Sermons About Patience
The Purer Our Faith, The More Pleasing Our Praise
God has his hand on the thermostat and his hand on the timer. He knows how hot it should be and how long it should be. When we're in the fire or our trial, you can rest assured that there's a sovereign God that knows how hot it should be and how long you should be in it. The purer our faith, the more pleasing our praise is to him. That's the reason for fires and trials.
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How Do I See Jesus in You?
How Do I See Jesus in You? Scripture: Galatians 5:22 Spirit Fruit is the proof of God’s Divine Nature in you. (These are not 9 fruits, but Spirit fruit manifested in nine ways to be seen in all Christ followers who are walking in the Spirit.) 1. Love agape This is our universal motive for all that we do. (1 Cor. 13) 2. Joy chara Restore unto me the Joy of my salvation. (Ps. 51:12) The Joy of the Lord is our strength. (Neh. 8:10) 3. Peace eirene Let the peace of God rule your hearts. Col. 3:15 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you. (Ps. 26:3) 4. Patience makrothumia Longsuffering, slowness in avenging wrongs. It is love that “suffers longâ€. (1 Cor. 13:4-8) 5. Kindness chrestotes A pleasant tenderness that puts others at ease around us. Be kind and tenderhearted toward each other. Eph. 4:31, 32 6. Goodness agathosume Barnabas was a good man by being generous and thrilled to see progress in others. (Acts 11:24) Dorcas was a good woman by being full of good works and charitable deeds. (Acts 9:36, 39) 7. Faithfulness pistis To be trusted and. The faithful receive the crown of life. (Re. 2:10) 8. Gentleness prautes meekness To describe the character in which strength and gentleness are perfectly combined. (Example – Moses Nu. 12:1-8) “For I am gentile and lowly of heart…†Matt. 11: 28-30 9. Self-control enkrateia The virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, especially sensual appetites. (Proverbs 16:32)
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How Should I Live?
God calls ALL Christians to walk worthy of the Lord. And He tells us how to do it here in Colossians 1. These verses make up Paul’s heartfelt prayer for the people of Colossae. It is a prayer of how he hoped they would live. What he prayed for could be summed up into three ways in which all Christians should live.
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Instruction Thru Hardship
God brings hardship in our lives to correct us. He loves us and is concerned about our attitudes and actions. He is not punishing or destroying us, but causing us to share in his holiness.
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Making Life Work - Patience
In the last of our series in Proverbs, we look at patience, and how being patient makes life work.
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Fruit of the Spirit 5 – Patience
God has called and equipped Christians to walk in patience, in all areas of our lives. One aspect of patience that we will look at is being slow to anger. When we are quick to anger, the Bible says that we let down our defenses and that we look foolish. We are to walk in patience with each other as well as with the world. Peter and Paul both tell us to specifically watch how we act when we’re in front of people in the world so we won’t give them an excuse to criticize Christianity.
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Putting Anger To Death
The renewal of the mind in salvation not only brings about renovation of character, but transformation from the old self to the new. This includes one's tendency toward anger. Anger can be either good (righteous) or bad (sinful), depending on motive and purpose. Anger is righteous when it is unselfish and based on love for God and others, but sinful anger is an outward expression of a deeper ailment: pride or lack of faith in God's sovereignty. However, even righteous anger can turn to bitterness and further sin if allowed to continue. Prolonged anger allows Satan a foothold to destroy relationships, and at worst may become hostile. It can even potentially damage the church. The solution to anger is to put away or put off our sinful thoughts and tendencies and put on (replace them with) the thoughts generated through God's word.
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Making Life Work - Be Patient
Proverbs tells us that as we seek wisdom that we will find patience. To be self controlled is difficult in the midst of frustrating situations; but when we relinquish our control to Jesus, He will guide us in developing patience.
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