The Gospel and Suffering — James 1:1-4

How do we “count it all joy”? We can count it as joy, not because we like the __________ but because we have a _________ _________ for the end results.

The Gospel and Temptation — John 1:14-15

“Habits, like trees, are strengthened by ____. A boy may bend an oak when it is a sapling, but a hundred men cannot root it up, when it is a full-grown tree.” — J.C. Ryle

The Gospel and Self-Deception — James 1:22-25

“Listening is vital, but merely listening is just as ________ as not listening.” — Sam Allberry

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” — C.S. Lewis