The Way of Wisdom: Patience in Waiting on God - Sermons on James 4-5

by Kendall, R. T.

• ISBN13: 9781842271124
• ISBN10: 1842271121
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Not Applicable

Summary

The book of James is also a letter that has a great deal to say to us here and now. Too oft the Christian church has been open to outside influences; wisdom has been replaced by popular concensus. The Way of Wisdom seeks to correct and counter such a movement.

Taking as his theme the workings of a practical and personal faith, R.T. Kendall opens up this challenging epistle and offers a biblically based model for Christian nurture and discipline. Here is a book that encouraged reflection and the radical reorganization of our lives, as we reconsider our relationship with God, the church and ourselves.

Author Biography

Born in Ashland, Kentucky, R.T. Kendall became the Minister of Westminster Chapel, London in 1977 after gaining a D.Phil. at Oxford University. Married with two children, he is the author of several books. Succeeding G. Campbell Morgan and D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Dr Kendall has built his ministry on systematic expository preaching. In a world where compromise and ambivalence have become 'fashionable', R.T. has built a strong reputation for refusing to water down his theology to suit modern tastes. His God is the God of the Bible -- a God of infinite mercy, but also a God of justice

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Joel Edwards
Preface	xi
Antinomianism Exposed	1	(8)
The Glory of Unfulfilled Desire	9	(9)
Success Withheld	18	(8)
The Silent God	26	(8)
The Blessings of Unanswered Prayer	34	(8)
The Worldly Christian	42	(7)
The Overruling Grace of God	49	(9)
God's Greater Grace	58	(8)
Beginning to Grow Positively	66	(8)
Submitting to God	74	(7)
Resist the Devil	81	(7)
Defeating the Devil	88	(9)
Living Close to God	97	(8)
The Nearness of God	105	(9)
Return to Clear Thinking	114	(9)
The Joy of Mourning	123	(9)
The Reconversion of the Church	132	(8)
A Touch of Greatness	140	(8)
Greatness Discovered	148	(8)
A Glimpse of Smallness	156	(8)
Smallness Discovered	164	(8)
Being Bored With Church	172	(10)
Taking Ourselves too Seriously	182	(8)
Knowing the Lord's Will	190	(8)
Seeing our own Sin	198	(8)
The Folly of Unconfessed Sin	206	(7)
The Danger of Accumulating Wealth	213	(8)
The Oppressor -- God's Enemy	221	(7)
Following Jesus Indeed	228	(8)
When the Rain is Over	236	(9)
The Patience of Job	245	(8)
Name--Dropping	253	(8)
Letting God be God	261	(8)
Afflictions	269	(8)
Are You Encouraged? -- Show It	277	(8)
Is Faith Healing Possible?	285	(9)
What is the Prayer of Faith?	294	(9)
Confessing Sin to Each Other	303	(8)
Effectual Praying	311	(9)
Elijah: An Ordinary Man	320	(7)
Elijah: Troublemaker of Israel	327	(10)
Elijah: Praying the Second Time	337	(7)
Bringing the Backslider Home	344	(9)
The Joy of Bringing the Backslider Home	353	(10)
Scripture Index	363