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![James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus
Christ,
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
[2-4] Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,
whenever you face trials of many kinds, because
you know that the testing of your faith produces
perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so
that you may be mature and complete, not lacking
anything.
Sunday 11 September 2011](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/james1111-110910225146-phpapp02/75/James-1-1-11-2-2048.jpg)
![[5-8] If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask
God, who gives generously to all without finding
fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask,
you must believe and not doubt, because the one
who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and
tossed by the wind. That person should not expect
to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is
double-minded and unstable in all they do.
Sunday 11 September 2011](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/james1111-110910225146-phpapp02/75/James-1-1-11-3-2048.jpg)
![[9-11] Believers in humble circumstances ought to
take pride in their high position. But the rich
should take pride in their humiliation—since they
will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun rises
with scorching heat and withers the plant; its
blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the
same way, the rich will fade away even while they
go about their business.
Sunday 11 September 2011](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/james1111-110910225146-phpapp02/75/James-1-1-11-4-2048.jpg)
![[2-4] Consider it pure joy, my brothers
and sisters, whenever you face trials of
many kinds, because you know that the
testing of your faith produces
perseverance. Let perseverance finish
its work so that you may be mature and
complete, not lacking anything.
Sunday 11 September 2011](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/james1111-110910225146-phpapp02/75/James-1-1-11-6-2048.jpg)
![[5-8] If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask
God, who gives generously to all without finding
fault, and it will be given to you. But when you
ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the
one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown
and tossed by the wind. That person should not
expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a
person is double-minded and unstable in all they
do.
Sunday 11 September 2011](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/james1111-110910225146-phpapp02/75/James-1-1-11-16-2048.jpg)
![[9-11] Believers in humble circumstances ought to
take pride in their high position. But the rich
should take pride in their humiliation—since they
will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun rises
with scorching heat and withers the plant; its
blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the
same way, the rich will fade away even while they
go about their business.
Sunday 11 September 2011](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/james1111-110910225146-phpapp02/75/James-1-1-11-21-2048.jpg)
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James 1:1-11
The document summarizes a section from the book of James in the Bible. It discusses how believers should consider it pure joy when facing trials because the testing of their faith produces perseverance. It also says that if believers lack wisdom, they should ask God, who gives generously without fault, and that believers should not doubt when asking. Finally, it notes that the rich will fade away like flowers, while believers in humble circumstances have a high position.
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James 1:1-11
- 1. James 1:1-11 The text Sunday 11 September 2011
- 2. James, a servantof God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. [2-4] Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Sunday 11 September 2011
- 3. [5-8] If anyof you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. Sunday 11 September 2011
- 4. [9-11] Believers inhumble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business. Sunday 11 September 2011
- 5. James, a servantof God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. Sunday 11 September 2011
- 6. [2-4] Consider itpure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Sunday 11 September 2011
- 7. Are you askingthe right questions? Why me? Why do I suffer? Sunday 11 September 2011
- 8. What is Goddoing? What is God teaching me? What area of my life is God challenging and changing? Are you maturing in God? Sunday 11 September 2011
- 9. “Perseverance is notsimply the ability to bear things; it is the ability to turn them to greatness and glory...it is the quality that makes people able not simply to suffer things but to overcome them. The effect of testing borne in the right way is strength to bear still more and to conquer in still harder battles.” William Barclay Sunday 11 September 2011
- 10. Floods Fires Family Funds Fights Failures William Carey Sunday 11 September 2011
- 11. Floods Fires Family Funds Fights Failures William Carey Sunday 11 September 2011
- 12. "By the waywe meet every experience in life, we make ourselves fit or unfit for the task which God meant for us to do." Sunday 11 September 2011
- 13. "By the waywe meet every experience in life, we make ourselves fit or unfit for the task which God meant for us to do." Sunday 11 September 2011
- 14. “Blessed are youwho are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Luke 6:20-22 Sunday 11 September 2011
- 15. F. B. Meyerexplained it this way: “A bar of iron worth $2.50, when wrought into horseshoes is worth $5. If made into needles it is worth $175. If into penknife blades it is worth $1,625. If made into springs for watches it is worth $125,000. What a ‘trial by fire’ that bar must undergo to be worth this! But the more it is manipulated, and the more it is hammered and passed through the heat, beaten, pounded, and polished, the greater its value.” Sunday 11 September 2011
- 16. [5-8] If anyof you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. Sunday 11 September 2011
- 17. Who are youasking the questions? Where do you go first? Pastor, Uncle, Aunty, Family, Friends... Ask God! Sunday 11 September 2011
- 18. Trials, when handled wrongly, can lead to us thinking and doing the wrong things Fear, despondency, hopelessness, self protection, anger Sunday 11 September 2011
- 19. 1. God gives- Ask (seek, knock) 2. God gives - Generously - to all 3. God gives - Graciously - no fault in you - no mocking or making fun of you 4. God gives - ask in Faith - who God is and what he is like Sunday 11 September 2011
- 20. “Does God promiseto give us the outline for our lives if we ask, or to give us complete clarity one every decision we might ever need to make? No, he promises wisdom, namely, the ability to discern how he would have us live...that we will receive the practical knowledge and understanding we need to endure our trials when we ask God whom we know gives without hesitation.” Craig Blomberg Sunday 11 September 2011
- 21. [9-11] Believers inhumble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business. Sunday 11 September 2011
- 22. From what perspective are you asking the questions? Sunday 11 September 2011
- 23. This is whatthe LORD says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 9:23-24 Sunday 11 September 2011
- 24. How many havebeen destroyed by prosperity! Many have I known who in a cottage seemed to fear God, but in a mansion have forgotten him...It is no easy thing to stand the trial of prosperity... Sunday 11 September 2011