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		<title>Taming That Evil Body Part &#8211; James 3:1-12</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell&#8230;.no man can tame the tongue. (James 3:6,8)
Wow, James. Say what you really think!
Can James be any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2009/04/taming-that-evil-body-part-james-3_1-12/</link>
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		<title>Faith Works! &#8211; James 2:14-26</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
Jesus constantly combated superficial belief during His ministry. For example, on one occasion Jesus refused to entrust Himself to people who were excited because of His miracles but were shallow inside:
Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2009/04/faith-works-james-2_14-26/</link>
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		<title>No Respect &#8212; James 2:1-13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
I have to admit something to you. When I began studying this section of James in order to teach this lesson, I prayed something like the following: “God, I’m not so sure this text really has much that I or any of the people in our class can really apply to our lives. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2009/04/no-respect-james-21-13/</link>
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		<title>Seductive Desire and Self Deception&#8211; James 1:13-27</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
In this lesson, James will shine the light on sin in my life, your life. Why do we sin? Why – after trying and praying and trying some more – do we continue to give into temptation?
To fully grasp James’ message, we did an exercise in “end-forward analysis.” We started at the end of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2009/04/seductive-desire-and-self-deception-james-113-27/</link>
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		<title>Happy Trials To You - James 1:1-12</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
We begin in this lesson a new study on the book of James. More accurately, it&#8217;s a letter from James to the twelve dispersed tribes of Israel. James has been called the “Proverbs” of the New Testament because it addresses numerous topics with real-world, practical wisdom.
In Screwtape Letters (a must-read, by the way), C.S. Lewis published [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2009/03/happy-trials-to-you-james_1_1-12/</link>
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		<title>Your Mother&#8217;s Name Is Grace (Part 2): Revelation 12:1-17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
In the last lesson we identified the key characters in the story of Revelation 12.
Here they are again, briefly:

The Dragon: Satan
The Mother: “The Jerusalem that is above,” as Paul words it in Gal. 4:26.  This represents Salvation By Grace, everyone who is saved by grace and experiences the freedom in Christ. For the purpose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2008/11/your-mothers-name-is-grace-part-2-revelation-121-17/</link>
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		<title>Your Mother&#8217;s Name Is Grace (Part 1): Revelation 12:1-17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
The events of Revelation 12 are pivotal to the rest of the book, and it&#8217;s important to understand them now before moving on.
The story told here has 4 main characters. To understand the story, we must know who the characters represent.
The characters are:

The Mother
Her Male Child
Her Other Offspring
The Dragon

Of these four, only the Mother&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2008/11/your-mothers-name-is-grace-part-1-revelation-12_1-17/</link>
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		<title>One Kingdom Under God, Indivisible: Revelation 11:15-19</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
This will be a short lesson. Members of the missions committee used the first half of our class period to update us on the various missionaries we support as a congregation, and to allow us to sign cards of encouragement for them. It was a wonderful time!
In this lesson, we&#8217;ll finish studying Revelation 11. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2008/10/one-kingdom-under-god-indivisible-revelation-11_15-19/</link>
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		<title>Can I Get A Witness (Or Two)? Revelation 11:3-14</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
In the last lesson we grappled with the imagery in Rev 11:1-2 of John measuring the temple. The temple symbolizes Christ and His body, the church. The sanctuary is Jesus Himself, the Inner Court is Christians who are no longer on earth, and the Outer Court is Christians who are still on earth. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2008/10/can-i-get-a-witness-or-two-revelation-113-14/</link>
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		<title>Do You Measure Up? Revelation 11:1-2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Disciples:
We&#8217;ll only cover two verses in this lesson, but chances are at the end of it your head will be swarming so much you&#8217;ll beg for a break.
You see, chapter 11 is often considered the most difficult chapter of the book of Revelation. It is loaded with symbolism, requires some exploration of Greek words, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jbryant.org/library/2008/10/revelation_11_1-2/</link>
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