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Tips on Handling the Trials of Life
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ETS: James shares how we can profit from times of testing.
ESS: Believers can benefit from the trials of life.
2 Dear brothers and sisters,* when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
OSS: Believers will commit to follow Christ through trials.
4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
PQ: How can I profit from my trials and hard times?
5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you.
He will not rebuke you for asking.
UW: tips
TOPIC: Tips on handling the Trials of Life
6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone.
Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.
INTRODUCTION'
7 Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
A- There are different approaches to handling the trials of life.
8 Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
1-The rabbit Approach: Run as fast as you can from the trial.
ETS: James shares how we can profit from times of testing.
ESS: Believers can benefit from the trials of life.
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2- The Ostridge Approach: Bury your head in the sand and ignore the trial, hoping it will go away.
OSS: Believers will commit to follow Christ through trials.
PQ: How can I profit from my trials and hard times?
ignore the trial, hoping it will go away.
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3- The Bull-Dog Approach: Attack the perceived source of the trial, trying to destroy it.
the trial, trying to destroy it.
TOPIC: Tips on handling the Trials of Life
INTRODUCTION
4- The minor bird Approach: Talk about the trial, using someone else’s words, but don't try to handle it.
someone elses words, but don't try to handle it.
A- There are different approaches to handling the trials of life.
1- The Rabbit Approach: Run as fast as you can from the trial.
5- The Right (Scriptural) Approach:
I- APPROA CH TRIALS WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE (VV.2-3)
2- The Ostridge Approach: Bury your head in the sand and ignore the trial, hoping it will go away.
A- An attitude ofjo_v (v.2)
trial, hoping it will go away.
I- Because the trial does not change your relationship to God.
3- The Bull-Dog Approach: Attack the perceived source of the trial, trying to destroy it.
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trying to destroy it.
2- Because you recognize that your trials are not unique to
4- The Parrot Approach: Talk about the trial, using someone else’s words, but don't try to handle it.
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words, but don't try to handle it.
5- The Right (Scriptural) Approach:
B- An attitude of understanding (v.3)
1 1- The trial is an opportunity to exercise faith.
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I- APPROACH TRIALS WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE ()
2- The trial will help buildyour character.
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2 Dear brothers and sisters,* when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
b- Farly Apostles (Acts 3:41-42).
II-ALLOW THF TFSTING TIME T() ACCOMPLISH ITS PURPOSE
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1- Because the trial does not change your relationship to God.
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27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.
No one can snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else.*
No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.
30 The Father and I are one.”
A- Allow the trial to fuyill its eomplae task in you (v.4a).
I- There is an ultimate goal to your trials.
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”The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience.
And God is faithful.
He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand.
When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.”
B- An attitude of understanding ()
2- Attempting to bail out before God delivers you will short
circuit the best for you.
1- The trial is an opportunity to exercise faith.
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a- There are some things that we can 'r learn except
2- The trial will help build your character.
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41 The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.*
42 And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”
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2) Our need of Him.
A- Allow the trial to fulfill its complete task in you ().
1- There is an ultimate goal to your trials.
* King David learned through tests:
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28 And we know that God causes everything to work together* for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn* among many brothers and sisters.
2- Attempting to bail out before God delivers you will short-circuit the best for you.
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a- There are some things that we can’t learn except through the trials and tests.
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