Text of the Day: And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. (James 1:13)

Reflection Questions:

1 — What is tempting to you?

2 — How can the enemy use that to his advantage in your life of faith?

3 —How can you begin to design a process from which to expunge that particular temptation? 

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Text of the Day: And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. (James 1:13-14)

Reflection Questions:

1 — What is it that you find yourself tempted by on an ongoing basis?

2 —How can you begin to design your life so you may be able to move away from this issue?

3 —Pray today for clarity and for courage. Clarity to see where God can work in your life and courage to make moves to design your life differently. 

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Here are some questions to get you thinking:

1— Are you prepared to put your identity completely in Christ?

2— Are you willing to see the opportunity in the trials and troubles you will inevitably have to endure?

3— If you put your identity in Christ, what would that mean to you every day, every hour, every minute?

4— Is there someone you greatly admire in faith that you would like to echo in your life?

5— Can you reach out to them and ask for mentorship?

6— What is the design you would like your faith to take?

7— How can you be explicit in identifying what that ultimate design looks like in your life so you can begin to engineer your path to it?

8— Who are examples from scripture you would like to emulate?

9— Why is faith so hard sometimes?

10— What sort of trials and troubles are you currently experiencing and how is it growing you closer to Christ?

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Text of the Day: For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do. (James 1:3-8)

Reflection Questions:

1 — When have you felt tested and troubled? What did it do to your faith?

2 —How can we know when we are leaning into the wisdom of God?

3 —How can we know God’s timing? Can we at all? 

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Text of the Day: Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements. God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. (James 1:9-12)

Reflection Questions:

1 — When people ask you what you “do,” how do you answer them? (In some ways, this is where you have placed your identity, and sometimes, your value).

2 —What can you do to readjust what you are proud of in your life? Of what do you boast?

3 —How can you remind all of those around you of your identity in Christ?

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Text of the Day: This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! 2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. (James 1:1-2)

Reflection Questions:

1 — What Joy did you find in your troubles so far this year?

2 — How can you look at blessing differently than simply having things go well?

3 — If you could tell people about 2020 in 20 years, what would you say changed in your life for the better and for the worse? 

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Text of the Day: For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing (James 1:3-4)

Reflection Questions:

1 — How do your struggles make you stronger?

2 —Where do you find your strength to endure?

3 —Can you endure a bit more each time?

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Text of the Day: Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. (James 1:2)

Reflection Questions:

1 — What trials are you going through right now?

2 —How are you going to get through them?

3 —How can purpose, the Holy Spirit, and a Savior help?

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Text of the Day: This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! (James 1:1)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Have you ever been frustrated by your experience of faith?

2 —Have you ever tried to create consistency in your faith with a hoped-for outcome?

3 —What would your well-designed life of faith look like? 

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Here are some questions to go along with this week’s sermon:

1 — What have you thought about judgment over the years?

2 — Has reading these texts changed your idea of judgment from God?

3 — How has God judged in your favor in the past?

4 — What have you thought about Hell and eternal torment?

5 — How can a God who loves you enough to come and die for you allow you to be tortured forever?

6 — What can you do to let someone know how much God loves them today?

7 — Has fear ever made you do something you wouldn’t normally do? Be honest.

8 — How can we explain to people about the “good news” of God’s judgment?

9 — Have you ever had a judgment not go in a friend’s favor and found a bit of joy in it? Again, be honest.

10— What do you think “forever judgment” will look like?

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