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With Perseverance Believers Can Endure Trials, Knowing God Is at Work in All Things Session 8 With Perseverance Believers can endure trials, knowing God is at work in all things. JAMES 1:2-15 MEMORY VERSES: JAMES 1:2-3 READ James 1:1-18, First Thoughts (p. 84), and Understand the Context (p. 84). As you read, identify the directives James gave in this passage. Review the Introduction to James (p. 11) and watch the video introduction by James Merritt at Blog.LifeWay.com/ExploretheBible or on the Leader Pack CD-ROM. STUDY James 1:2-15, using Explore the Text on pages 85–89. Underline any statement that functions as a command, directive, or prohibition given by James. Highlight any verses that support the summary statement: “Believers can endure trials, knowing God is at work in all things.” PLAN the group time, looking for a way to help your group be encouraged to memorize Scripture as part of their day. Be prepared to share what works for you. Use the ideas under Lead Group Bible Study (pp. 90–91). Tailor the plans for your group using More Ideas (p. 92) and Leader Extras included on Blog.LifeWay.com/ExploretheBible/Adults. GROW with other group leaders at the Groups Ministry blog (LifeWay.com/GroupMinistry). GATHER the following items: Personal Study Guides. Prepare to display the following Pack Items: PACK ITEM 1 (Map: The First Missionary Journey of Paul); PACK ITEM 2 (Outlines of Galatians; James). Make copies for the group of: PACK ITEM 7 (Handout: Galatians; James Time Line); PACK ITEM 8 (Handout: Memory Verses Bookmark); PACK ITEM 12 (Handout: James, Jesus’ Half-Brother); and PACK ITEM 13 (Handout: Analogies in James). For More Ideas (p. 92), gather: A dictionary, Bible dictionary, and various Bible translations; and A professional to share on licensing. Date of My Bible Study:_________ 83 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources FIRST THOUGHTS KEY DOCTRINE The writer of the Personal Study Guide for this study faced a deep challenge Sanctification while writing these lessons. Three weeks from the due date of his first Sanctification is the experience, grandchild, he got a call that Luke did not have a heartbeat. As a pastor, he beginning in regeneration, by had walked with people through grief and experienced it many times in his which the believer is set apart to life. However, he had never experienced grief so deep. God has since put God’s purposes, and is enabled him in places of grieving, and he has been able to help many people who are to progress toward moral and dealing grief. Though he still doesn’t understand why they went through spiritual maturity through the such loss, he can see God at work through it. presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in him (In PSG, p. 73) In what situations have you found yourself forced to decide (Heb. 5:12-14). whether to persevere? What motivated you to keep going? UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT BIBLE SKILL Dig deeper into the usage JAMES 1:1-18 of key words or phrases in a James was the half-brother of Jesus and a leader in the Jerusalem church Bible passage. prior to his martyrdom (Gal. 2:9,12). He opened his letter with a typical Focus on the word “endurance” greeting (1:1), identifying himself and the letter’s recipients, “the twelve in James 1:3-4. Look up the tribes dispersed abroad” (Jas. 1:1). This would have referred to those who word in an English dictionary. scattered from Jerusalem in the persecution following Stephen’s death (Acts 7:54-60; 8:1-4). James wrote to encourage them in their trials. Then compare various Bible James addressed the proper attitude to take toward trials (vv. 2-4). He translations. Then read the indicated that trials are the means to a mature faith. Knowing that the end entry for the term in a Bible result is a mature faith should bring joy. dictionary. How would you James encouraged believers to seek wisdom from God as they face life’s define endurance in one trials (vv. 5-8). God generously provides wisdom to those who ask. Those sentence based upon what who lack wisdom are those who fail to put their full trust in God. you discovered? James reminded his readers that things of this earth are temporal but that the life given by Jesus is eternal. The trials of this life are minuscule when compared to the crown of life awaiting the obedient believer (vv. 9-12). Christians contend with external trials but they also encounter internal trials in the form of temptation (vv. 13-15). They must remain diligent, realizing their own weakness can entice them to falsely blame God and thus be drawn into sin. James affirmed God to be generous, loving, and unchanging (vv. 16-18). The daily struggle of the Christian life is real. God lifts us, however, to be confident and hopeful as we live in an imperfect world. 84 Explore the Bible | Leader Guide © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources EXPLORE THE TEXT JOY OVER PROGRESS (JAS. 1:2-4) VERSES 2-4 James challenged his readers to consider it a great joy when they JAMES 1:2-4 experience various trials. No one looks forward to difficult circumstances. The term joy, however, signifies the state of spiritual delight that results 2 Consider it a great from an assurance of God at work. Outward circumstances, good or bad, joy, my brothers and do not determine a believer’s joy or assurance. We can experience a settled satisfaction in our faith no matter the storms life brings. sisters, whenever you Trials can be unexpected and illogical, and they often attack from experience various forces outside of your life. The word for trials can mean trouble, suffering, trials, 3 because you or misfortune. Trials can take various forms. An unending list could include know that the testing physical maladies, doubt, fear, grief, and economic hardship. For James’s readers (and many believers worldwide today), it could have included of your faith produces persecution. James used the word whenever to reinforce that trials are a endurance. 4 And let normal part of a Christian’s life. The question was not if they would experience endurance have its full trials but when. effect, so that you may Is your faith the real thing? Trials reveal the truth about be mature and complete, the depth of your faith. lacking nothing. James reminded believers of a truth they knew already. Trials generate a testing of your faith, and this testing produces endurance. A test of something exposes its genuineness or lack of it. Is your faith the real thing? Trials reveal the truth about the depth of your faith. Endurance, then, is the desired result of testing. Although God never creates the trial, He can use it to your advantage. Endurance suggests the BIBLICAL discipline of perseverance—to keep on going when enveloped by the cloud of ILLUSTRATOR trouble. The fire of experience forges fortitude. Sometimes you fail the test and your faith wanes. Sometimes you succeed and persevere to grow in faith. For additional context, read The more trials you endure, the greater your potential for spiritual growth. “James: All We Know” in Perseverance requires active patience. No one goes on the hunt for the Fall 2018 issue of Biblical troubles. Nor should a person live in dread all the time. Christian faith, Illustrator. Available at LifeWay. however, prepares for a state of constant readiness to confront the trial com/BiblicalIllustrator. when it arrives. Knowing the potential advantage of testing allows Christians to enjoy life as it comes. Thefull effect of endurance is a mature Christian character. No believer reaches the goal of total Christlikeness in this life. But progress toward that goal of completeness in Christ is the believer’s objective. Perseverance helps shape Christian character over the course of life. How can one maintain joy in the midst of trials? Session 8 : With Perseverance 85 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources Major Themes in James* (In PSG, p. 76) 1. James invites his readers to take a long-term perspective on trials. 2. Genuine faith makes a positive difference in a person’s attitudes, speech, and actions. CONFIDENCE IN HIM (JAS. 1:5-8) VERSE 5 JAMES 1:5 James challenged his readers to confidently ask God for wisdom as they faced life’s trials. The concept of wisdom meant different things to those 5 Now if any of you grounded in Judaism and those with a Greek background. Wisdom in the lacks wisdom, he should Greek world denoted intellectual brilliance. For the Jews, however, wisdom meant more than knowledge. Godly wisdom suggests an openness to hear ask God —who gives from God and follow His direction. Christians should pursue this type to all generously and of wisdom. ungrudgingly — and it Every believer lacks wisdom at some point. The value of wisdom lies in its end result to assist us toward Christlikeness as mature and complete will be given to him. believers (see v. 4). Without godly wisdom, the Christian remains ill- equipped to ascertain and fulfill God’s purposes. How can you acquire God’s wisdom gift? Ask God for it and it will be given to you. God remains the source of true wisdom (see Prov. 2:6a). He wants Christians to receive it. He leaves it to the believer, however, to acknowledge the need for wisdom and pursue it. Prayer is a direct connection from your heart to His. God gives to all generously without our having to earn it or gain some special favor. He delights in giving to all who genuinely desire wisdom to advance His kingdom.
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