THE "DON'T" AND "DO" OF TRUE RELIGION – James 1:26-27

Posted by on Apr 25, 2012 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; April 25, 2012 James 1:26-27 Theme: James teaches about “pure and undefiled” religion in terms of what it isn’t and what it is. For Pastor James, our Christian faith is something that is to be put into practice. We’re to put aside all of the residue of sin in our lives, and be open to hearing the word of God (vv. 19-21); and then make sure...
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BE DOERS! – James 1:22-25

Posted by on Apr 18, 2012 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; April 18, 2012 James 1:22-25 Theme: True blessing in the word comes not merely from the hearing but from the doing. Pastor James has introduced us, in the previous passage, to the sort of attitudes we should have in order to be receptive to God’s word and gain it’s life-changing benefits (vv.19-21). And now, he gives us the second part of that instruction. It...
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RECEIVE THE WORD! – James 1:19-21

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; April 11, 2012 James 1:26-27 Theme: In order to gain the benefit of God’s word that God would want us to have, we must first prepare ourselves to rightly receive it. In this new division of his letter, James begins to speak about how essential it is that we allow God’s word to impact our lives. In verses 22-27, he deals with the whole matter of...
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GOD AND TEMPTATION- James 1:13-18

Posted by on Apr 4, 2012 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; April 4, 2012 James 1:13-18 Theme: We keep our perspective in times of temptation when we remember where temptation comes from—and where it doesn’t. Pastor James had been speaking to the subject of temptation. In verse 12, he began by setting before us the blessedness that comes from enduring temptation and staying faithful to God’s call on our lives:...
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BLESSED ENDURANCE – James 1:12

Posted by on Mar 28, 2012 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; March 28, 2012 James 1:12 Theme: God blesses those who endure temptation. As God’s people, there are certain things we can count on in life. One of them is that we will experience temptations. The form those temptations come may be different for each of us. What may be a great temptation to one individual believer may not be a particularly great temptation to another....
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EVALUATING OUR TRUE WORTH – James 1:9-11

Posted by on Mar 21, 2012 in AM Bible Study | 0 comments AM Bible Study Group; March 21, 2012 James 1:9-11 Theme: In a time of trial and loss, we need to keep our eyes on our true worth in Christ. A story is told of the wealthy publisher William Randolf Hearst. A renowned art collector, he sent his agents around the world searching for a particular piece of art that he desired. He saw it in a book and immediately wanted to add it to his existing...
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