• Rejoicing and Remaining Patient in Trials (1:2–3; 5:7–11)

• Praying with Confidence (1:5–8; 5:15–18)

• Obeying God’s Word (1:22–25; 2:14–26)

• Visiting Orphans and Widows (1:27)

• Avoiding Partiality and Showing Love and Mercy (2:1–13)

• Using Our Words to Bless, not Curse (3:5–12)

• Pursuing Peace (3:13–18)

• Friendship with God, not with the World (4:4)

• Humbly Submitting Our Lives and Plans to God (4:6–7, 13–17)

• Bringing Back Those Who Wander from the Truth (5:19–20)