Checking In:

1.)   Take this time to check in with everyone in your life group. How is their walk with the Lord currently going and is there anything that they are finding challenging?

Ice Breaker for the study:

2.)   Whom did you quarrel with most while growing up?

Digging Deeper: Read James 3:13-4:12

3.)   How can you recognize a wise person? What two behaviors indicate a lack of wisdom?

4.)   What does Heavenly wisdom produce?

5.)   What is at the root of fights and quarrels?

6.)   When disagreements arise between people, what needs to happen?

7.)   What “desires” seem to drive the world around us? What can we do to overcome the lure of the world?

8.)   How does following verses 4:7-10 improve our relationship to God?

Application:

9.)   What qualities in verse 3:17 do you most need to develop in your life?

10.)When you quarrel, do you seek to understand what desire is really motivating you? Do you pray about this desire? Where do you need to improve?

11.)How are you most likely to become a “friend” of the world? Lifestyle? Image? Pleasures of money? How does coming near to God strengthen you?

12.)Can self-assertiveness and humility co-exist? Where does pride come in?

Following the Discussion:

Take time to ask if there are any prayer requests within your group and pray for one another. Also ask if there is anyone in their life that you could be praying for that they may come to Christ.