James was writing to them and sharing with them about trouble in trials and testings as well as problems in their own churches.

And yet it's so beautiful the way he actually writes with that beautiful pen as he's writing this great letter, the book of James.

I am falling. I am falling in love. I am falling in love. I am falling in love. I am falling in love with you.

Welcome to Somebody Lives You Radio, the Bible teaching ministry of Roll Rees in Diamond Bar, California.

Continuing our series in James, Roll will encourage you to consider the testimony of your life.

You know, every person's spiritual journey is unique, but the common denominator in all of our

stories is Jesus. Stay with us for a challenge to serve as a living witness for Christ,

holding fast to him in every season and proclaiming his praises in every word and action.

Today's lesson is taken from James chapter one beginning in verse one. Here's Roll Rees.

James was a type of a shepherd when he spoke and when he wrote his little epistle of the book of James.

Only five chapters long.

And his brother only gave us one book, one chapter in the book of Jude.

And it's amazing that these two brothers of Jesus were not believers when they lived with Jesus.

They came to know the Lord when Jesus died and rose again from the dead.

And to me, it's just amazing when you think about this man by the name of James that wrote this

tremendous letter given to us and became the leader or a leader of the church in Jerusalem,

according to the book of Acts. He was a devout Jew and he wrote to Jewish believers scattered throughout all of the

Roman world, all of the Roman world to let them know about Jesus, to let them know what God wanted

them to actually know in their hearts.

And yet, they were not only informed that when you read the book of James,

you begin to see that James was writing to them and sharing with them about trouble in trials and testings as well as problems in their

own churches. He was dealing with people within the church. They were troublous people.

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