James - Enduring In The Trials

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 

James 1:3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Trials Are Tests

God tests but the devil tempts. 

James 1:13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 16 Don’t be deceived, 

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death

God will require us to prove our potential through tests on one level before He will promote us to the next level.

Let It Do What It Do

James 1:4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Every test has questions that have to be answered. 

John 6:5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. John 6:7 “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” 8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, 

“Make sure you show your work”

#1 The Test of Small Things 

#2 The Motivation Test 

#3 The Credibility Test 

#4 The Wilderness Test

#5 The Authority Test 

#6 The Warfare Test 

#7 The Lordship test 

#8 The Offense Test 

#9 The Test Of Time 

The Test of Small Things 

Can you handle more?  

Luke 16:10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

The Wilderness Test 

Can you change in the wilderness?

James 1:12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. 16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Look into the future.

Hebrews 12:1 Let us run with endurance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God