1. Count it all joy.

2. Meet trials head on.

3. Brace for the trial.

4. Let the trial test your faith.

5. Persevere.

6. Laugh.

7. You will be perfect and complete.

8. Lack in nothing.

Sermon Questions

1. What is one way that you have discovered to have joy in the midst of a trial?

2. What is a trial that you are going through that you desire prayer for? That you might have joy amidst it?

3. What encouragement might we get knowing that a trial is for our good? (Can we see it this way?)

4. Describe perseverance.

5. Is it wrong to laugh during a trial? Can this prove harmful/helpful?

6. Have you seen a trend in what trials cause you the most significant challenge? (Other trials don't bother you like "this" one).

7. Is having joy amidst a trial the only way to be perfect, complete, lacking nothing?