New Testament in a Year – James 1

Trials and Temptations - James 1:1-18

Understand It

• Who wrote this letter? (1:1)
• To whom was this letter written? (1:1)
• What attitude did James tell people to exhibit when they are facing trials? (1:2)
• What is produced when our faith is tested? (1:3-4)
• What is God’s response when we ask for wisdom? (1:5)
• What effect does doubt have on a person when he or she prays? (1:6-8)
• What will eventually happen to the wealth of a rich person? (1:10-11)
• What reward awaits the person who perseveres under trial? (1:12)
• From where does temptation come? (1:13-15)
• How does sin start and end? (1:13-15)
• From where do all good and perfect gifts come? (1:16-17)
• How did James describe God’s relationship with the people He created? (1:17-18)

Apply It

• What do you believe God is trying to teach you this week through the trials and situations you are experiencing?
• In what specific areas do you need to ask God for His wisdom this week?
• What temptations do you need God’s help to resist this week?

Listening and Doing - James 1:19-27

Understand It

• What instruction did James give about the relationship between speaking, listening, and anger? (1:19)
• What is the relationship between anger and righteous living? (1:20)
• What should a Christian clean out of his or her life? (1:21)
• What is the relationship between listening to God’s Word and doing it? (1:22)
• What analogy did James use to describe a person who does not do what the Bible says? (1:23-24)
• What promise did James give to the person who studies God’s Word and practices it? (1:25)
• What does the Bible give to people? (1:25)
• How is a person’s speech related to the credibility of his or her faith? (1:26)
• What did James describe as pure religion? (1:27)
• What is pure religion? (1:27)

Apply It

• In what situations this week will you need to curb your anger? How can you?
• What do you need to change in your actions this week to match your talk?
• Whom will you help this week in obedience to God’s Word?