This is a sermon recorded at the Lebanon Bible Fellowship Church in Lebanon, PA during the morning service of 1/7/2024 titled, “An Uncommon Outlook on a Common Problem” by Pastor Jarrod Cruise. It is taken from James 1:1-4.
Verses in this sermon:
  • James 1:1–4

    James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
    To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:
    Greetings.
    Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
    for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
    And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

  • John 7:5

    For not even his brothers believed in him.

  • Galatians 1:18–19

    Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days.
    But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.

  • Galatians 2:9

    And when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

  • James 3:13

    Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.

  • Acts 8:1–4

    And Saul approved of his execution.
    And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
    Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
    But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
    Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.

  • Acts 11:19

    Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.

  • 1 Peter 1:6–7

    In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
    so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • John 13:36–37

    Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?”
    Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.”
    Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”