Aim: To value the word of God (as it comes to us through James)
Doctrine: James pastors troubled believers (and us) in his early New Testament epistle. He does this through inspired exhortations that are designed to bring about repentance and wholeness.
Exegesis: How James' greeting encourages us, Christ's church: he sees himself as a slave of the same Trinity we serve (v. 1a); he reminds us that God cares for his beleaguered people (v. 1b); he heartens us with gospel hope (v. 1c).
Further application: How the church benefits from the book of James: as we receive its sometimes-spirited instruction with humility, we will exercise practical faith in Jesus.
Key verse: v. 1 ''James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.
