Wednesday Study Material
Sep 21, 2011
The Preparations Necessary to Withstand
Trials & Temptation
James 1:19-27
1. Preparation 1: Be quick to hear the Word of God. (v.19-21)
a. By being slow to speak.
b. By being slow to anger;
an angry man does not do what God says.
c. By putting aside all filthiness.
d. By putting aside all naughtiness.
e. By receiving the Word with meekness.
2. Preparation 2: Be a doer of the Word and not a hearer only. (v. 22-25)
a. A hearer only deceives himself.
b. A hearer only forgets what he heard.
c. A doer of the Word is blessed.
Focus scripture:
1Corinthians 6:12-20 Key v.18a "flee sexual immorality"(NKJV) "flee fornication" (KJV)
1Corinthians 7:1-5 Key v.5 "do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a
time so that you may devote yourself to prayer. Then come together again so that
Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control." (NIV)
1 Corinthians 10:12-14 (KJV) 12Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 14Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry
3. Preparation 3: Bridle and control the tongue. (v. 26)
4. Preparation 4: Practice pure religion - visit the needy and keep yourself unspotted
from the world. (v. 27)