Greetings!

How a person says "hello" can tell you a lot about them: their cultural background, their personality, what's important to them. In James 1:1, James sends Greetings! to a group of people who are scattered around the world. The words he sends them are still encouraging for us to hear today. In this message, you will learn how we know which James wrote the Letter of James in the Bible (the answer may surprise you). You will learn how a letter written to twelve tribes of people dispersed from a region still applies to us today. You will also learn three essential criteria that the early churches used to determine which books should or should not be included in the Bible. Finally, you will learn at least three ways to practically apply the first verse of James' letter to your life today, so that your greetings show that you are a follower of Christ. http://www.lpbaptist.org/greetings.mp3