James, 1-2 Peter, and 1-3 John

Dr. David Olshine is professor and director of the Youth Ministry, Family and Culture Department at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina. David was raised in a Jewish family and came to know Jesus as his Messiah in high school. He speaks across the United States annually to thousands of youth, youth workers and parents. Dr. Olshine has authored and co-authored twenty books, including Studies on the Go: Proverbs and Studies on the Go: Philippians, Colossians and Thessalonians. David is the co-founder of Youth Ministry Coaches, an organization that coaches and consults churches for effective youth ministry strategies. David is married to Rhonda and they have two great kids, Rachel and Andrew.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1: The Book of James
1. The Gift of Trials James 1:1-18
2. Orphans and Widows James 1:19- 26
3. Does God play favorites? James 2:1-13
4. Faith and Works James 2:14-24
5. Words will never hurt you? James 3:1-12
6. Two Types of Wisdom James 3:13-17
7. The Cause of Conflicts James 4: 1-12
8. God’s Will and the Future James 4:13-17
9. Handling Money James 5:1-12
10. Human like Elijah James 5:13-20


Section 2: The Letters of First and Second Peter
11. A living hope 1 Peter 1:1-12
12. What is Holiness? 1 Peter 1:13-2:1-10
13. Jesus our Example 1 Peter 2:11- 3:1-12
14. Good Suffering 1 Peter 3:13- 4:1-6
15. Fiery Ordeals 1 Peter 4:7-19
16. The Flock of God 1 Peter 5:1-14
17. What is a Calling? 2 Peter 1:1-11
18. Power of the Bible 2 Peter 1:12-20
19. False Teachers 2 Peter 2:1-22
20. The Day of the Lord 2 Peter 3:1-18

Section 3: The Letters of 1, 2, 3 John
21. The Word Lived in the Neighborhood 1 John 1:1-10
22. Called to Love 1 John 2:1-11
23. Loving the World? 1 John 2:12-28
24. Love of the Father 1 John 3:1-10
25. Love and Hatred 1 John 3:11-24
26. Test the Spirits 1 John 4:1-21
27. What is Faith? 1 John 5:1-12
28. Eternal Life 1 John 5:13-21
29. Grace, Mercy and Peace 2 John
30. Closing Thoughts 3 John