Viewing entries tagged
James
May 28, 2023 || James | The Prayer of Faith
Discussion Questions:
How do you know your faith is living and active? Is your life that of prayer and praise?
Can you name at least one person in the faith that you can confide in when you need to be lifted up in prayer?
When was the last time you were used by Jesus Christ to point a wayward believer back to Him?
May 21, 2023 || James | Patience In Suffering
Discussion Questions:
How is your heart towards God and people when you endure suffering?
Do you know what it means for your heart to be established in Jesus?
When you let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no how are others and yourself blessed by your act of obedience?
May 7, 2023 || James | Rich Oppressors Will Be Judged
Discussion Questions:
Have you come to realize that putting all your energy into amassing worldly wealth is futile? Today does Jesus Christ alone fulfill you?
How is your life different now that you are living for Jesus Christ and not self indulgence?
Are you walking in victory despite the wickedness of this world? How is the Lord building your confidence in Him alone?
April 30, 2023 || James | Do Not Boast About Tomorrow
Discussion Questions:
Can you remember the first time you understood that only YAHWEH knows the future? What was that like?
Has knowing that one day you will die and enter into eternity humbled you? What are you doing to be prepared for that inevitable reality?
When was the last time you knew the right thing to do and you were obedient? Who was blessed?
April 23, 2023 || James | Warning Against Worldliness (Part 2)
Discussion Questions:
Are you living a lifestyle of submission to Jesus Christ? If so how have you experienced Satan flee from you?
Have you experienced being exalted by God due to you humbling yourself before Him?
What are you actively doing to ensure you don’t act as a final judge over those around you?
April 16, 2023 || James | Warning Against Worldliness
Discussion Questions:
Have you been able to detect the unchecked passions within your own heart? Have you truly asked God to correct you in those areas?
What are you doing daily to ensure you are not walking hand and hand with the world?
In your life what does humbling yourself before Jesus Christ look like?
March 26th, 2023 || James | Wisdom From Above
Discussion Questions:
In your own life have you experienced being able to tame an animal yet unable to tame your tongue?
When you look at your spiritual life are you speaking more blessings over people or more curses?
What is the evidence in your life that your heart is being renewed in Jesus Christ?
March 19th, 2023 || James | Taming the Tongue (Part 2)
Discussion Questions:
In your own life have you experienced being able to tame an animal yet unable to tame your tongue?
When you look at your spiritual life are you speaking more blessings over people or more curses?
What is the evidence in your life that your heart is being renewed in Jesus Christ?
March 12th, 2023 || James | Taming the Tongue
Discussion Questions:
Are you submitting to the Lord’s will daily to keep His anointing flowing into your life?
When you stumble are you quick to repent and come into agreement with God’s forgiveness or do you wallow in your sin?
Since you have been saved have you spoken more words of life or death into the lives of others?
March 5th, 2023 || James | FAITH without works is DEAD
Discussion Questions:
What are three things that point to your faith being alive and not dead?
How do you live out your faith beyond just a verbal proclamation of it?
What happened to you this week that displays your faith is alive accompanied by good works?
February 26th, 2023 || James | God’s Law and Mercy
Discussion Questions:
In what way(s) can we show love to our neighbor(s)?
What area(s) of life do you find most difficult to follow God in?
How can our actions towards others change to better reflect God’s love for them?
February 19th, 2023 || James | The Sin Of Partiality
Discussion Questions:
Do you recognize when you are tempted to show partiality to someone? What do you do to stop it?
Do you understand what it means to be rich in faith?
The riches of this life will soon fade away. What are you investing your time, energy, and talent in today?
February 12th, 2023 || James | Doers-Not Hearers Only
Discussion Questions:
Today are you a doer of the Word of God? If not what is stopping you?
How has living out the principles of the Bible affected your life and the lives of others around you?
What are you doing to serve the less fortunate and keeping yourself from being stained by the world?
February 5th, 2023 || James | Does-Not Hearers Onlhy
Discussion Questions:
Are you gradually getting better at being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger? If not what is stopping you?
The wrath of man will never produce the righteousness of God because it is self seeking. Are you stopping to ask the Lord to help you refrain from lashing out in anger?
Are you putting off all filthiness daily so you can humbly receive the Word of God?
January 29, 2023 || James || Kefing Aperto-Berry || The Word of Truth
Discussion Questions:
The Lord is sovereign. He never tempts yet sometimes He allows bad things to happen to us to grow our dependence on Him alone. How have you responded to this Biblical truth?
Can you recognize when you are being tempted by either your flesh or Satan? What then do you do about it?
Part of being redeemed in Jesus Christ is becoming the first fruits of His creation. Today are you walking in that identity?
January 22, 2023 || James || Kefing Aperto-Berry || Encouragement in the Face of Trials
Discussion Questions:
How are you allowing the wisdom of God to shape your perception of reality?
Earthly wealth no matter how much only lasts for a season. Today what are you feeding more the temporal, or the eternal?
Have you made up your mind to remain faithful to Jesus Christ despite your trials?
January 15, 2023 || James || Kefing Aperto-Berry || Faith, Fear and Wisdom
Discussion Questions:
Do you fear the Lord? Without a reverent fear of God you can not begin to obtain wisdom.
What are indications in your life that your faith in Jesus Christ is real, genuine and alive?
Are you single minded in your thinking or are you double minded? Do you recognize the difference between the two?
January 8, 2023 || James || Kefing Aperto-Berry || Faith Tested
Discussion Questions:
When you share your faith how do you keep it about what Jesus Christ has done for you and not about yourself? Do people walk away knowing more about the Lord or you?
In your most recent trial have you counted it all joy? If so, how? If not, why?
It’s not easy but we grow more spiritually when we walk through trials. Today can you say you're growing spiritually?
January 1, 2023 || James || Kefing Aperto-Berry || Introduction To The Book Of James
Discussion Questions:
How has the Lord God Almighty revealed Himself to you as the unchanging ruler of all? How has this changed your life?
Tests and trials are from God, temptations are from Satan. Can you recognize the difference between tests, trials, and temptations?
What a person says has power both to destroy and to bring peace. Are you aware of your words and the power they possess?
