Welcome to The Breakdown, the weekly podcast designed for growth group leaders at ⁠Soteria Church⁠ in West Des Moines, IA. Each week, we provide time-sensitive announcements to keep you in the loop and walk through the sermon study to help you lead meaningful discussions. Whether you're preparing for your next group meeting or looking to deepen your own understanding, The Breakdown is your go-to resource. Tune in and stay connected!

REFLECT
1. What did you take away from this Sunday’s sermon?

In this week’s sermon study, we begin a two-week discussion on temptation. Today we will prepare for the sermon on James 1:13–18. And next week we will reflect on it.
2. How did you overcome temptation over the past week?

ENCOUNTER
This sermon study is a guide to reading Scripture. How do we study God’s Word? While there are numerous methods for reading the Bible, one of the ways that we advocate for is The SOTERIA Journal. In this method, SOTERIA is an acronym for: Seek God, Observe, Take Away, Explain, Respond, Intercede, and Apply. Use this method of Bible study as you prepare for next week’s sermon.
3. Seek God’s help through prayer. Ask God to help illuminate hearts and minds to what God says in his Word. Then, read James 1:13–18 together.

4. Observe what the text says. What is going on in this passage? What is being discussed?

5. What takeaways do you have from this passage? What stood out to you? What truths were you reminded of?

6. Explain the message of this passage. What is the author’s intended meaning? How should we interpret James 1:13–18?

PRAYER
7. Respond to God in prayer. How can you adore/thank God? What do you need to confess?

8. Intercede for one another. What temptations do you struggle with? Pray that God would strengthen each of you in your fight against temptation.

TRANSFORM
9. Apply James 1:13–18. How can you respond to this text? What practical steps can you take to apply the truths from James 1:13–18?

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