Sunday May 11, 2008

A LETTER OF LESSONS

Did you know that many of the books of the bible in the New Testament are actually letters written to different people or different churches? Today, we are going to start reading the book of James. James is writing a letter to many Christians. He
has some very important messages for them. We will learn about these messages over the
next few weeks. The lesson for today is from James 1:1-8. It teaches about the need to keep trusting in God and to keep up our faith in Him even when life gets hard. There are times when we are not sure what to do so we must ASK God for wisdom, BELIEVE we will receive it, and NOT DOUBT that God “gives generously to all without finding fault” (James 1:5)

THIS WEEKS MEMORY VERSE (James 1: 6)

“… when he asks he must believe and not doubt…”