New Hope Community Church
Clear and relevant Bible teaching for everyday life from New Hope Community Church in Queensbury, NY. Pastor Robbie Lankford. Visit us at www.Sharingnewhope.org
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This is Hard: What to Expect from Your Trial
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New Hope Community Church, Robbie Lankford
This is Hard: Facing Extreme Trials
This. Is. Hard. Is that how you feel right now? Most of us are in a trial, headed towards one, or coming out of one. And some trials are extremely hard. How do we face those as Christians? Join us as we study James 1 and learn how to face our biggest challenges.
This is Hard: What to Expect from Your Trial
James 1: 12-18
#1. Reward from God
James 1: 12
4 positive results that can come for your negative situation:
- blessing
- endurance (the ability to make it)
- confirmation
Matthew 13: 20-21
- receiving the crown of life
5 crown passages in the New Testament:
I Corinthians 9: 24
I Thessalonians 2: 19-20
James 1: 12
II Timothy 4: 8
I Peter 5: 1-4
#2. Reassurance from God
James 1: 13-18
Know for certain that:
- God would not hurt you
James 1: 13
Jeremiah 29: 11
God allows trials to strengthen us.
The enemy brings temptations to hurt us.
- Temptation can be minimized
James 1: 14-15
Our 3 biggest enemies:
The world - the world system, not the people of the world
The flesh – our sinful nature & desires
The devil – our enemy who hates God & hates everything God loves, including us
Ask God to change my want tos and that will minimize my problems
The less you give the enemy to work with, the less you will give in to temptation and sin!
- God is all good, all the time
James 1: 16-18
God is good - all the time. All the time - God is good.
Your life might be hard, but God is still good.