September 27- James 2:14-26 What Good is it?



September 27
James 2:14-26

Community Group Questions
  1. In what ways do you sense your “internal legalist” kick in when you hear the phrase “Faith without works is dead”
  2. “...It is useless.”
    1. In what ways have you seen “well-wishing” (aka be warm and well fed) in the church? How about within yourself and your own life?
    2. What keeps you from responding to the needs around you? Lack of awareness? Courage? Something else?
    3. Share a time where you were obedient to the Spirit’s promptings to meet a need?
  3. “...it cannot save us.”
    1. What makes people hesitant to “sit in the chair”?
    2. Is Demonic Faith too strong?
  4. What strikes you about Rahab’s story? What simple sets might God be calling you to take so that your family tree looks different?
  5. “A Christian is so much more than someone who has a general or sentimental belief in God, and a biblically informed morality. A Christian is someone who has been supernaturally born again from above and is, by grace through faith, humbly devoted to a life of sincere worship and Christ-centered obedience. A Christian is someone who loves and walks with God daily. A Christian is someone who joyfully identifies with the people of God by being an active member of a local church. A Christian is a sinner who abides in Christ for daily grace, forgiveness, and comfort. This is Christianity 101. Beware of the counterfeit versions.” - Jon Payne (PCA Minister)
    1. What “counterfeit versions” has this generation settled for? How about the church of 2018 settled for?
  6. Share prayer requests and pray for one another.   This is your 3rd time together. How can you start spurring one another on?


Reading For the Coming Week
As you read, pray over the text. What words jump out at you? What sounds strange? What is convicting?
If you can, come up with one question you have and one insight from each passage or verse.  
Friday, 9/28 - Read James 3:1-12 one time straight through.
Read James 3:1-2
Question:
Insight:
Saturday, 9/29 - Read James 3:3-6
Question:
Insight:
Sunday, 9/30 - Read James 3:7-8
Question:
Insight:
 
Monday, 10/1 - Read James 3:9-12
Question:
Insight:
Tuesday, 10/2- Read James 3:1-12
Question:
Insight:

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