Welcome to week three of our study on the Epistle of James! Today we will look at James 1:9-15 and will learn in our video about how to properly interpret a biblical text and gain meaning from it. We will learn about paraphrasing, summarizing, and cross-referencing. Outline Opening prayer Introduction Read James 1:9-15 Watch Jen Wilkin’s “How to Study the Bible Day 3” on Esv.org Answer questions 1-5 on page 4 of Workbook on the Epistle of James Closing prayer Opening Prayer Heavenly Father, we believe and trust your Word, we want to grow in you more each day and to understand your promises for us. We commit our time…

Welcome to week two of our study on the Epistle of James! Today we will be looking at an overview of the entire epistle as well as focusing in on verses 1-8. We will also be taking a look at how to do a word study and will be defining several Greek words from our reading today. Please take a look at the introduction to this 12-week study for more information and for resources we’ll be using. Outline Opening prayer Introduction – read the “Outline of the Book” on page one of Workbook on the Epistle of James Review “How to do a Word Study” from Padfield.com, as well as…

The expositional method of Bible study involves deeply studying a single book of the Bible in order to expose and deeply understand the meaning of the book and how to apply it to our lives. It involves obtaining the big picture of the book as well as details such as word and verse meaning, context, and application.[1] Outline Opening prayer Introduction Watch Jen Wilkin’s “How to Study the Bible” on Esv.org Read the overview of James in Knowing the Bible[2] Answer the 5 questions about James: Who wrote this?, To whom was it written?, When was it written?, In what style was it written?, What is the main theme of the book? Closing prayer…