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James: Faith That Shows Up in Real Life

Study trials, wisdom, speech, favoritism, faith and works, conflict, planning, wealth, patience, and prayer

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LESSON 1

Ask God for Wisdom

Primary passage: James 1:5

Read James 1:5 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on ask god for wisdom and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.

Passage contextPeople: God
LESSON 2

Be Doers of the Word

Primary passage: James 1:22

Read James 1:22 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on be doers of the word and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.

LESSON 3

Faith without Works Is Dead

Primary passage: James 2:17

Read James 2:17 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on faith without works is dead and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.

LESSON 4

The Power of Prayer

Primary passage: James 5:16

Read James 5:16 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on the power of prayer and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.

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