James 1:1-8. Faith looks at trials differently than our fallen minds do. For faith turns to the Lord for endurance and wisdom. Count your trials as opportunities for your faith. Parts: A. Opportunities for your faith to be trained to endure. B. Opportunities for your faith to pray for wisdom. Preached on September 29, 2013, for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church (WELS), Hancock, MN. Print copy available at: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/Count-Your-Trials-as-Opportunities-for-Your-Faith-James1_1-8.html