to for what he . There is no walking with Jesus without . James would live and share the truth without or – and a willingness to take the .

We see this trait in:

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Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.  For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 16:24-26

4^th I can learn from James because he makes .

He puts forth truths that speak to:

• human

It’s really called , but James calls it “”.