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CLlJXtllTkO TEXT Luke 6:13-16 :t,11 I --EXPOSITO~Y --BIOGRAPHICAL TITLE LESSONS Fli.Oh THE LIFE OF JAMES , THE SON CF AI.PHI\ ;;;us ---TEXTUAL - - TOPICAL SCRIPTURE READING------DEVOTIONAL
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BI BLIOGRAPHY ______.LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF JAME S , THE SON OF ALPHAEUS
Scripture: Luke · · • 3 t.M~ .L.µ. ~ ~ -., ~ ~r~ 7 v . '; Intro: THE APOSTLE BEFORE US TODAY BEARS WITNESS TO THE TRUTH THA ~ ~O LIFE , REGARDIESS OF HOW INCONSPIC UOUS, CAN PASS ACROSS THE STAGE OF ' HUMAN HISTORY WITHOUT lEAV ING BEHIND CERTAIN GREAT LESSONS FOR POSTERITY . . E N THOUGH JAMES THE SON OF ALP~.EUS HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE ONE AP OSTLE ABOUT WHOM _ WE KNOW IEAST, THERE YET AR I SE THRE E WORTHY LESSONS FROM HIS LIFE. T hc£i we /1+ve NvT f.p~'/(1'~ -/,,,e tfr'i , A ?'\ y a J. -He o I-JI> ,f A. ~sfI ,..J I . Tb~ Lesson on tfie alue f Yuh GQd 1 s Cause --Ma-rk 15:40 J ames the less" "younger") ~~- ~= · y t he side of the olde r & more mature apos les the re was James the younger, faithful i n witnessing , healing, & enduring hardships . Younge r but not any l e ss effect ive or f a ithful. 1. Youth is more res ons1ve to God's Word --I - S-: .Never r ead w e re James t e ess refused· to do Chris t's bidding. --I Sam. 3: 10 "And the Lord ca me, & stood, & ca lled as at other t i me s , Samuel, Sam uel. Then Sam uel answered, Speak: -for- t~ servant he a re th." u~~ her youll\ CA64TF~ , • ' ~~ - (1) Because sin has not yet hardene d youth/\ --It;klla,: The importance 01' winning children 15ef"ore leave Junior depa rtment. ff,otvAAY''/·~l {2 ) Be cause of a zeal, to do od 's will. L:fV~"' ~aJwiF~)" --U~~'W£ :Samuel I s response contrasted with i~ ~ 80 year old Moses' response: ~. ·" ~ - - Ex. 3 :10-1 "Come now therefore , & I wil l . ~ send thee unto Pha raoh, tha t thou mayest bring forth my people t he children of Is ra el ,out of Egypt. And Moses said unto God, 'Who am I , tha t I should go unto Pha raoh, and that I should br i ng ~orth the - children of Egypt?" (3) Be cause of a genuine belief in God's Word - - IalU.J§ : Time often ca llouses this "heart- - be lief" into "head-belief." ~ 2. Youth injects an optimist1c spirit- -- : Per aps was e op mfsm of t his young apostle tha t kept the apos tles f a ithful ~hen a ll seemed lost . (1) 1 d1s~ouraged by overwhelming odds OU'hG- -- · .~David was willing to do battle wit Goliath when all the older & "wiser" men were cowering in their tents. (2) 1 c bel e ee t be.t victor c be won tod --Num. 13 :30 "And Caleb stilled -the people before Moses, & s a id, Let us go up at once, & possess it; for we a re well able toovercome it. 11 ("at once") \/.. r6)' 1c Ged 1s f aith~ l to reward . {'/ · - · --W,JJ§.: "Old heads" voted down Cal:e-b, but ~me God rewa rded him. 3. Youth' afforde an exem l ar · faith --~: James faith, like t e faith of a 1'.i'TT're child, is not conspicuous, but never tneless it is an exemplary f a ith. --Matt. 18:3 "Verily I say unt~o you, Except ye -;:y~L ~~ converted, & become~ little children, 7ie - sha ll not enter into the kingdom of heaven.' !ftftt - ~ (l) Which believes in the unlimited power of G (2) Which is willing to run a risk f or Christ (3) Wh ich issues forth . in a total . surrender :_i~1 ·ti_·~~~~ : Youth who gave his fishes & loaves II. Blea• an Holl8 --ijark 15: --i US'.! Mary, his Jee~s from Ga ID nesaed the c c ifixion 1 :40 Watched the bur~al (Mark 1 :4 Jlf;..J> Visited the s u c er on Res. Mprning . (Mk. 16:l
CII. ~be Power of Christian Reconc111a,1cm ~l!IIW~: James name a ways appears with Simon the Zealot, Thaddaeus, & Judas who were all Zealots. Thus ex re el .J' bable tha t J~mes also was a Ze a lot. Matt. his brot her was a tax-colle tor for the Roman govt. Here were 2 brothers who ha drifted further & fur er rom ~ac otner. Matt e th..~ serv1ce_ of Herod Antipas & J a mee jo ed the Zealots who had a flaming par«iotism & an embittered hatred for Rome & all who worked for her. a es e arded Matt. as a ,.. a e & Matt. regarded James as a anat • !HEN JESUS..,C;;.AME.-.&.Jia:c.e we see a r at · .reconc!Uat ron 1. Reconci es a =M-~ =Before Matt. & James the less were re . conc1led with each other t hey were 1st recon ciled with God. · --II Cor; 5 :20b " We praft you in X's stead , oe ye reconciled to God.' . . , (1) Since e1n 1e primarily against God ~ -- -· : These brothers' s1ns aga inst each other were 1st a ga ins t God (2) Since thru 1t man acknowledges his wrong ~ · y -- .: rd from root wh ich me ans to brin f I, wrath. • · Man en Matt . & J amee t he less got right with God they got right with one another. (1) Since divine reconc ili ation is conditionea upon i t --Matt • 5 :24 11 teave the re thy gi f t before the alta r, &fo thy way; first be recon ciled to thy brothe r, and then come & Offer thy gift • 11 ti (2) Since Christians be come'~piritual ~others (3) Since the progress of. God's kingdom de pend on it -~l';liW:S: Reviva l & persona l reconciliation an eternal re concili ation : No t one dispute & not one indication ·•o•f~i~ll -will between Ma tt . & J ame s the les s is to be found in any of the Gos pel a ccounts . heir reconciliation lasted ! (1) Between man and man - - : Should oe no need for repeated reconciliations (2) Between man and God --John 10 :28- -- _ "And I give unto them eter na l life; and they shall never perish, ne ither sha ll any pluck them out of my - nan-a. 11 ,.-.,. -, ..,, ~ ~ ~~ "'•'.~ ,..:, . ~- -~ '¥ ' ~ Saying he hopes they won't appear as Christian ser-vanthood of bearing one an the "celebrity 'odd couple' of the .times," other's burdens and taking up the cross. eenverted "ex-Nixon hatchet man" Oaerles Colson has announced that he and "IT'S NO COP-OUT, as a lot of people feUow-convert, Eldcjdge Cleaver, a for suggest," he continued. '_'It's a touchy way mer minister of information for the Black to go. But if Eldridge and I can symbolize Panther Party, will be appearing pu~licly God's reconciling power-and you cou 't together this year. . get much farther apart than the two al Their future joint appearances will be us-if we can offer encouragement to pe. to "help the Eldridge Cleaver Legal pie where alienation has degenerated bllto Defense Fund," Colson said. open warfare, or alienation anywhere, The money will help Cleaver pay legal then praise God,'' Colson said. expenses estimated to total $250,000 in con "There's one thing I really like a nection with his upcoming trial stemming this: I don't care who a person is, " Cleaver from a shoot-out with police in 1968 while said, "I'm completely overjoyed with eaell he was with the Black Panthers. -new soul I encounter, it doesn't matter who Colson said there is a "danger in the they are .. . That's what Christianity is body of Christ that we sometim·es hold up about-breaking down barriers betw celebrities, making some 'queen for the people and building bridges between ._. day,' then we get a new one. But there's a pie." (RNS) lot more to Christianity,'' he . asserted. "I'm learning with each passing day the . P, )I t \~ 1 IIJ7 ~ y ,2).) "z... -) D LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF JAMES 9 THE SON OF ALPHAEUS \fSED : Southside, Pale st ine, 8/28/60 ( XY ); F. .f.C cJ,,vk4s~-J- (xxr-fJJ f/ lf/63 I~~; F, g,c. . F! C, Cx:t. "f,f+) P /,;_!/ tf/ , f. g. c. s,,4,;.. +\,e/4 A ?t? . ..s--1.)...-1;;._ {'t.Y-¥++-) I by-1.; F.B.C., San Angelo 2-13-77 p.m. (LEARNINGFROM OTHERS- JAMES ALPHAEUS) {',t,;..-,..+-) //...Q '/J?H / lt' Jerold R. McBride 13th in the series on The Twelve, James, Minor Three men named James are mentioned in the New eigners to Jesus? Yes, I think that Little James, by his Testament. The first, of course, was "Jam.es Major," the very cognomen, might well have been very like Andrew. brother of the disciple John, one of the "Sons of Thunder." At least 1t is obvious that what he did he did quietly, Second is James, the Lord's brother, who was not one of seeking no recognition, and receiving none. the disciples, but who was a worker within the early church. The third. is "James Minor," or "Little James." Mark 4. Had he any of the characteristics of Philip? Philip, (15:40) calls him "James, the younger," and it may be you remember, was the cautious type, the kind who says, that he is called this mainly to distinguish him from the "Let's think this over before we do anything about it." more acdve and prominent James Major. However, I think It was Philip who wanted to send the hungry multitude it more likely that he was just a little man, physically. away because he could see no prospect of feeding them. We have absolutely nothing except traditional speculation It was Phillip who lacked vision. Somehow I doubt that to tell us anything of James the Younger. Even the Eng Little James was like this. I think of him as being a lis lish word, "younger," may mean nothing, for the Greek tener, quietly standing on the outskirts of the group, ob word might just as likely mean "the little," or even "the serving, listening, but never questioning, never making less important." The only thing we are told of Little any suggestions- and never doubting. James is that he was standing, far off, when Jesus was crucified. In the case of the other eleven disciples, we 5. How about Matthew? Matthew was the convPrted tax have had at least a tiny clue to their characters; but with gatherer, who finally became an historian and gave us the James, 'unless we draw on the rather unlikely traditional gospels. No, Little James does not fit into Matthew's accounts, we draw a complete blank. Yet, it will certainly frame, either. I doubt if his background was as dynamically do no harm .to speculate; and it may be that the best way opposed to loyal Judaism as was Matthew's; I doubt if he to do so will be to attempt to see if we can draw a sort of had the ability to write history. I think it would never composite portrait of the other disciples-or, at least, to have occurred to him to write a book-that was for greater askourselves, "Was James the less similar in any way to men than he. Peter, the Rock? Had he any of the characteristics of his name sake, John, the Son of Thunder?" If so speculate, 6. And so we come to Nathanael-Bartholomew, the one it will, of course, be purely an exercise of the imagination; of whom Jesus said, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom buc it may serve a dual purpose in that, as we come to the is no guile." Like so many of the twelve, jusc one phrase last of the Twelve, it will also give us an opportunity to tells us about all that we know of Nathanael. He was the review the characters of the other eleven. So, let us ask type who could never stoop to deceit, who spent much ourselves, first, was "the Lesser James," or "Little time in meditation. There was a moment of doubt when James;" in any way like the giant of the Twelve, the dis he asked his friend Philip, "Can anything good come out ciple Peter? of Nazareth," butitdidnot take him long to find out! Yes, Ithink Little James May have been very like Nathanael.. .. 1. PETER: We remember that Peter was, at the time he more like him, indeed, than any of the others, And, as is followed Christ in the flesh, impetuous, in a sense a ''blun the case with Little James, practically nothing is told us derer," one from whom we get our phrase "rushing in where of what Nathanael did or what he said. These were quiet, angels fear to tread," True, he did, as Christ had said unassuming men-Andrew, and Nathanael, and Little James. he would, become a Rock, a tremendous instrument in the hands of his Master. But he was not like that at all when 7. About the next disciple there can be .little doubt. Cer he walked with the Master, No, I do not think little James tainly Little James had none of the characteristics of Ju was at all like that. Whether Mark meant that he was a das Iscariot, and we can pass at once to: little man, or a young man, or an insignificant man, none ofthesecharacteristicsfithimto be like the mighty Peter. 8. Simon, the Zealot. Here was a man with a background of murder, pillage and violence. No, Little James would 2. Was he like the disciple who has been described as shudder at the very thought of such acts. our Lord's favorite, John, the disciple whom Jesus loved above all the others? Was he like the John who laid his 9. How about Thomas? I think Little James, as he sat head on Jesus' breast on that last Thursday night? I quietly on the outskirts of the Twelve with their Master, doubt it. He, too, was a "Son of Thunder," one who did hearing them arguing, disputing, asking many questions not hesitate to ask for a special place by our Lord's side and, especially, hearing Thomas express his doubts, would when He established His throne, one who, exiled to Pat be quietly making up his own mind, and be rather amazed mos., was author of the last book in our New Testament. at some of the things the other disciples did and said. Somehow, our tiny portrait of Little James does not fit in He had done too much quiet thinking to have any doubts. to the same frame! 10. Was Little James like Thaddaeus, or as John calls him, 3. Was Little James like Andrew, the self-effacing dis "Judas, not Iscariot"? I think not, for Thaddaeus was a ciple who quietly won his brother, Peter; who found the question-asker, and Little James never asked any ques· young lad with the basket of loaves and fishes with which tions. Thaddaeus, you remember, was the disciple who, our Lord fed the multitude; who brought the party of for- by asking Jesus "Lord, how is it that you are going to make yourself known to us, but not to the world?" and become saints, but they were far from that as they fol launched Jesus upon that famous discourse in the 14th lowed their Master along the shores of Galilee. t< the I 7th chapters of John's gospel. No, Little James was the quiet observer. He listened carefully to the ques Little James! God give us more men who are not as tions others asked our Lord, and the answers that He gave, aggressive as Peter, who could not remotely be described Dut he was not the type to ask questions. as "Sons of Thunder," who go quietly about their work, listening, observing, making few mistakes, but always 11. And so we come to the last of the other eleven- the loyaL one in whose shadow, name-wise, Little James walks through the pages of the gospels-James Major, the mighty Little James was probably not a poet, though he may Son of Thunder, who wanted to call down fire on the heads have thought poetic thoughts. But had he been poetically of the inhabitants of the village which rejected Christ, inclined, he might well have written these verses by an who, like his brother John, wanted a special seat on the unknown author: throne .... and who died a martyr's death rather than re "Not so in haste, my heart; nounce his Lord. Does that description fit Little James? Have faith in God, and wait; Hardly! Although He linger long, He never comes·too late. 12. And so we come back to Little James, the twelfth of the Twelve. We have discovered one thing, I am sure, and He never comes too lace; that is that there is no such thing as a composite portrait He knoweth what is best; of a disciple! One could hardly find a group of men with Vex not thyself in vain; more varied characteristics! And isn't that exactly as it Until He cometh, rest. should be- doesn't it help prove the authenticity of the gospel accounts? Had one been making up a story of the Until He cometh, rest; Twelve, one would be tempted to paint a picture of twelve Nor grudge the hours that roll; saints- but there was not a single saint among the twelve, The feet that wait for God even though we sometimes speak of the gospel of SAINT Are soonest at the goal." Matthew and the gospel of SAINT John. Yes, they did ------'Cite Apostle JAM ES minor H , but ServiHg LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF JA~, THE SON OF ALPHAEUS Jerold R. McBride, Th.D. LESSON3 FROM THE LIFE OF JAMES, THE SON OF ALPHA.EDS Lessons from the lives of the Apostles, "Number 12 Testimony is born by the apostle J-ames the son:" of Alphaeus that no life, regardless of how inconspicuous, can pass across the stage of human history without leaving behind certain great lessons for posterity. Even though James had the distinction of being the one apostle about whom we know least, there yet arise three worthy lessons from his life. ---The Value of Youth To ---God's Cause Mark (1.5:40) introduces James as "James the less" or "James the younger." By the side of the older and more mature apostles there was James the younger, faith ful in witnessing, in healing, and in enduring hard ships. In Christ's call to "James the younger" he · thereby indicated his belief that youth is of great value to his cause. Youth is more responsive to God's Word. Never do we read where James the younger refused to do Christ's bidding. Such can not be said of Simon Peter and others of the "older and more mature" apostles. Like young Samuel, James must have responded to the words of his Saviour. · What a shame it. is that simply because we grow older we feel that we must never be demonstrative in our religion! What a tragedy that our hearts become progressively less responsive to the Master•s· touch! How refreshing it is to see youth, unashamed of their Lord,publicly taking their stand for him! Youth injects an optimistic spirit. David was willing to do battle with Goliath when all the older and "wiser" men were cowering in their tents. · Young Caleb said, 1'We are well able to overcome it! 11 · Perhaps it was the optimism of James that kept the apostles faithfi..,l wlien all seew.e-i 1.cst. Youth affords an exemplary faith. The faith of James, like the faith of a little child, is not con spicious, but nevertheless it is an exemplary faith. Did not our Master say, ''Except ye be converted, and become as LITTLE CHILDREN, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven?" In these days when such great jobs in God's kingdom must be done we can not afford the luxury of a small and weak faith! ------The Blessing of a Christian Home Mary, the mother of James the younger, followed Jesus from Galilee, witnessed the crucifixion (Mark 15:40), watched his burial (Mark 15:47), and visited the sepulcher on the resurrection morning (Mark 16:1). Most all conservative Bible scholars agree that Alphaeus, James' father, is the same man as Cleophas- a godly man who raised two sons in such a manner that Christ chose them to be apostles. The other apostle from this Christian home was Miatthew. Mark states (2:14), "And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom. 11 From these facts welearn a most obvious lesson--a Christian home produces children whom Christ can use. The greatest compliment that can be paid to any parents is for God to call their children into his service. Such a compliment was paid to Mary and Alphaeus. A Christian home imparts joy to the parents. The greatest joy that Mary and Alphaeus had during their sunset years of life was the knowledge -that out there in God1s wonderful world were two of their boys in the service of Christ. As parents we shall make many mis takes along th~ way of training our children, but by God•s grace we can provide a home in which our children feel,. the very presence of Christ. And when we .come to that stage in life when all that really counts is the memory of our little children kneeling in prayer and learning God's Word from our lips, we shall have a joy that will make bright the darkest of t he days . Of no little value of a Christian home is the mem t ory which it etches in the mind of the children--a memory which prods us on. Young John Mark became dis couraged on his first missionary journey and quit. Per haps the memory of his Christian home compelled him to become faithful again. We can not escape the influence of our homes. Although we shall never become all that our parents believed that we would be, we shall soar to heights otherwise unattainable had it not been for the Christian teachings and noble ideals of our parents! -The --Power -of ----Christian ------Reconciliation James• name always appears with Simon the Zealot, Thaddaeus and Judas who were all Zealots. Thus it is extremely probable that Jamestlso was a Zealot. Matthew, his brother was a tax collector for the Roman government. Here were two brothers who drifted further and further from each other. Matthew entered the service of Herod Antipas and James had joined the Zealots who had a naming patrio tism and an embittered hatred for Rome and all who work ed for her. James regarded Matthew as a renegade traitor, and Matthew regarded James as a wild fanatic. THEN JESUS CAME and here we see a great reconciliation! Christian reconciliation brings peace between man and God. Before Matthew and James were reconciled with each other they were first reconciled with Ood. You begin at the wrong point if you are seeking reconcili ation with husband or wife, friend, or relative if you begin not at the point of reconciliation with God. Man and Man experience reconciliation whenever the spirit of Christ prevails. When Matthew and James the less got right with God they got right with one another. Divine reconciliation is dependent upon human reconcili ation. Jesus said, "First be reconciled to thy brother, ahd:then .come and offer thy gift" (Matt, 5:24). Christian recoi'icI!iation lasts. Not one dispute and not one indi cation of ill-will is recorded between Jam9s and Matthew. · but in everything by prayer and supplication with equests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6 s In the Hapital The Mid-Week Bible Study & Prayer Guide SHANNON HOSPITAL August 22, 2001 622 Trish Sisemore 503 David Wallace arrie 425 Susie York JAMES The Son of Alphaeus Luke 6:13-16 (NASB) :hool) On the Mission Field 13And when day came, He called His disciples to Him; and chose twelve ofthem , whom He Doris Blattner, Western Pacific also named as apostles: 14Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew, his brother; and William Campbell, Western South America James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew; 15And Matthew and Thomas; James the son Joyce Cleary, Florida ofAlphaeus , and Simon who was called the Zealot; 16Judas the son ofJames , and Judas James Crawford, The Caribbean Basin Iscariot, who became a trailor. ,f Imogene James Eager, Middle America Ar ville Earl, Macedonia leyman) Michael Klinedinst, Ohio Lessons from the Lives of the Apostles Kent Morris, East Asia (Extra lesson sheets available for each lesson.) aw of Buddy Charlie Neely, Eastern Africa Joan Phillips (Mrs. James W.), Oregon Eric Reese, Eastern South America Douglas Shaw, Central and Eastern Europe CWJC Hosts Open 1pe) Roger Smith, Virginia Jess Thompson, West Africa House & Shower All en Williams, Middle East and North Africa Marc Wyatt, Canada Christian Women's Job Corps is a program that as RETIRED: sists women with skills for life and employment. 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