Disciple: The Beautiful Bride

INTRODUCTION

     Review

     The Beautiful Bride—Men and Women

MEN, HANDS UP (VERSE 8)

     Men Should Pray

     Lifting Holy Hands

          1 Timothy 3:2-3; 2 Timothy 2:14, 15

          Prayer and Anger

     Men, Why?

          James 4:1-2

          Exegeting our Anger

LADIES, DRESS UP! (VERSES 9, 10)

     Likewise, Adorn

           1 Peter 3:1-4 NIV

     What makes you beautiful?

          Modesty and Self-Control

COMMUNITY MEDITATION

KNOW

• How are the struggles and temptations of being a man or a woman both cultural and transcultural? Are there any things that could be universally “men’s” or “women’s” issues? What may be local and circumstantial?
• What clue in verse 8 seems to indicate that this passage is referring to issues for a gathering (large or small) of the church?

FEEL

• Do you feel like its stereotypical to address issues that seem to be problems that specifically challenge men or women?
• On average, surveys record that women pray more than men? Why do you think this is the case?

LIVE

• Do you struggle with anger and quarreling? At home? At work? With family? How can James 4 help you exegete your particular struggle with anger/quarreling?
• Ladies, what cultural pressure do you feel related to how you look, how you dress, what you choose to wear?