Lakewood Baptist Church
#Wisdom2020 - Joyful Endurance
Join us for Wisdom2020 as we learn to see life clearly through the lens of scripture.
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Lakewood Baptist Church
2235 Thompson Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30501, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
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Series: Wisdom from Above
Title: Joyful Endurance
James 1:1–18
Series: Wisdom from Above
Title: Joyful Endurance
James 1:1–18
Letter of James:
-Wisdom from Above
-Wisdom brought Low
-Wisdom from Above
-Wisdom brought Low
“Count it all joy…”
– James 1:2
The aim:
Perfect & Complete
Steadfastness in the faith
must have its full effect
– James 1:2
The aim:
Perfect & Complete
Steadfastness in the faith
must have its full effect
Becoming who you were meant to be:
1. Endure in the Trials
2. Endure for the Treasure
3. Endure by the Word of Truth
1. Endure in the Trials
2. Endure for the Treasure
3. Endure by the Word of Truth
Becoming who you were meant to be:
1. Endure in the Trials
– James 1:2–3, 12–15
· Trials are Tests
· Trials come with Temptations
1. Endure in the Trials
– James 1:2–3, 12–15
· Trials are Tests
· Trials come with Temptations
2. Endure for the Treasure
– James 1:12
The Crown of Life
– James 1:12
Promised by God
God is constant
God is faithful
God is kind
God is patient
God is loving
God is able
– James 1:12
The Crown of Life
– James 1:12
Promised by God
God is constant
God is faithful
God is kind
God is patient
God is loving
God is able
3. Endure by the Word of Truth
– James 1:17–18
God Gives life to the Christian.
God Sustains the Christian.
– James 1:17–18
God Gives life to the Christian.
God Sustains the Christian.
Discussion Questions:
1. What situations are most likely to cause me to lose my joy in God?
2. In what areas of my life do I need to ask the Lord for wisdom?
3. “When I think about being steadfast, the first thing that comes to mind is ________________________...”
4. How does the life and ministry of Jesus cause me to endure in the faith? Who do I need to share this with this week?
1. What situations are most likely to cause me to lose my joy in God?
2. In what areas of my life do I need to ask the Lord for wisdom?
3. “When I think about being steadfast, the first thing that comes to mind is ________________________...”
4. How does the life and ministry of Jesus cause me to endure in the faith? Who do I need to share this with this week?