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Giving A Devotional/James
Giving A Devotional/James
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Bible Studies
9th Grade
11/08/2014

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Term

A devotional is made up 5 separate parts. What are the five parts?

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition

The Hook

The Passage

The Big Idea

The Exposition

The Application

Term

What is a "hook?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
It is a short story, anecdote, or interesting statement that "grabs" the reader's attention so they will hopefully listen to what you have to say.
Term

What is the "big idea?"








Giving a Devotional

Definition
The "big idea" is a single sentence which expresses the overall idea or intention of the biblical passage you are using in your devotional.
Term

What are the "two parts" of the big idea?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition

Subject

Complement

Term

What question does the "subject" answer?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
What is this writer talking about?
Term

What question does the "complement" answer?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
What is this author saying about what he is talking about?
Term

Once you have the subject and complement how do you turn them into a "big idea?"







Giving a Devotional

Definition
You put the two parts together so they make one declarative sentence.
Term

What is the "subject" behind this proverb?

 

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches and favor is better than silver of gold.

Proverbs 22:1




Giving a Devotional

Definition
What is the value of a good reputation?
Term

What is the "complement" behind this proverb?

 

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches and favor is better than silver of gold.

Proverbs 22:1




Giving a Devotional

Definition
...itis better than money or riches.
Term

What is the "big idea" behind this proverb?

 

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches and favor is better than silver of gold.

Proverbs 22:1




Giving a Devotional

Definition
The value of a good reputation is better than money or riches.
Term

If your "big idea" is, "The value of a good reputation is better than money or riches," what does you hook have to be about?

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
It probably has to be about a good reputation, or keeping a good reputation, or maybe losing a good reputation.
Term

What is the "exposition" part of a devotional?

 

 

 

 

 

 


Giving a Devotional

Definition
It's the part where you explain or "expose" the meaning of the bibical text your devotional is about.
Term

Is the expositon part of your devotional concerned with exegesis or hermeneutics?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
It is concerned with exegesis because you are worrying about what the passage meant to the original audience.
Term

What is the "application" part of a devotional?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
It is the part where you apply the passage to the audience you are speaking to?
Term

Is the application part of your devotional concerned with exegesis or hermeneutics?

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional 

 

Definition
It is concerned with hermeneutics because you are worrying about what it means to your modern audience.
Term

Our devotionals were based on your choice of a passage from any New Testament epistle? What is an epistle?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
It is a letter sometimes formal sometimes informal.
Term

Why did I make you do your devotional over a whole paragraph?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
You made us do it over a whole paragraph because paragraphs are the basic unit of thought in literature.
Term

So, how many basic thoughts are contained in one paragraph?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
Duh, one.
Term

And what do you call that basic unit of thought in a paragraph when you are doing a devotional?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
You call it a "big idea."
Term

Why must a devotional application be a rifle shot instead of a shotgun blast?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving a Devotional

Definition
It must be a rifle shot because it has to be aimed at something very specific...a specific audience. A shotgun blast is too spread out too general.
Term

In his discussion of how to interpret the epistles, Mr. Fee says that rule number 1 is...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interpreting Epistles

Definition
an epistle cannot mean what it could not have never meant to it author or original readers
Term

In his discussion of how to interpret the epistles, Mr. Fee says that rule number 2 is...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interpreting Epistles

Definition
whenever we share a situation with the first century readers the Word of God is the same for us as it was for them.
Term

In his discussion of how to interpret the epistles, Mr. Fee says the basic unit of text with which a reader needs to concern himself is a(an)....






 

Interpreting Epistles

Definition
paragraph.
Term

The passage that Mr. Fee uses in discussing the difficulty of applying a culturally differnt text to modern readers is the text in 1 Corinthians that talks about...

 

 

 

 

 

Interpreting Epistles

Definition
meat offered to idols.
Term

What other passage in 1 Corinthians does Mr. Fee think is conditioned by culture?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interpreting Epistles

Definition
Paul's command for women to be silent in the church
Term

Which James wrote the Epistle of James?

 A. James the brother of John

  B. James the son of Alphaeus

  C. James the brother of Jesus

 

 

 

 

Introduction to James

Definition
James the brother of Jesus
Term

When was the Epistle to James written?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to James

Definition
It was probably written around 62 AD just before James was martyred.
Term

Who had James killed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to James

Definition
Herod Agrippa
Term

How was James killed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to James

Definition
It is not clear exactly how James was killed. Acts 12 says he was killed with the sword. It may mean he was beheaded.
Term

How many chapters are there in the Epistle of James?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to James

Definition
Five
Term

Be able to discuss the supposed contradiction between Paul and James regarding faith and works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to James

Definition
http://www.desiringgod.org/sermons/does-james-contradict-paul
Term

To whom does James address his letter?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 1

Definition
He addresses it to the twelve tribes of Israel scattered among the nations....Jewish Christians.
Term

James argues that Christians should be joyful in the midst of trials because trials produce:

                               A. toughness

                               B. steadfastness

                               C. wisdom

 

 

 

James Ch. 1

Definition
B. steadfastness
Term

James argues that when Christians are suffering

they should ask God for:

                              A. toughness

                              B. endurance

                              C. wisdom

 

 

 

James Ch. 1

Definition
C. wisdom
Term

What kind of wisdom is James referring to in chapter 1?

                   A. wisdom to make wise decisions

                   B. wisdom to know how to make money

                   C. wisdom to best endure suffering

 

 

 

James Ch. 1

 

Definition
     C. wisdom to best endure suffering
Term

James compares a certain group of people to grass burned up by the sun. Which of following groups does he use in that comparison?

                               A. the wicked

                               B. the rich

                               C. the idolatrous

 


James Ch. 1

Definition

 B. the rich

Term

James warns his readers not to think that they are tempted by God to do evil. He tells them that they are tempted instead by:

                            A. the devil

                            B. their own sinful desires

                            C. the world

 


James Ch. 1

Definition
B. their own sinful desires
Term

James says people should be slow to anger because man's anger does not produce:

                          A. God's righteousness.

                          B. God's peace

                          C. God's justice




James Ch. 1

Definition
A. God's righteousness.
Term

James says that when a man looks into the word

and then goes off and fails to do what it says is like...

 

 

 

 

 


James Ch. 1

Definition
a person that looks at himself in a mirror and then forgets what he looks like.
Term

James says if a man claims to be religious he must control his...

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 1 

 

Definition
tongue.
Term

According to James 1, true religion consists of two things. Which of the following three things does he not include in his list?

                    A. Caring for afflicted widows/orphans

                    B. Keeping unstained by the world

                    C. Doing mission work

 

 

James Ch. 1

Definition
C. Doing mission work
Term

James 2 starts off with a command not to show...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 2

Definition
partiality.
Term

When James gives the command in the previous question he is talking about not showing partiality to:

                              A. the famous

                              B. the rich

                              C. Jewish Christians

 

 

James Ch. 2

 

Definition
  B. the rich
Term

James is particularly concerned that his readers

not show preference to one group over the other

based on...

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 2

Definition
where they have them sit in church meetings.
Term

What does James call the command to "Love your

neighbor as yourself?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 2

Definition
the Royal Law
Term

James says if a person breaks one part of the Law

he has broken...

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 2

Definition
all of the law.
Term

James illustrates his point by saying that a person who commits murder has also committed...

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 2

Definition
adultery.
Term

James makes it a point to say believing is not enough. He says even ____________ believe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 2

Definition
demons
Term

James says faith apart from works is...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 2

Definition
dead.
Term

What famous OT character (male) does James use in chapter 2 to illustrate faith with works? HINT: It had something to do with his son.

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 2 

 

Definition
Abraham
Term

What famous OT character (female) does James use in chapter 2 to illustrate faith with works?

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 2

Definition
Rahab the harlot
Term

In chapter three, James warns his readers that not many of them should seek to be _____________.

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 3

Definition
teachers
Term

Why does James give the previous warning?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 3

Definition
He gives the warning because teachers will be judged more strictly.
Term

James says a man needs to control his tongue in the same way a...

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 3

Definition
bridle controls a horse.
Term

What other three things does James compare a the human tongue to?

 

 

 

 James Ch. 3

 

 

 

Definition

(1) a rudder on a ship ( a little thing turning a big thing)

(2) a forest fire

 (3) poison

Term

James says that when someone uses their tongue to bless God and then turns around and uses it to curse someone made in God's image, it is like a fresh water fountain suddenly...

 

 



James Ch. 3

Definition
giving salt water.
Term

James says, "Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be ___________ and every vile practice."

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 3

Definition
disorder
Term

When James says, "You do not have, because you do not ask," he means his readers do not have because they do not ____________.

 

 

 

 

 James Ch. 4

Definition

pray

 

 

Term

James then says when they finally do pray they pray with bad ______________.

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 4

Definition
motives
Term

James calls his readers adulterous people because of their friendship with the world. He adds that if they are friends with the world they are at enmity

with God. What does enmity mean?

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 4

Definition
To be at enmity means to be at war.
Term

James say if his readers will resist the devil that he will ___________.

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 4

Definition
flee from them
Term

What reason does James give for not saying, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit?"

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 4

Definition
He says we don't know what tomorrow will bring. In other words, it's presumptuous.
Term

What does James say Christians should say instead of tomorrow we will do such and such?

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 4

Definition

He says they should say, "If the Lord wills...we will

do such and such."

Term

James say if someone knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is _________.

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 4

Definition
sin
Term

In chapter 5, James says, "Your gold has corroded, and its corrosion will eat your flesh like fire." Only gold doesn't actually corrode which means James is being hyperbolic? What is most likely his point?

 

 

 


James Ch. 5

Definition

that people should not base their

security in wealth

Term

In chapter five James says, "Behold, the wages of the laborerswhomowed your fields are crying out against you." Obviously wages don't cry out so the passage is metaphorical. What is James point?

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 5

Definition
His point is that the rich land purposely underpaid the laborers they hired
Term

In chapter five, James writes "You have fattened

your hearts in a day of slaughter." He is still talking about the judgment of the wicked and he is still using a metaphor. What is the metaphor?

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 5

Definition
Themetaphor is that thewicked have fattened themselves up by taking advantage of the poor and they themselves are going to be slaughtered in God's judgment.
Term

James tells his readers to remember, "As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord." Which prophet does he name?

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 5

Definition
Job
Term

James says, "But above all,my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth." Which of the following things does he tell them to do instead?

 

           A. speak the truth in love

           B. let their yes mean yes and their no mean no.

           C. to say something nice or not speak at all.

 

James Ch. 5

Definition
B. let their yes mean yes and their no mean no.
Term

James says, "If any of them are sick they should call for the elders of the church," and let them do two things. What were the two things?

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 5

Definition

pray over them

and anoint them with oil

Term

James closes out his letter with a reference to prayer and to a prophet who prayed and exercised control over the rain for some three years. Who was the prophet?

 

 

 

 

 

James Ch. 5

Definition
Elijah
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