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NT 12:4 Are You Listening?

Week 12: James and the Fatherless Day 4: Are You Listening? (James 1:19) Don’t you hate that feeling of talking to someone, telling them something really important, all the while knowing they aren’t listening to you? In those moments, it can be difficult to resist the temptation to say, “And then a watermelon crossed the …

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NT 12:3 Every Good Gift

Week 12: James and the Fatherless Day 3: Every Good Gift (James 1:17,18) “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” James 1:17 Some of the things that happen in our lives don’t seem like gifts, …

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NT 12:1 The Blessings of Enduring

Week 12: James and the Fatherless Day 1: The Blessings of Enduring (James 1:12) As we work our way through James 1 (previous posts herehttps://forbidthemnot.com/what-the-bible-says-about-the-fatherless/), we’ve reached the first heading for the “Action” column: Endure. We find that title in James 1:12. Although we have already glimpsed much of the needed action, here we find …

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NT 11:5 Of Daisies And Dollars

Week 11: James and the Fatherless Day 5: Of Daisies And Dollars (James 1:9-11) Grass does not do well under the burning sun. Last summer, we had a drought, and our yard suffered greatly. We were re-siding the house, and often couldn’t run the sprinklers because of it. We live in a semi-arid climate anyway, …

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NT 11:3 – Faith and Commitment

Week 11: James and the Fatherless Day 3: Characteristics and Necessity of Faith, Part II – Faith and Commitment (James 1:6-8) As we have gone through this study of what the Bible says about the fatherless, we have seen on numerous occasions that faith is a necessary part of such ministry. Both the New Testament …

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NT 11:2 No Room For Doubt

Week 11: James and the Fatherless Day 2: Characteristics and Necessity of Faith, Part I – No Room For Doubt (James 1:6-8) God gives one requirement when He tells us to ask for wisdom: He wants us to do it in faith. Faith is a crucial part of our Christian lives. In fact, we cannot …