Sermons About Patience
The Mark of Patience
Patience - (Greek: makrothumia) makro - long in distance or duration; thumia - heat, passion, suffering, anger. makro + thumia - long suffering, slow to anger, slow to lose one's temper or passion. To have a long fuse. How long is your fuse? In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians he challenged them to live according to what they had received. He told them to “put off the old self” and to “put on the new self.” One of the marks of the new self that he told them to bear was the mark of patience. As Christ followers and as those who have received the gift of the Holy Spirit we can yield our lives to the Spirit’s calling and exhibit the mark of patience.
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Divided Loyalties
In order for us to walk humbly before God, we need to live our lives within God's boundaries; totally surrendering our lives to God. God assumes total responsibility for the life that's surrendered to him.
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God's Promises: Pregnant with Reality
God makes wonderful and certain promises to His people, but these promises are pregnant with time, hardship and contradiction. They are meant to build Gospel-based trust into our hearts rather than serve as "holy credit cards" that get us what we want when we want it. God's promises don't keep us from hard times, they get us through hard times.
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The Greater Calling
The Lord brings about unity of the Spirit in the Church by working out the the fruit of humility and patience in His yet-to-be-perfected people.
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The call to intercessory prayer for others
Jesus goes to the gentile region of Tyre and Sidon...he tries to do so quietly without being notice. Of course, the word gets out and one woman knows his reputation for healing and deliverance comes and begs Jesus to free her daughter from an evil spirit. She intercedes on her daughter's behalf. Jesus is abrupt and even rude...but this woman shows two remarkable traits of true intercessory...she is humble and persists until Jesus grants her requests. Likewise, we should follow her example and intercede for others to come to the saving knowledge of Christ and remain humble, patience, and persistent until we see God's answer...do not become discouraged. God's time is not ours but it always right.
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Movement III: Growth
This is the third part of a series looking at how we can move (meaning to change or grow) into who God created and desires us to be. This week we looked at specifics on growth and how to continue in our growth towards God.
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Patience in Suffering
Because people are often self-absorbed, the possibility of being taken advantage of financially is very probable. However, as believers in Jesus Christ, we are to not retaliate in anger when defrauded; but instead, be patient on the Lord...knowing that He sees all and knows all and that everyone will reap what they deserve--maybe in this life, but definately at the judgment seat of Christ. Above all, we ought to be in continual prayer for one another--in the good and bad times-- because prayer is the means of receiving God's transforming and healing power.
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Declaration of (in) Dependence Part 19
Declaration of (in) Dependence: Study in Romans Part 19 The work of Jesus is about redeeming sinful people, but how is the work of Jesus about so much more than just that?
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