Strong Hearts for Forgiving (Family Worship lesson in James 5:7–11)

For what, and how, can believers strengthen their hearts? Pastor leads his family in today’s “Hopewell @Home” passage. James 5:7–11 prepares us for the opening portion of Morning Public Worship on the coming Lord’s Day. In these five verses, the Holy Spirit teaches us that until Jesus comes, part of the misery through which we will need to be patient is our brethren’s sin and weakness. But remembering that this comes in the providence of our greatly compassionate and merciful God is how to strengthen our hearts so that we can be forgiving, rather than grumbling or bitter.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)