James - Bible Study Book: Faith Works - Softcover

Chandler, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1462742904 ISBN 13: 9781462742905

Publisher: Lifeway Press, 2018

Synopsis

James Bible Study Book includes a small-group experience for 13 sessions, personal study between group sessions, applicable Scripture, “How to Use This Study,” a leader guide, and a family discipleship page.

James had a unique earthly relationship with Jesus, but his letter clarifies what the Christian life should look like for us all. The Book of James is filled with practical wisdom for Christians, calling us to live out genuine faith through good works, but it is also rooted in rich theology. Perhaps more than any other book in the New Testament, James emphasizes the application of Christian belief.

This 13-session study examines the core message of James: the relationship between faith and works. In our own ability, we cannot stand in the face of adversity. Without faith we could never find the strength to trust God. We would never be able to see above the trials we meet and to keep our eyes focused on the King while counting our trials as joy. This is the essence of James. We don’t work to be saved; we work because we are saved. Faith apart from works can never be sustained.

Session Titles
1. Brother / Servant
2. Trials / Temptations
3. Hearer / Doer
4. Judgment / Mercy
5. Faith / Works
6. Blessings / Curses
7. False Wisdom / True Wisdom
8. Worldliness / Godliness
9. Arrogance / Humility
10. Oppressor / Laborer
11. Suffering / Comfort
12. Faithful / Faithless
13. Wanderer / Restorer

Features: 
·  13 small-group sessions
·  Personal study opportunities for ongoing spiritual growth

Benefits:
·  Gain a better understanding of the Book of James and apply its practical wisdom for all Christians.
·  Learn how to deal with trials and temptations, understanding that enduring adversity ultimately brings joy.
·  Learn to extend mercy, not harsh judgment, to others.
·  Realize that words are important and must be used for good, not evil.
·  Learn to fight against the passions and desires at war within us.
·  Recognize the importance of praying for one another in sickness, health, suffering, and joy.
·  Accept the challenge to speak truth to our brothers and sisters who wander from the faith.
·  Come to humbly view all of our days as lived under the sovereign will of the Lord.

About this title

About the Author:

Matt Chandler se desempeña como Ministro Principal de Enseñanza en la Iglesia The Village, en el complejo metropolitano de Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (EE.UU.). Llegó a la mencionada iglesia en diciembre de 2002 y describe su ocupación allí como un esfuerzo de replantar donde participó en el cambio de la cultura teológica y filosófica de la congregación. La iglesia ha experimentado una enorme respuesta de crecimiento, de 160 miembros a más de 11,000, con establecimientos en diversas localidades del complejo metropolitano.
Actualmente Matt participa en los esfuerzos de plantación de iglesias a nivel tanto local como internacional mediante la Iglesia The Village y diversas alianzas estratégicas. Se desempeña como presidente de Hechos 29, una organización de plantación de iglesias a escala mundial. Durante los 10 últimos años, Hechos 29 surgió de una pequeña congregación y se extendió a unas 500 iglesias en los Estados Unidos y alrededor del Mundo.  Además de disertar en conferencias alrededor del mundo, Matt ha escrito varios libros, entre los que se incluyen The Explicit Gospel (El evangelio explícito) y Creature of the Word (Criatura de la Palabra), publicados en abril y octubre de 2012 respectivamente. Aparte de Jesús, su mayor alegría es haberse casado con Lauren y ser el padre de sus tres hijos Audrey, Reid y Norah.
Matt Chandler serves as Lead Pastor of Teaching at The Village Church in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. He came to The Village in December 2002 and describes his tenure as a replanting effort where he was involved in changing the theological and philosophical culture of the congregation. The church has witnessed a tremendous response growing from 160 people to over 11,000 with campuses in Flower Mound, Dallas, Denton and Fort Worth.Matt is currently involved in church planting efforts both locally and internationally through The Village and various strategic partnerships. He serves as president of Acts 29, a worldwide church-planting organization. Over the last 10 years, Acts 29 has emerged from a small band of brothers to nearly 500 churches in the United States and around the world.Beyond speaking at conferences throughout the world, Matt has also written two books, The Explicit Gospel, published in April 2012, and Creature of the Word, released in October 2012. His greatest joy outside of Jesus is being married to Lauren and being a dad to their three children, Audrey, Reid and Norah.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lifeway Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1462742904
• ISBN 13: 9781462742905
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160