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James: The Steadfast Life
This comprehensive 7-week study of James delves verse-by-verse into the book, exploring the essence of Jesus' teachings in our daily lives. James urges us to a faith that inspires action, offering practical wisdom and a reminder of God's boundless grace. The 8x10, 180-page study book includes daily study material, suggestions, and features like timelines, maps, word studies, and charts for deeper exploration. Each week offers 5 days of study, memory verse days, and weekly reflections to enhance your scriptural understanding.
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March 12, 2024
“The Christian life is not just about giving our hearts to Jesus, but about surrendering every word, thought, deed, attitude and moment to Him.”
I am a fan of The Daily Grace Co. studies and resources. I’ve reviewed several on my website.
James is a popular book of the Bible. It’s most known for the ‘taming of the tongue’ section, but I hadn’t realized how much of the book refers to Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount.
The Schmuckers have written a great study resource for the book of James that helps us see the intent of the author and always points to the gospel.
The author of James is James, the half-brother to Jesus.
The Schmuckers begin the book by cluing us into the themes James writes about so we can keep our eyes open for them in each section we read. This is a good practice for me and grows my ability to study the Bible on my own as I pick up more and more on themes, commands, and repeated phrases.
The themes of James they point out are the commands and calls to obedience, the references to the Sermon on the Mount, the upside-down kingdom, and the relationship between works and faith.
The indexes they supplied at the back of the book were helpful: an outline of the book, an author profile, cross-references to wisdom literature, and a list of Sermon on the Mount references.
As is typical of Daily Grace Co. devotionals, it divides the book into chunks of verses spread across several weeks (7) that include reflection questions. Each week has a memory verse and a separate reflection section that asks us to think about what we’ve read and what it tells us about mankind, God, the gospel, and how we can actively be applying it to our lives.
And also typical of these studies, it comes with a sleek design and pretty images. The version I got of this study is the ‘men’s’ edition so no flower pictures!
This study can easily be done individually or in a group (week to week).
I like that they titled this study ‘The Steadfast Life.’ Steadfast means resolute, unwavering. James exhorts us to be steadfast and patient in trials and suffering, but there is also this thread of steadfastness in conviction, in wisdom, and in obedience.
A major principle of the book of James is faith in action. Genuine faith results in works. A healthy tree bears fruit. A faith that is rooted in Christ can’t help but bear fruit— works and obedience. Resoluteness can’t help but show up in the self-control of our actions and our words, our commitment to obey, and a trust in the One in whom we have rooted our lives in.
There is so much to glean from the book of James. It’s not hard to see its relevance to our lives today.
Even though I’d read the book many times before, having this devotional as an aide was a great help in understanding, applying, and making connections to other parts of Scripture.
I definitely recommend this and other Daily Grace Study to enrich your Bible study and engage you with God’s Word.
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I am a fan of The Daily Grace Co. studies and resources. I’ve reviewed several on my website.
James is a popular book of the Bible. It’s most known for the ‘taming of the tongue’ section, but I hadn’t realized how much of the book refers to Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount.
The Schmuckers have written a great study resource for the book of James that helps us see the intent of the author and always points to the gospel.
The author of James is James, the half-brother to Jesus.
The Schmuckers begin the book by cluing us into the themes James writes about so we can keep our eyes open for them in each section we read. This is a good practice for me and grows my ability to study the Bible on my own as I pick up more and more on themes, commands, and repeated phrases.
The themes of James they point out are the commands and calls to obedience, the references to the Sermon on the Mount, the upside-down kingdom, and the relationship between works and faith.
The indexes they supplied at the back of the book were helpful: an outline of the book, an author profile, cross-references to wisdom literature, and a list of Sermon on the Mount references.
As is typical of Daily Grace Co. devotionals, it divides the book into chunks of verses spread across several weeks (7) that include reflection questions. Each week has a memory verse and a separate reflection section that asks us to think about what we’ve read and what it tells us about mankind, God, the gospel, and how we can actively be applying it to our lives.
And also typical of these studies, it comes with a sleek design and pretty images. The version I got of this study is the ‘men’s’ edition so no flower pictures!
This study can easily be done individually or in a group (week to week).
I like that they titled this study ‘The Steadfast Life.’ Steadfast means resolute, unwavering. James exhorts us to be steadfast and patient in trials and suffering, but there is also this thread of steadfastness in conviction, in wisdom, and in obedience.
A major principle of the book of James is faith in action. Genuine faith results in works. A healthy tree bears fruit. A faith that is rooted in Christ can’t help but bear fruit— works and obedience. Resoluteness can’t help but show up in the self-control of our actions and our words, our commitment to obey, and a trust in the One in whom we have rooted our lives in.
There is so much to glean from the book of James. It’s not hard to see its relevance to our lives today.
Even though I’d read the book many times before, having this devotional as an aide was a great help in understanding, applying, and making connections to other parts of Scripture.
I definitely recommend this and other Daily Grace Study to enrich your Bible study and engage you with God’s Word.
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November 3, 2021
Went through this with a women’s Bible study group so we took our time, but it was such a great study. A wonderful overview on the packed book of James!! The study often brought you to parallel passages in the Bible which we enjoyed studying. Would recommend!
February 9, 2022
This is a great simple study of James. A way to read through the whole book, read a little about the scripture and then reflect on it with 3 questions each day.
June 25, 2023
It is good to slow down and really dive deep into each verse. These guides help you take your time in study. I combined the workbook with a commentary (through the Bible with Vernon McGee) and the blue letter Bible app (BLB) to lookup root words and write out definitions. I would note that the daily grace guides do seem to have a reformed point of view which I don’t always agree with, but they really help you slow down and take your time through books and topics. They are also so well designed with beautiful photography throughout.
November 11, 2024
wow. this was so powerful. it took me a loooong time to finish it just due to busyness & different seasons of life! but i highly recommend to anyone who can get their hands on it. goes super in depth to what living a steadfast life for Christ really looks like and dives deep into Scripture. goes through the book of James over 7 weeks, so it was very nice and slow and thorough. absolutely amazing!!
March 30, 2025
I enjoyed this study of James in Conjunction with reading John MacArthur’s study of James. His may not be as visually pleasing, but she must have felt his as compelling as I did, as hers says the same as his. She even quoted him once. Considering how much it’s similarly themed, I think he deserved more. Knowing this, it did take away from my experience. However, I did enjoy writing out the passages, and thus the book of James, as I experienced these studies.
May 8, 2023
I can't recommend The Daily Grace Co. studies enough. James is my favorite book of the Bible and this study helped me get even more out of it. I appreciate the verse by verse breakdown and explanations. James is such a practical book for our day to day living and this study was a great reminder of that.
June 6, 2024
Great study on the book of James.
Scripture focused
Clear and concise
Lots of reflection throughout
My husband and I did it together in the His and Hers workbooks.
The lessons are great because we were able to do two lessons together during the night we set aside each week.
I love these studies because there’s lots of flexibility in how you use them.
Scripture focused
Clear and concise
Lots of reflection throughout
My husband and I did it together in the His and Hers workbooks.
The lessons are great because we were able to do two lessons together during the night we set aside each week.
I love these studies because there’s lots of flexibility in how you use them.
August 4, 2023
Loved this devotional. What a great way to dive into the word each day by reading through a book of the Bible bit by bit with reflection questions to end. Would recommend this study on James!
April 26, 2024
This was a very edifying Bible study. Very practical!
July 13, 2024
It got me thinking, which is good, but I found it hard to want to read and write in it every day. I fell behind a lot and I don’t think it reached me as much as I hoped. Still good though!
May 28, 2025
Decided to walk through this study one more time (to make notes in my Bible) before throwing it away. I love the book of James & this study!
December 29, 2025
I loved this verse by verse study of James and would highly recommend it!
December 8, 2020
I love the Daily Grace Co studies. This was, as the title states, a deep look at the book of James. It is a seven week study with daily reading and journal prompts. Ultimately The Daily Grace Co points us back to Scripture and specifically the Gospel.
November 17, 2021
Not very in depth or challenging, but enjoyable and definitely learned more about the book of James.
December 21, 2021
This was a fantastic study over the book of James - very interesting, eye opening, and convicting!
January 17, 2022
This was a great in depth study of the book of James! An easy amount to cover every day full of helpful content!
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