Hello Impacters! We will continue this Thursday at 7:00 PM in the 700 Santa Cruz Ave. Building Menlo Park. We will continue our study in James with James 4. The questions are below:
These are the questions for James 4. There may be some small changes but for the most part these are it.
James 4
1. What causes us to fight and quarrel (4:1-2)
2. When we ask God for things, what is one reason we may not get what we want? (4:3)
3. Describe a time in your life when you have done and experienced something James describes in 4:1-3
4. From your experience and knowledge of Scripture, what are some of the symptoms of friendship with the world?
5. Why is friendship with the world equivalent to hatred toward God? (4:4) (Optional: See Luke 16:13; Rms 8:5-8)
6. God provides grace to us to overcome our envy, craving for pleasure, and quarreling. Why does He give us this grace only if we are humble? (4:6)
7. How can you actively submit to God in your circumstances today or tomorrow? In what ways do you need to resist the devil today? (4:7)
8. Have you ever wondered why you didn't feel God near to you? What does it look like to draw near to Him? Describe an instance when you knew He was near. (4:8)
9. To slander or judge a fellow believer is to criticize and judge God's law. Why? (4:11-12)
10. What is a person saying about God and self when he makes plans w/o consulting God? (4:13-15)
11. Is it wrong to make plans for the future? If so, why? If not, what kinds of planning are wrong and what kinds are right? (See Luke 12:16 - 20)
Monday, October 18, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Impact Thursday October 14th
Hello Impacters! As usual we'll meet this Thursday at 700 Santa Cruz., Menlo Park 7:00 PM. This Thursday we'll be studying James Chapter 3 about taming the tongue and wisdom. We'll study topics like how James reminds us that we should not both praise and curse with our mouths, since we praise the Lord with our mouths and the Lord created the people we curse.
Discussion Questions:
1.) Who are the teachers that James is talking about in verse 1?
2.) What are the qualifications for being a teacher?
3.) Why do you think it is so hard to tame the tongue but "easier" to stay away from other sins?
4.) How do the "sins" of the tongue corrupt the whole person? What do you think James means when he says the "whole course of his life is set on fire"?
5.) What do you make of verses 11 and 12 and the analogies James presents us with?
6.) Who do you think is wise? What does wisdom look like to you?
7.) In our Bay Area culture, where intelligence is prized as a virtue, how can we show "wisdom" to the unbelieving world?
8.) How can earthly wisdom lead to bitter envy and selfish ambition?
9.) Here is an easy question...What wisdom does James hope we as Christians can obtain?
10.) Now that you're at the end of the chapter, who do you think James would have us emulate, teachers or peacemakers?
Teaching will be by Alisa D. this week
Discussion Questions:
1.) Who are the teachers that James is talking about in verse 1?
2.) What are the qualifications for being a teacher?
3.) Why do you think it is so hard to tame the tongue but "easier" to stay away from other sins?
4.) How do the "sins" of the tongue corrupt the whole person? What do you think James means when he says the "whole course of his life is set on fire"?
5.) What do you make of verses 11 and 12 and the analogies James presents us with?
6.) Who do you think is wise? What does wisdom look like to you?
7.) In our Bay Area culture, where intelligence is prized as a virtue, how can we show "wisdom" to the unbelieving world?
8.) How can earthly wisdom lead to bitter envy and selfish ambition?
9.) Here is an easy question...What wisdom does James hope we as Christians can obtain?
10.) Now that you're at the end of the chapter, who do you think James would have us emulate, teachers or peacemakers?
Teaching will be by Alisa D. this week
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Impact Thursday October 7th
Greetings!
Here are the questions for our James 2 Study on October 7th. We'll meet at our usual spot at the usual time: 700 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park at 7:00 PM.
Favoritism James 2:1-14
1. Who is the recipient of this letter? How does James address the reader in verse 5?
2. What are the three charges that James brings against the reader?
3. Why is favoritism a sin? What are ways that we show favoritism today?
Faith and Deeds James 2:14-26
4. Why is faith without deeds dead? What are some real life examples of deeds we can do today? Why is it so hard to do the deeds?
5. In the book of Romans that we are saved through faith not works, how do we reconcile this with James 2:14?
6. James is a different author than the apostle Paul. James uses the word “works” very differently than Paul. How would James define “works?”
Questions By Simona K.
Here are the questions for our James 2 Study on October 7th. We'll meet at our usual spot at the usual time: 700 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park at 7:00 PM.
Favoritism James 2:1-14
1. Who is the recipient of this letter? How does James address the reader in verse 5?
2. What are the three charges that James brings against the reader?
3. Why is favoritism a sin? What are ways that we show favoritism today?
Faith and Deeds James 2:14-26
4. Why is faith without deeds dead? What are some real life examples of deeds we can do today? Why is it so hard to do the deeds?
5. In the book of Romans that we are saved through faith not works, how do we reconcile this with James 2:14?
6. James is a different author than the apostle Paul. James uses the word “works” very differently than Paul. How would James define “works?”
Questions By Simona K.
Bible Study Methods
by Mark Kahn
A. [The purpose of this blog is] to give an overview of several methods that can be used to study the Bible.
B. Here are four methods that I think would be suitable:
1. Verse and Chapter Analysis (this is the method made famous by Irving Jensen).
2. Paraphrase & Summary (Peterson’s ‘the Message’ uses this method).
3. Personal Application oriented questions (the method used in the Serendipity Bible).
4. Word analysis and Word study (a lexical method used by the Thompson Chain Reference Bible).
C. Here is a brief description of each of these methods. Note, in teaching I would not give these descriptions; instead I would show by example How to Do Each One of Them. I am giving you these descriptions in case you need them.
Verse and Chapter Analysis systematically takes all the verses in any given passage of the Bible (for instance a whole Chapter, or a Paragraph), and seeks to make sense of that passage. The passage is broken down into its thought segments, and the themes that run through the passage are written down and collated together. When the overall theme has been determined, then all of the parts of the passage (e.g. each verse of a chapter, or each chapter of a paragraph) are shown in relation to the big themes that have been detected.
In Paraphrase and Summary, the reader rewrites portions of Scripture in his/her own words, and then summarizes what that portion of Scripture is saying (e.g. with a key phrase). This can take a very long time and is better suited for shorter sections of Scripture. In concluding the summary the reader can respond with a prayer of thanks to God, or with a renewed conviction, or with a specific life burden.
Personal Application Questions are a standard set of questions that the student of the Bible applies to each of the sections being studied. The sections are usually predetermined by the paragraph divisions.
The questions are for example:
1. What does it say?
2. What does it mean?
3. What will I do?
Or:
1. Who are you Lord?
2. What shall I do Lord?
Or:
1. What is the context?
2. What is the meaning within the context?
3. What is the application to my life?
Using Word Analysis and Word Study the reader sets him/herself to dig deeper. Questions are asked of every verse such as: Why does the writer use these words? Why does Jesus say this to these people? Why does this idea follow that idea? What is the full meaning and significance of this word? How does the idea expressed here correlate with the same or a similar idea in another passage of the Bible? The key is to pursue the meanings of the words in the text as thoroughly as the reader has time for, and to comprehend the meaning of the ideas that are voiced in God’s Word.
This is not an exhaustive list of Bible Study methods; it is just a selection. The number of approaches to studying the Bible is only as limited as our creativity.
I hope that this is useful to you, and your comments and feedback are welcome. One last word: I would give this overview in a dynamic, hands-on, and enthusiastic manner.
This posting was written by Mark Kahn and posted at the request of Christl Kirchner
A. [The purpose of this blog is] to give an overview of several methods that can be used to study the Bible.
B. Here are four methods that I think would be suitable:
1. Verse and Chapter Analysis (this is the method made famous by Irving Jensen).
2. Paraphrase & Summary (Peterson’s ‘the Message’ uses this method).
3. Personal Application oriented questions (the method used in the Serendipity Bible).
4. Word analysis and Word study (a lexical method used by the Thompson Chain Reference Bible).
C. Here is a brief description of each of these methods. Note, in teaching I would not give these descriptions; instead I would show by example How to Do Each One of Them. I am giving you these descriptions in case you need them.
Verse and Chapter Analysis systematically takes all the verses in any given passage of the Bible (for instance a whole Chapter, or a Paragraph), and seeks to make sense of that passage. The passage is broken down into its thought segments, and the themes that run through the passage are written down and collated together. When the overall theme has been determined, then all of the parts of the passage (e.g. each verse of a chapter, or each chapter of a paragraph) are shown in relation to the big themes that have been detected.
In Paraphrase and Summary, the reader rewrites portions of Scripture in his/her own words, and then summarizes what that portion of Scripture is saying (e.g. with a key phrase). This can take a very long time and is better suited for shorter sections of Scripture. In concluding the summary the reader can respond with a prayer of thanks to God, or with a renewed conviction, or with a specific life burden.
Personal Application Questions are a standard set of questions that the student of the Bible applies to each of the sections being studied. The sections are usually predetermined by the paragraph divisions.
The questions are for example:
1. What does it say?
2. What does it mean?
3. What will I do?
Or:
1. Who are you Lord?
2. What shall I do Lord?
Or:
1. What is the context?
2. What is the meaning within the context?
3. What is the application to my life?
Using Word Analysis and Word Study the reader sets him/herself to dig deeper. Questions are asked of every verse such as: Why does the writer use these words? Why does Jesus say this to these people? Why does this idea follow that idea? What is the full meaning and significance of this word? How does the idea expressed here correlate with the same or a similar idea in another passage of the Bible? The key is to pursue the meanings of the words in the text as thoroughly as the reader has time for, and to comprehend the meaning of the ideas that are voiced in God’s Word.
This is not an exhaustive list of Bible Study methods; it is just a selection. The number of approaches to studying the Bible is only as limited as our creativity.
I hope that this is useful to you, and your comments and feedback are welcome. One last word: I would give this overview in a dynamic, hands-on, and enthusiastic manner.
This posting was written by Mark Kahn and posted at the request of Christl Kirchner
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