Part 1 | The Christians Field Guide to Trials
From James 1:1-12
📖 James 1:1 ESV James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
What we need in times of trial:
1. .
📖 James 1:2-3 ESV Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
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What we need in times of trial:
2. A will.
📖 James 1:4 ESV And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
means letting the take you where wants you.
What we need in times of trial:
3. A dependence on God.
📖 James 1:5 ESV If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
📖 Proverbs 16:16 ESV How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
📖 James 1:6-7 ESV But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
📖 James 1:9-11 ESV Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
What we need in times of trial:
4. An of blessing.
📖 James 1:12 ESV Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Sermon in a Sentence:
I can face every with as I and myself to God’s plan for and in faith.
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