16/08/2026
August 16, 2026
Bible Study: Sis. Malou
“JOY”
Santiago 1:2-4 ASD
Mga kapatid, magalak kayo sa tuwing dumaranas kayo ng mga pagsubok. [3] Sapagkat alam ninyong nagdudulot ito ng katatagan sa inyong pananampalataya. [4] Kaya tiisin ninyo ang mga pagsubok upang maging ganap at walang anumang pagkukulang ang buhay nʼyo.
Teachings:
1. Joy includes trials
2. Trials tests our faith
3. Testing of faith produces perseverance
4. Leads to maturity
Application:
1. Consider trials as pure joy
2. Trust God that trials has a good purpose
3. Let trials make your faith stronger
4. Face trials from God’s perspective
Bible Message: Bro. Jasper
“Hope that never fails”
Philippians 3:7-9 NIV
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. [8] What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ [9] and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
*Hope with Faith and Love
Galatians 6:9 NIV
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Why do we do good to other?
- Because, we believe that we are already saved and found.
- We believe that other will realize how good God is through us, an instrument of God.
1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
When is the best time to hope and move our faith in God at the same time?
- Rom. 12:12
- James 1:12
What to do if you feel giving up?
1. Reflect on your purpose - Ask our self if we are still pleasing God in the midst of our suffering
- Acts 5:29
- 2 Tim 1:7
2. Seek Spiritual support - There is strength in numbers, but what matters most is the quality of support.
- 1 Thess. 5:11
3. Pray for strength - God is the source of our strength
- He is with us always
- Psalms 73:26
- 1 Chronicles 16:11
Why hoping in God never fails
1. God has always had victory over evil.
- Genesis 3:14-15
- God’s word triumphs over darkness
- God’s truth overcomes every darkness
2. Our pain has a purpose
- Romans 5:3-6
- Pain produces perseverance; perseverance produces character; character produces hope
3. God is our shelter
-Prov 18:10
- Suffering left us feeling exposed and unprotected but God offer comfort and security
4. Our sorrow matters to God
- Psalms 34:19
- John 16:33
- We have a God who overcomes the world to believe in.
5. The Holy Spirit prays on our behalf
- Just as the Holy Spirit intercedes for us, we can also intercede for others. (The power of prayer meeting)
6. We have our fellowship with God
- 2 Cor 1:3-4
7. Our suffering will end in joy
- Rev 21:3-4
- Suffering is just a stop-by but not the destination
Conclusion:
Rom 15:13
1 Peter 5:10
