Shield of faith: Faith affects your actions

James 2:14 | What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? 

• What does faith without action look like? Why does James describe this faith as useless? 

• Do you think the Israelite soldiers would have said they had faith in God? How did their actions reveal a lack of faith?

• How should your faith impact your actions? Why?

• How did David’s faith impact his actions? 

• Think about your own actions (choices, speech, actions, etc.) – how do they or don’t they reflect your faith? What, if anything, needs to change?