This Sunday

Staying Power

Staying Power

Robby Pollard, Lead Pastor

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Real faith works.

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James 1:1

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.

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2 John 1:3

³Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.

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Jude 1:2

²May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

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James 1:1

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.

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Romans 12:15

¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

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James 1:2-4

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, ³for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. ⁴And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

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James 1:2

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

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James 1:2

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds

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1 Timothy 6:9

⁹But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

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1 Peter 1:6-7

⁶In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, ⁷so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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James 1:2

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds

• Trials are inevitable - “when you”

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John 16:33

³³I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

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James 1:2

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds

• Trials are inevitable - “when you”
• Trials are varied - “various kinds”

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James 1:2

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds

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James 1:2-4

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, ³for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. ⁴And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

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James 1:2

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds

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God’s commands are accompanied with:

• His promises
• His protection

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James 1:2-4

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, ³for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. ⁴And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

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Trials have a purpose.

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James 1:2-4

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, ³for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. ⁴And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

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James 1:2-4

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, ³for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. ⁴And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

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Romans 5:3-4

³Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, ⁴and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

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1 Peter 5:10

¹⁰And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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The truth about trials:

• Trials are inevitable.
• Trials are varied.
• Trials have a purpose.

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James 1:2-4

²Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, ³for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. ⁴And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

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James 1:5

⁵If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

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Is your faith real?

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James 1:6

⁶But 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.

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James 1:7-8

⁷For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; ⁸he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

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The truth about trials:

• Trials are inevitable.
• Trials are varied.
• Trials have a purpose.
• Trials teach us to depend on God.