Key Thought: God provided everything to overcome sin. As we hide the Word in our hearts, we can overcome the temptation to sin…

[Lesson Plan for Enduring Temptation October 13, 2014]

1. Have a volunteer read James 1:12-14.

a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
b. We get the crown of life when we overcome the temptation, but what if we fail the test, over and over?
c. Personal Application: What is the biggest temptation that God has allowed you to endure? Why was it a struggle? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “God might not be the cause of the temptation, but He allows us to be tested. So when we are tested, He is allowing it. So isn’t that His responsibility?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read James 1:13-15.

a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
b. Is temptation sin? When does it become sin?
c. Personal Application: Is there a tendency to rationalize or explain sin away in our lives? What is the danger in this? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “I though the devil was the source and cause of our sin. Why does this seem to say it’s our fault for our sins?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

3. Have a volunteer read James 1:19,20.

a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. Why does James tell us to be quick to hear and slow to speak? Is he saying we talk too much?
c. Personal Application: What can you do to help keep your words under control? Why is it important to think before we speak? Share your thoughts..
d. Case Study: One of your friends states, “I don’t think it is as important as to what we say as much as it is to how we say it. Two people can say the dame thing, but a person can respond differently depending on how it is said, or who says it.” How would you respond to your friend?

4. Have a volunteer read James 1:21.

a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. What does it mean to receive the “engrafted word”, and how does it save us?
Personal Application: What types of things should we lay aside to study the Bible? Is television an example of superfluity of naughtiness and filthiness? Share your thoughts.
b. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

Note: “Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.” MH p. 149.

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