Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to James 2:14

Join us as we journey through the book of James.  James provides us with guidelines for living our lives as faith-filled followers of Christ.   He emphasizes a faith that works Genuine faith should produce fruit of good works and mature faith means living what you say you believe. Discover how your faith can work.

One of the best ways to become more like Jesus is by making His habits our habits. We do that through the practice of spiritual disciplines. In this Plan, we are going to learn the disciplines of confession, agreeing with God, and repentance, aiming our lives toward God.

Discover the transformative power of Revelation! Join us on a 21-day journey through this often misunderstood book. Gain insight into its powerful imagery, prophetic messages, and hope. Challenge misconceptions, develop fresh perspectives, and deepen your faith. Learn to resist injustice, stand as witnesses to Jesus, and walk in the way of the Lamb. Embrace Revelation's relevance and embark on a life-changing adventure! Approved by Scott McKnight.

Scripture teaches us, even exhorts us, to pray with unshakable belief, to open our ears and hear the promises of God, and invite them to dwell deep in our hearts. God wants us to pray these “Prayers of Faith” to anchor our trust in His assurances, knowing that God is always true to His Word. Only then do we pray in ways that abandon ourselves and our cares to God’s loving goodness and divine purposes. May we earnestly desire this for ourselves and the people we are knit together with in God’s family.

The effects of Covid-19 are not to be treated lightly. People's lives are being impacted physically and financially and some have lost loved ones. Instead of only musing theologically, there are practical things we can do in the midst of these uncertain times to help ourselves and others in faith.

This devotion will take you through the entire book of James.

For James, Christians (that is, followers of his half-brother) should reflect the character of their God. And what we find in this letter is not works and more works as sometimes thought to be. On the contrary it is a letter infused by God’s character, with the intention of making God-shaped people living in the world.

How do we begin to show others the love of God and exhort them to “be loved?” Included in this Be.Loved. study guide, you will find 25 simple acts of love that can change someone’s life forever. We invite you to do one simple act of love each day for 25 days. Included with each suggestion is a verse and an opportunity to reflect on how God moved.

In this 4-week Love God Greatly study, take a deeper look into God’s wisdom when it comes to suffering, the power of prayer, the importance of controlling the tongue, and the danger of wealth. James challenges us to not only talk the talk, but walk the walk; to live out our faith in a bold pursuit of holiness. But because not one of us is perfect, the proper way to read James is through the lens of the gospel.

For the next four weeks, we’ll look at how the earliest followers of Jesus created a new kind of community as God's family. Through their example, we’ll learn that there is enough when we share what we have — and if there isn’t enough, God provides. We'll also learn that our actions can speak when words aren’t enough and that God’s love is always enough.