Sunday Sermons
Because They Don’t Know Yet
The Trial is a Passage of the Blessing
James 1:2-8
Key Idea
The letter of James is the book of scripture written on the faith. Also?A written for the apostles dispersed from the Jerusalem church?A due to persecutions.
The dispersed apostles had got to keep up with their own faiths under the severe persecutions. The words encouraging and strengthening such apostles is this letter. This letter of Jams teaches that?A the faith is not a mere believing?A but is to do?A the faith of such believing.
The Lord’s words of verse 3 (chapter 1?A 2~4) as said as “the testing of your faith develops perseverance”?A expresses summarizing the letter of James as a whole. We hate trials?A no one wishes for the trial. However?A further?A the God’s words says?A ”Consider it pure joy?A whenever you face trials which you dislike”. The lord is about to give us the perseverance through the trial?A so that you may be mature and complete?A not lacking anything. Also?A through that faith?A giving us blessing?A and help us and heal us thereby.
“Prayer based upon the faith saves patients?A and the Lord makes him/her rise up.”
Group discussion
1.What kind of trial do we have? And?A how are we acting in correspondence.
2.In what way?A are we enjoying joy?A and have gratitude under the trial and a suffering.
3.What is faith? Let us consider the faith.
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