What are you really trusting in? As we close our series in the book of James, we look at how relying on wealth, comfort, or our own desires leaves us empty—and why hope is only found in Christ. In Sunday's message, we unpack James 5, calling us to deny ourselves, strengthen our hearts, and look to the Lord who is near.

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Do you have a dream house or dream car? If so, share about it and why it’s your dream house/car.

2. Whether or not you consider yourself rich, poor, or somewhere in between, Can you relate to what James shares about the attitude toward wealth he is attacking? How so?

3. In what ways, might God be calling you to deny yourself so you are not “fattening your heart”?

4. What emotion boils up as you think about the reality that Jesus is going to come back to judge the unrighteous and deliver those who have trusted in Him? How might that reality bring you hope in the midst of difficult circumstances?