LESSON
LESSON 10 AUGUST 9, 2020
SUBJECT: Hearing and Doing DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
BACKGROUND: James 1:19-27 LESSON: James 1:19-27
MEMORY VERSE: Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 NIV
LESSON AIM: To encourage Christians to know and live by the Word of God.
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINE
I. GOOD GIFTS: JAMES 1:16-18
1. What should all believers avoid? James 1:16
2. What is the source of all good things and every perfect gift? James 1:17a
3. In what two ways is God described in James 1:17?
|v. 17b | |
|v. 17c | |
4. Why can God be called “the Father of lights”? Genesis 1:3, 16; 1 John 1:5
|Genesis 1:3, 16 | |
|1 John 1:5 | |
5. How does God bring us into the birth of salvation? James 1:18a
6. What do we become as a result of being born again? James 1:18b; 2 Corinthians 5:17
|James 1:18b | |
|2 Cor. 5:17 | |
II. GOOD ADVICE: JAMES 1:19-20
7. How does James address Christians? James 1:19a
8. What three rules for self-control does James give on how to respond to others? James 1:19bcd
|v. 19b | |
|v. 19c | |
|v. 19d | |
9. Why do you think it is important to be swift to hear and slow to speak?
10. What are some of the obstacles to effective listening?
11. What things make us lose our temper? How does James 1:19 help us control our temper and tongue?
12. What will uncontrolled anger prevent us from accomplishing? Why? James 1:20
13. Who do we open the door for to enter our lives when we exhibit uncontrolled anger? Ephesians 4:26-27
14. Is all anger wrong? Why or why not?
15. Define and discuss “righteous indignation”. Give examples of things happening in today’s society that cause you to have “righteous indignation”. Consider such issues as injustices, oppression, police brutality, voting suppression, abuse of power, mistreatment, poverty, etc.
III. GOOD DOERS: JAMES 1:21-25
16. What must a person do to receive and grow in God's Word? James 1:21abc
|v. 21ab | |
|v. 21c | |
17. What is the Word of God able to do for those who receive it and live by it? James 1:21d
18. What does God expect from a person who hears His Word? James 1:22
19. What does James liken a person who only hears God's Word? James 1:23-24
|v. 23 | |
|v. 24 | |
20. What does the doer of the Word receive? James 1:25
IV. GOOD RELIGION: JAMES 1:26-27
21. What is a sure sign that a person’s religion is worthless and vain? James 1:26
22. In what two ways must we be careful not to be deceived? James 1:22, 26
|v. 22 | |
|v. 26 | |
23. What kind of religion does God accept? James 1:27a
24. What are examples of a pure and faultless religion? James 1:27bc
|v. 27b | |
|v. 27c | |
25. What can the church and the nation do to help those in distress?
26. What are sure ways to keep believers from being polluted (corrupted, stained, contaminated) by the world?
|James 1:22 | |
|Romans 12:2 | |
|1 John 2:15 | |
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