James 1:5–11 – 12 June 2020

MICHAEL ABRAHAM | 12 JUNE 2020

OBSERVATION

What does it say?

Read James 1:5–11
Who is listed in the passage?
List repeated words/phrases.
List 'connecting' words.
What commands does the James give?
What comparisons or illustrations does James make?

INTERPRETATION

What does it mean?

What does it mean that God gives 'without reproach' (v. 5)?
What is a 'double-minded man' (v. 8)?
What does it mean to 'boast in exaltation' and 'in humiliation' (v. 9, 10)?
Summarize the passage in one sentence.

APPLICATION

What will I do?

Do you tend to rely on your own wisdom or rely on God? How is this seen in your life?
Do you tend to rely on or boast in your own riches? How is this seen in your life?
How can you grow in asking God for wisdom?
How does your approach to wealth reveal what you are boasting in?