James 1 Part 4 - A Joyful Attitude

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​James 1:2 (KJV)
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

​Acts 5 (KJV) (Beating the Apostles)
40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

Acts 16:22-25 (KJV) (Paul and Silas jailed in stocks)
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

Hebrews 12:2 (KJV) (Our Lord counted it all joy first)
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Pastor Austin Huggins

Pastor of CECF
VPO of FirstLove Ministries