James
James, in 1:1 labels himself as this. (1:1)
What is a "slave" or "servant"?
What is "persevering trials"?
This is what we should do when we struggle to navigate a trial. (1:5)
What is "he should ask God"?
This is the main heart problem for the "rich man". (1:10)
What is "pride" or "trusting in himself"?
This is what causes people to be tempted towards sin. (1:14)
What is "by their own evil desires"?
This was James intended audience. (1:1)
Who are Jewish Christians living outside of Jerusalem.
What is with "joy" or "consider it a great joy"?
The way God gives out wisdom. (1:5)
What is "generously and ungrudgingly"?
The kind of life the world sees as beautiful as described by James in 1:10-11.
What is "pursuing personal/material gain"?
The illustration Pastor John used to describe how we are tempted towards sin.
What is "a fish choosing to bite the hooked worm"?
The phrase that James uses in his introduction which tells us that he was writing to people who understood the Old Testament. (1:1)
What is "The Twelve Tribes"?
The phrase "a ________ of your ______" reveals another way of understanding our experience of trials in the Christian life from God's perspective.(1:3)
What is "a testing of your faith"?
The heart/mind posture of those who will actually receive God's wisdom. (1:6)
What is "in faith without doubting"?
This is the person James says is truly blessed. (1:12)
What is "the one who endures trials"?
The reason God has no responsibility in a persons individual sins. (1:13)
What is "God isn't tempted and won't cause anyone to be tempted"?
This was the reason James writes to the church "dispersed abroad". (1:1)
What is "endurance"?
What is "the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind"?
What God has promised to those who love him. (1:12)
What is "the crown of life"?
While sin does not come from God, these do! (1:17)
The role James had in the early church following the death of Jesus.
What is an early church leader?
The result or "full effect" of undergoing trials in the Christian life. (1:4)
What is "mature and complete, lacking in nothing"?
The meaning of the Greek term only found in the book of James "dipsychos".
What is "double-minded" or having two souls.
This is what the "crown of life" represents. (1:12)
The 4 D's that we used to describe the process and result of temptation. (1:13-16)
What are "Desire, Disobedience, Death, and Deceived"?