The Lily of the Valley

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Learning From the Apostles Part 4 Their
Tribulations
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James 12-4 (ESV) 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.
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Acts 540-41 Acts 1623-25 1 Peter 412-13
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Consider the words of Jesus Matthew 101-5,
16-18 John 1518-21 John 161-4
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Think about what happened to the
apostles James was executed Acts 12 Peter
would be killed John 2118-19 John was exiled
Rev 19 Paul suffered much 2 Corinthians
1123-28
2 Timothy 45-8

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• Paul and the Thessalonians
• 1 Thessalonians 11-6
• 1 Thessalonians 21-2
• (Acts 16 17)
• 1 Thessalonians 27-9, 13-15
• 1 Thessalonians 31-8
• 1 Thessalonians 49-10
• 2 Thessalonians 13-4

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A lack of tribulation /or persecution
can hinder our determination lessen our
motivation minimize our desire for fellowship

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• Im not asking for tribulation and persecution.
• I just hope that we, without such tribulations,
• will do the things that the early Christians did
• amidst severe tribulations
• draw
  closer to God
• draw closer to one another
• grow in faithfulness
• help
  others to do the same

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