Charles Spurgeon on Finding All Joy In All Trials

What if the hardest seasons of your life were actually gifts from God? In this cinematic reading of Charles Spurgeon’s sermon “All Joy in All Trials” (from James 1:2–4), we watch how God uses suffering, persecution, and dark nights of the soul to prove our faith and make us “perfect and entire, lacking nothing.”

Preached at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London in 1883, Spurgeon unpacks James’s shocking command:
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds…” (James 1:2–4)

Across this message he shows:
Why faith is always the main target of Satan and of every trial
How God uses “manifold temptations” to prove that our faith is real
Why untested faith cannot be trusted—and why fiery trials are a mercy
How suffering breeds patience, endurance, humility, sympathy, and gratitude
Why the most spiritual and useful Christians are often the most tried
How to learn Spurgeon’s hard command: “Count it all joy” in every affliction

This film weaves Spurgeon’s original sermon with cinematic visuals—from early Christian martyrs and Polycarp in Smyrna, to storms at sea, battlefields of faith, and the pulpit of the Metropolitan Tabernacle—to help you feel the weight and comfort of these truths.

Who its for:
Believers walking through suffering, loss, depression, or persecution
Those wrestling with doubt about God’s goodness in trials
Small groups and churches studying James 1:2–4
Anyone who loves Spurgeon, Reformed theology, Expository and rich Bible preaching

Chapters
00:00 - Opening Scripture: James 1:2–4
06:30 - What is assailed by temptation or trial: Your Faith
23:36 - The Invaluable Blessing which is gained by the trail for your faith
33:32 - The priceless virtue which is produced by trail
41:24 - The spiritual completeness promoted
49:14 - Final appeal and closing prayer

This channel exists to bring classic sermons from Charles Spurgeon and other Reformed voices into a high-quality cinematic format—pairing historic and reverent preaching with modern visuals, orchestral soundtracks, and immersive storytelling, for the glory of God and the good of His church.

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Soli Deo Gloria.