Count It All Joy; James 1:1-4
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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Mark 6:3
3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.

1 Corinthians 15:6–7
6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

John 7:5
5 For not even his brothers believed in him.

Acts 8:1
1 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.

Rom 8:28
You need to know that God has purposed that trials will eventually bear good fruit
You’re not fighting a losing battle, God has purposed good things to come from your storm

Hebrews 12:7
7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?...11 For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

2 Corinthians 4:16–18
16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Proverbs 9:9
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Luke 2:52
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.

1 Peter 4:19
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.