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Walking in Love

Lesson Title: Perseverance - James, an early church leader, encourages the church to keep going when life is difficult because God will help them persevere.

Scripture: James 1

Wonder Truth: God Helps Us through Difficult Things
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Who: James, the brother of Jesus, is barely mentioned in the Gospels. He doesn’t seem to have placed any faith in Jesus until after His resurrection. According to 1 Corinthians 15:7, Christ appeared to James, who afterward became a leader in the early church.

What: James sounds quite a lot like his brother Jesus, who taught in parables and short sayings. James even uses the same phrasing as the Beatitudes: “Blessed is the person who …” (James 1:12). His letter is often compared to wisdom literature.

Where: James was based in Jerusalem, where he led Jewish Christians until his martyrdom. James writes to the scattered twelve tribes of Israel (James 1:1). His reference to the scattering or diaspora could mean the collective people of God in all places.

When: James was executed at the direction of the high priest in Jerusalem around the year 62 AD. His letter doesn’t have a firm date, but it appears to respond in some way to Paul, perhaps in the 40s or 50s AD.

Connecting to God’s Big Story: James reminds followers of Christ to live in a sensible way, making peace with others. He modeled the role of peacemaker when he gave a hand in fellowship with Paul and Barnabas, accepting their ministry to Gentiles, even while he ministered to Jews (Galatians 2:9).


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