JAMES 1 - JESUS' BOLD LITTLE BROTHER - PTR ALVIN GUTIERREZ - 4PM AFTERNOON SERVICE

JESUS’BOLD

LITTLE

BROTHER

James 1 : 1James, a servant of God and of theLord Jesus Christ, To the twelvetribes scattered among the nations:Greetings.

JAMES THE

TEACHER,

PREACHER &

WRITER

JAMES THE

SERVANT

OF JESUS

BROTHER

LEADER

APOSTLE

MEETING

THE FAMILY

1. JAMES THE

brother

HIS FAMILY

KNOWS HIM

1. He didn’t need to.

2. There’s a lot of guys named James in the New Testament.

3. To say he was Jesus’ brother could give the impression that he was proud,

and here he wants to follow in his brother’s example of humility.

3 POSITIONS ON

JAMES’

RELATIONSHIP

TO JESUS

1. They were step-brothers.

2. They were cousins.

3. They were half-brothers.

JAMES

DISBELIEVED

JESUS

Mark 3:21When his family heard about this,they went to take charge of him, forthey said, "He is out of his mind."

Mark 3:31-32

31Then His mother and His brothersarrived, and standing outside theysent word to Him and calledHim. 32A crowd was sitting aroundHim, and they said to Him, “Behold,Your mother and Your brothers areoutside looking for You.”

JAMES

DOUBTED

JESUS

Mark 6:3-4

3“Is not this the carpenter, the sonof Mary, and brother of James andJoses and Judas and Simon? Are notHis sisters here with us?” And theytook offense at Him. 4Jesus said tothem, “A prophet is not withouthonor except in his hometown andamong his own relatives and inhis own household.”

JESUS WAS KILLED

BECAUSE HE

CLAIMED TO BE

GOD

JAMES

SAW JESUS

RISEN

The only thing that accounts for that kind of radical transformation in thinking and commitment is the

resurrection of Jesus from death.

2. JAMES THE

leader

JAMES JOINED

THE EARLY

CHURCH

JAMES AND

JUDE BECAME

POWERFUL

PASTORS

JAMES HAD

CONVENING

POWER

Acts 15:12-21

12 The whole assembly becamesilent as they listened to Barnabasand Paul telling about the signs andwonders God had done among theGentiles through them. 13 Whenthey finished, James spoke up.“Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.

Acts 15:12-21

14 Simon has described to us howGod first intervened to choose apeople for his name from theGentiles. 15 The words of theprophets are in agreement withthis, as it is written:

Acts 15:12-21

16 “‘After this I will return andrebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruinsI will rebuild, and I will restore it,

17 that the rest of mankind mayseek the Lord, even all the Gentileswho bear my name, says the Lord,who does these things’— 18thingsknown from long ago.

Acts 15:12-21

19 “It is my judgment, therefore,that we should not make it difficultfor the Gentiles who are turning toGod. 20 Instead we should write tothem, telling them to abstain fromfood polluted by idols, from sexualimmorality, from the meat ofstrangled animals and from blood.

Acts 15:12-21

21 For the law of Moses has beenpreached in every city from theearliest times and is read in thesynagogues on every Sabbath.”

3. JAMES THE

apostle

PAUL SAT DOWN

WITH JAMES

WHAT THE

HISTORICAL

RECORDS SAY

ABOUT JAMES

1. The Pillar.

2. James the Just.

3. Camel Knees.

It’s all about Jesus.

“We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was always much encouragement to children to

pursue intellectual interests, to investigate whatever aroused curiosity.”

— Orville Wright

“What one man can do himself directly is but little. If however he can stir up ten

others to take up the task he has accomplished much.”

—Wilbur Wright

There was no fame, there was no glory, there was no fortune. There was death, and they endured it

because they no longer feared death because they’d seen their God-brother conquer it.

Mark 3:35“For whoever does the will of God, he,”Jesus says, “is my brother and sister andmother.”

Whoever does the will Of God has Jesus for a

Brother.

FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL

Presented By:

Ptr Alvin GutierrezFCC Main, San Mateo

4:00 PM Afternoon ServiceMarch 6, 2016

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