It can be very hard to share your faith in Christ with your family. Even Jesus' own brother, James took a long time before believing Jesus was the son of God.

2. A Hero in Your Family

3. Mat 13:54-58 NLT
He returned to Nazareth, His hometown. When He
taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed
and said, "Where does He get this wisdom and the
power to do miracles?" Then they scoffed, "He's just
the carpenter's son, and we know Mary, His mother,
and His brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.
All His sisters live right here among us.

4. Mat 13:54-58 NLT
Where did He learn all these things?" And they were
deeply offended and refused to believe in Him. Then
Jesus told them, "A prophet is honored everywhere
except in his own hometown and among his own
family." And so He did only a few miracles there
because of their unbelief.

5. Joh 7:2-8 NLT
But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of
Shelters, and Jesus' brothers said to Him, "Leave
here and go to Judea, where Your followers can see
Your miracles! You can't become famous if You hide
like this! If You can do such wonderful things, show
Yourself to the world!" For even His brothers didn't
believe in Him.

6. Joh 7:2-8 NLT
Jesus replied, "Now is not the right time for Me to go, but
you can go anytime. The world can't hate you, but it does
hate Me because I accuse it of doing evil. You go on. I'm
not going to this festival, because My time has not yet
come."

7. 1 Co 15:6-7 NLT
After that, He was seen by more than 500 of His
followers at one time, most of whom are still alive,
though some have died. Then He was seen by
James and later by all the apostles.

8. Act 1:14 NLT
They all met together and were constantly united
in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus,
several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.

9. Gal 1:19 NJKV
But I saw none of the other apostles except
James, the Lord's brother.

10. Act 12:17 NKJV
But motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he
declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of
the prison. And he said, "Go, tell these things to
James and to the brethren." And he departed and
went to another place.

11. Act 15:13, 19 NJKV
• And after they had become silent, James
answered, saying, "Men and brethren, listen to
me…
• Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those
from among the Gentiles who are turning to God

12. Gal 2:9 NKJV
…and when James, Cephas, and John, who
seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had
been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the
right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the
Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

13. Jas 1:1 KNJV
James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord
Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are
scattered abroad: Greetings.