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James 4 · Preschool

God Comes Near

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Color the child praying and the sun. When we come close to God, he comes close to us!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

James 4:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Explain that we come near to God when we pray, sing and listen to him. God promises to come near to us too. Pray together and thank God for being close.

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James 4 · Kindergarten

Near to God

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

NEAR
GOD
GRACE
PRAY
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.

James 4:8 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

PRAY
HEART
MIST
HANDS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you come close to God?
  • What should we ask God for?

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James 4 · Grade 1

Humble Hearts

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

NEAR
HUMBLE
GRACE
ASK
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.

James 4:8 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

You do not have because you do not ask.
God gives grace to the humble.
Draw near to God.
Life is like a mist.
If the Lord wills, we will both live.

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 3 in each circle to show the right order.

All such boasting is evil.

Be subject therefore to God.

Cleanse your hands, you sinners.

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Memory Verse

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

James 4:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does humble mean?
  • Why do people fight?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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James 4 · Grade 2

Come Close to God

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Read the Story

James says some people fight because they want things for themselves. They do not have what they need because they do not ask God.

God helps people who are humble. Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Do not say mean things about each other. Our life is short, like a mist. So we say, if the Lord wants, we will do this or that.

Memory Verse

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

James 4:8 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Why do some people fight?

  2. Why do they not have what they need?

  3. Who does God help?

    They do not ask GodHe comes close to youPeople who are humble

  4. What happens when you come close to God?

  5. What is our life like?

    People who are humbleA mistHe comes close to you

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What do you want to do with your day?
  • What can you say about tomorrow?

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James 4 · Grade 3

Humble Yourselves

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Read the Story

James 4 asks, Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? You don’t have, because you don’t ask. You ask and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives.

God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Do not speak against one another. Some people say, Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit. But you don’t know what tomorrow will bring. Your life is like a vapor. Instead say, If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.

Memory Verse

“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.”

James 4:10 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where do fights come from?

  2. Why do some not receive when they ask?

  3. What will the devil do if you resist him?

  4. What will the Lord do if you humble yourselves?

  5. What should we say about our plans?

Story Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What helps you say no to wrong things?
  • How can you say sorry to God?

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James 4 · Grade 4

Submit to God

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Read and Think

James 4 traces quarrels to their source. Fights come from desires for pleasure that war inside people. They want what they don’t have. They don’t have, because they don’t ask. When they do ask, they ask with wrong motives, to spend it on their own pleasures. James calls friendship with the world hostility toward God.

But he gives more grace. The Scripture says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. So James gives a list of commands: Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands and purify your hearts. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

James warns against speaking against one another, because only God is the true lawgiver and judge. He also warns against proud planning. Some say they will travel, trade and make a profit, but they do not know what tomorrow holds. Life is a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes. To him who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

Show What You Know

  1. Why do people ask and not receive?

  2. Whom does God resist, and to whom does he give grace?

  3. Why should believers not judge one another?

  4. What does James say about knowing good and not doing it?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

humbleneargraceaskGod
  1. When they do , they ask with wrong motives, to spend it on their own pleasures.
  2. James calls friendship with the world hostility toward .
  3. But he gives more .
  4. The Scripture says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the .
  5. Draw to God, and he will draw near to you.

Think About It

  1. What is one way you can draw near to God this week?

  2. How would saying If the Lord wills change the way you make plans?

Memory Verse

“Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

James 4:7 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it hard to stay humble?
  • How can you speak well of others?

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James 4 · Grade 5

If the Lord Wills

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Read and Think

James 4 begins with questions: Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? Unmet desires lead to envy and conflict. Prayer is neglected or twisted: You don’t have, because you don’t ask. You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives. James uses the Old Testament picture of unfaithfulness to describe divided loyalty: friendship with the world is hostility toward God.

Yet the answer is grace. He gives more grace. Therefore it says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Short commands follow. Be subject to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, purify your hearts, and mourn over sin. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

The chapter then addresses two kinds of pride. One is judging a brother, which sets a person above the law; only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. The other is confident planning that leaves God out. Come now, you who say, Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit. Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a vapor. Instead you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that. James closes with a searching line: To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

Show What You Know

  1. What does James say about friendship with the world?

  2. What answer does James give to proud and divided hearts?

  3. What two kinds of pride does the chapter address?

  4. What is the right way to speak about future plans?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

humblegraceGodnearhands
  1. James uses the Old Testament picture of unfaithfulness to describe divided loyalty: friendship with the world is hostility toward .
  2. Yet the answer is .
  3. Therefore it says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the .
  4. Draw to God, and he will draw near to you.
  5. Cleanse your , purify your hearts, and mourn over sin.

Think About It

  1. Why is it humbling to remember that life is a vapor?

  2. What good thing do you know to do that you have been putting off?

Memory Verse

For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”

James 4:15 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you include God when you make plans?
  • Why is knowing good and not doing it a sin?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.