by Juan Maclean | Jun 16, 2025 | future-weeks, James
Back to all discussion guides → June 29 – James 5:7-12 Main Focus: Patience in Suffering James 5:7-12 turns our attention from rich to poor, from the evil oppressors to the righteous oppressed, from presumption to patience. Rather than fighting back, followers...
by Juan Maclean | Jun 16, 2025 | future-weeks, James
Back to all discussion guides → June 22 – James 4:13-5:6 Main Focus: Sins of the Wealthy At the outset of this section James addresses merchants, showing that the sovereignty of God precludes presumption and arrogance in making one’s plans. At the heart of a...
by Juan Maclean | Jun 10, 2025 | James
Back to all discussion guides → June 15 – James 4:1-12 Main Focus: Cause of Quarrels Why do we fight and argue with one another? Why do we have interpersonal conflict? Why does this happen in the church? James reveals the reason why people in the church make war...
by Juan Maclean | Jun 3, 2025 | James
Back to all discussion guides → June 8 – James 3:1-18 Main Focus: Taming the Tongue The first thing James establishes is a general principle that small things can cause great results then more specifically applies this to the power of the tongue to destroy....
by Juan Maclean | Jun 1, 2025 | James
Back to all discussion guides → June 1 – James 2:14-26 Main Focus: Faith without Works. Faith that is not accompanied by action is useless and dead, unable to save. James leads off with a question in verse 14, “What good…?” This form of the question indicates...
by Juan Maclean | May 20, 2025 | James
Back to all discussion guides → May 25 – James 2:1-13 Sin of Partiality James 1 introduces us to the problem of the poor and the rich. Here in chapter 2 the warning is further developed regarding discrimination against the poor in favor of the rich, especially...
