Southcoast | Joy in the Valleys
From James 1
📖 James 1:1-4 ESV James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. 2 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. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
None of the of the would be without first going through .
1. Trials are and .
📖 1 Peter 4:12 ESV Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you
📖 1 Thessalonians 3:3 ESV that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.
2. You can amidst trials:
📖 Hebrews 12:2 ESV Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Joy is connected to
, not circumstances.
Joy is our hope,
happiness.
Tools to Practice Joy:
A.
in a Church community:
in church,
a part of
group.
B.
&
: Make it a part of your
routine.
C.
in the
: Memorize scripture,
time reading the
of
.
D.
: Serving is
than being served.
E. Practice
:
on
you
rather than
you
.
3. Trials you.
📖 Philippians 3:8 ESV Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have suffered the loss of all things & count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.
Trials you from onto anything but .
📖 Romans 5:2-5 ESV Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Sermon in a sentence:
Trials are the God uses to your faith to and grow your to bring glory to Kingdom.
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