1. Week 12 – “Out Of Control Growth”

3. 2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

5. James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds

7. James does not say if you face trials, but ______. WHEN

9. There are many kinds of _______. TRIALS

11. James 1:3-4 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

13. This is not merely a test, but a test of ______. FAITH

15. This test provides an opportunity to develop ________________. PERSEVERANCE

17. 1 Corinthians 10:13a No temptation has seized you except what is common to man

19. You are not _______ in this test. ALONE

21. It is not God who tempts, but our _______. FLESH

23. 1 Corinthians 10:13b... And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

25. The trial changes my _______________ with God. RELATIONSHIP How Does God Provide A Way?

27. I can lay my __________ before Him. BURDENS How Does God Provide A Way?

29. 1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

31. God brings _________ into my life. OTHERS How Does God Provide A Way?

33. It will draw you ________ to God. CLOSER There Are Only Two Outcomes To A Trial In Life:

35. You can _____ from God. RUN There Are Only Two Outcomes To A Trial In Life:

37. James 1:5-8 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

39. Next week: Easter Sunday