Free Methodist Church Of Santa Barbara

A Servant's Letter | Overview of James/James 1:1 This week, we begin the book of James. This is a practical book for believers in Christ, and one that acts as a reminder through the generations of what conduct as Christians looks like. This is not a narrative, nor is it meant to give us new information. It is meant to wake up its readers to what they have forgotten or failed to live into. This is a general letter to the church, so it has no specific audience, which we will talk about. We want to get a grasp of this book, who wrote it, the language James uses as well as the images he draws on, and what we can understand as his purpose as an author. We will talk a bit about who we know James to be and tie this book to the Gospel.