Be Mature (James) Growing Up in Christ

by Wiersbe, Warren W.

• ISBN13: 9781434768452
• ISBN10: 1434768457
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: DAVID C. COOK PUBLISHING CO.

Summary

Perhaps of all the books in the New Testament, James most squarely focuses on results. His pull-no-punches approach to spiritual maturity, his preference for action over words, makes his text the perfect backdrop for a study of how to grow in our faith.Beloved author and teacher, Warren Wiersbe, leads you through this practical book with advice on how to overcome temptation, controlling the tongue, effective prayer, and how to practice what the Bible teaches. If you're going to make progress in these areas, you will need a growing faith and dependence on Christ because as James claims, "Every good and perfect gift is from above."Now with study questions and updated foreword by Ken Baugh,Be Maturemakes the perfect guide through your study of James. Trust Warren Wiersbe's 40+ years of experience to instruct you on important truths from God's Word.

Author Biography

Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe is an internationally known Bible teacher and the former pastor of three churches, including the Moody Church in Chicago. For ten years he served as general director and Bible teacher for the Back to the Bible radio broadcast. Dr. Wiersbe has written more than 150 books, including the popular "Be" series of expositional Bible studies, which has sold more than four million copies. In 2002, he was awarded the Jordon Lifetime Achievement Award by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He and his wife, Betty, live in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Table of Contents

The Big Idea: An Introduction to Be Mature	p. 9
A Word from the Author	p. 15
Time to Grow Up (James 1:1)	p. 19
Turning Trials into Triumphs (James 1:2-12)	p. 31
How to Handle Temptation (James 1:13-18)	p. 45
Quit Kidding Yourself (James 1:19-27)	p. 57
Rich Man, Poor Man (James 2:1-13)	p. 71
False Faith (James 2:14-26)	p. 83
The World's Smallest but Largest Troublemaker (James 3:1-12)	p. 97
Where to Get Wisdom (James 3:13-18)	p. 111
How to End Wars (James 4:1-12)	p. 125
Plan Ahead (James 4:13-17)	p. 137
Money Talks (James 5:1-6)	p. 149
The Power of Patience (James 5:7-12)	p. 161
Let Us Pray (James 5:13-20)	p. 173
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