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Bible study · James 5:1-20

James 5: Be patient

Read James 5:1-20 before you meet.

In a few lines

James 5 tells the brothers "Be patient" (5:7) with the one Greek verb it also uses of the farmer, "being patient over it" (5:7). And the letter's last part still speaks to its brothers: "Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth" (5:19).

The verse to carry

“You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”

James 5:8

To talk about

  1. 1. "Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it" (5:7). What helps you be patient with something you can't make happen any faster?

  2. 2. "Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another" (5:9). What helps a group like ours keep from grumbling against one another?

  3. 3. "Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises." (5:13). How could our group make room both for prayer in hard weeks and for praise in glad ones?

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