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1.\\xa0Read James 2: 1-13.\\xa0What are examples of when you have seen or experienced favoritism? What happened? How did it make you feel?

2. Someone once asked Mark Twain, \\u201cDoesn\\u2019t it bother you that there are so many parts of the Bible that you don\\u2019t understand?\\u201d Quick on his feet, Twain replied, \\u201cWhat bothers me most are the parts that I do understand!\\u201d Have you been concerned that when you break one of God\'s laws, you have broken the whole law? Why? What is the royal law? (Leviticus 19: 18) Is this biblical understanding only from the Jewish point of view, or does this understanding also apply to Christians? Why or why not? How does your comprehension mesh with \'sin is sin\' or the royal law?

3.\\xa0Read verses 12 & 13 again.\\xa0In what ways have you received mercy? When you have judged others, have you been merciful to them? How?

4.\\xa0Read James 2: 14-26.

5. How many times have you heard a person\'s plea for help, turned

away, or promised to pray for them, then forgot?

6.\\xa0Read verse 19 and 26 again.\\xa0How does that move you towards \'faith in action\'?

7. How do you respond to people who say, "I believe in Jesus," yet they do not live out their faith?

Prayer for the Week:

O Lord, help me understand these hard teachings. As I contemplate your Holy Word, open my heart, soul and mind to how you want me to live out James\' teachings. Help me to love others, versus judging them. Help me see beyond what I see and perceive the situations around me through your eyes. Help me love as you love, Jesus. Help me be more like you. Amen.