GROWTH SERIES

By Dennis Schmidt 9/2012

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Temptation -> Patience -> Wanting nothing -> Receive Crown of life

James 1:2-4 "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; {3} Knowing <this>, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. {4} But let patience have <her> perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."

James 1:12 "Blessed <is> the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him."

Good & Perfect Gifts -> Word of Truth -> 1st fruit -> Doers of Word

James 1:17-18 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. {18} Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures."

James 1:22 "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."

Justified -> Peace -> Faith -> Grace -> Stand -> Hope -> Glory

Tribulation -> patience -> experience -> hope -> not ashamed

Romans 5:1-5 "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: {2} By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. {3} And not only <so>, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; {4} And patience, experience; and experience, hope: {5} And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."

Faith -> virtue -> knowledge -> temperance -> godliness -> brother

kindness -> charity (love in action) -> fruitful in Jesus knowledge

2 Peter 1:4-8 "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. {5} And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; {6} And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; {7} And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. {8} For if these things be in you, and abound, they make <you that ye shall> neither <be> barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."

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