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James 1:1-18 | Steadfast in Trials
April 7, 2024
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James 1:1-18 | Steadfast in Trials

James
Johnny Kurcina
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[Unfortunately, the audio file for the sermon was not able to record directly through the sound system resulting in a less than ideal recording.]

As James, the brother of Jesus and head of the church in Jerusalem, begins one of the earliest letters in the New Testament, he calls his readers to develop steadfastness–faithful endurance–in all the trials in life. How do we endure faithfully through suffering that tests us? We seek God wholeheartedly, not trusting in our other sources of assurance, remembering we are loved eternally by grace.

James | Faith that Works
James | Faith that Works
James 1:1-18 | Steadfast in Trials
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