Tials and Temptations

James 1:2-27

Open Prayer

What A friend we have in Jesus

Call to Worship

Same text from last week.

Opening Song

What a friend we have in Jesus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTpUQO0aryw

James 1:2-27 “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 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. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 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. Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has st…”

How is Joy possible when facing trials? (1:2)

What kind of wisdom can we ask for? (1:5)

What did james mean by first fruits? (1:18)

When Is Anger Okey? 1:19-20

God- Ex 4:14 “Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses and he said, “Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Behold, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.”

Mk 3:5 “And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.”

When it becaomes sinful

eph 4:26 “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,”

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