Sermons About Perseverance
Reverb #3-Moses
Moses' life was all about perseverance. This message speaks to how you and i need to have the perseverance of Moses as we deal with guilt and awkwardness.
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Keeping Perspective in Suffering (Romans 5:3-5)
As Christians we are to rejoice in our trials and sufferings because 1) they are part of God's agenda for us, 2) God will use them to forge a Christian hope in us, and 3) God will use them to forge a certain hope in us. Though we are tempted to disorientation and despair during times of suffering and trial, we can surely trust in God's promises and love to sustain us through trials, and even to bring a Godly rejoicing and hope in the midst of them.
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Rejoice in Suffering
Suffering goes through steps: pain, then anger, then asks "why". The Three Benefits of Suffering are: 1)It Produces Endurance, 2) It reveals Character-makes external whats internal-2 Cor. 4:8-10, 2 Cor 4:16-18, 3) Suffering Gives More Hope.
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Living In Suffering
When you become a Christian, there is some ‘fine print’ that is easy to miss. It goes something like this: “God will teach you how to love each other and trust in him through suffering. This serves as proof of his judgment that he makes you worthy to be in his kingdom.” In 1 Thes. 1:1-5, Paul teaches that you are to persevere in loving one another and learn to trust in God through “persecutions and afflictions”. It is by design that you grow through the difficult experiences of your life. This is how God judges you worthy to be part of is kingdom.
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5 Ways To Wait
We all hate to wait and yet most of us believe that God is sovereign in His planning and timing. So why do we hate to wait? James 5:7-12 shows us that as believers, we are to wait without worrying, without wavering, without whining, without wondering and without warranting.
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Prayer: What's the point?
Why do we pray? Have you been disappointed by unanswered prayer? Does prayer really make a difference in our lives? Does prayer change circumstances? How should we pray? These are honest questions concerning prayer that we must wrestle with if we are going to grow spiritually. What happens when we pray just might surprise you. There are several reasons Jesus modeled a consistent prayer life for us. In Matthew 6:5-15 Jesus addresses the heart of prayer: sincerity. He gives us a pattern of prayer: The Lords Prayer (vs.9-13). And He reminds us in verses 14-15 that forgiveness is key to prayer. What would your life look like if you began to earnestly seek God in prayer? What would our churches look like? If a law was passed forbidding you to pray would your daily routine look any different? Prayer makes a difference. Through prayer, real prayer, we allow God to change us. We become more like Jesus!
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20080330 - Hebrews 12:1-3 & Philippians 3:7-14
Throw off the sin that entangles you Fix your eyes on Jesus The hope of eternal life
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2 Samuel 23:1-7 - Last Words Looking Forward
Last words are funny things. Not everyone gets a chance to give them, but David's last words (whether they are what he spoke or his last will and testament, I do not know) are recorded in Chapter 23 for us. The unique thing that differs from other last words in the Old Testament is that David was trying to anticipate the future. It is not a blessing about a person but a prophecy about a kingdom. Chapter 22 looks back upon how Yahweh established the kingdom and chapter 23 looks forward to how Yahweh will consummate the kingdom. David's last words help all of us over come a confidence problem we have with the future and especially Biblical prophecy. Verses 1-7 center around a just ruler that perfectly fears the Lord, which is none other than Jesus Christ Himself, as the Writer gives you 3 characteristics of His final kingdom: Certainty, Attractiveness, and Exclusiveness. As you listen to the sermon I pray that you will start or recommit yourself to see Christ as the center of your confidence in Scripture. May you see Christ as the preeminent figure in your understanding of the future kingdom of God.
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Q And A With Dr. Steve Lawson
In an age of water-downed theology and casual Christianity, the church desperately needs to return to the doctrines of grace that shook the world during the Reformation. These grand truths-historically referred to as the five points of Calvinism (TULIP)-form a biblical outline of God's sovereign plan for saving sinners. Sadly, these foundational principles the Bible so clearly teaches about salvation are often misunderstood and misrepresented and as a result are often discredited and dismissed as divisive doctrines, or worse, unbiblical ones. Consequently, many Christians never experience the God-glorifying, Christ-exalting, pride-crushing, gratitude-inducing, worship-inspiring, missions-motivating, evangelism-encouraging, discipleship-promoting, soul-comforting, faith-strengthening, and life-changing effects that occur when one fully embraces the sovereign grace of God.
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Session 5: Perseverance Of The Saints
God preserves all the elect and causes them to persevere in faith and obedience to the end. None are continually back-slidden or finally lost.
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"Where Are You, God?"
Many people expect God to communicate only through a 'sound and light show' - thunder & lightning, earthquakes, and big neon signs proclaiming "This is My will." The reality is that God is much closer than that.
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Better on the Other Side
There are many trials we go through, but we can be better on the other side by claiming to be a victor, not a victim. We can cherish our walk down the testing line of life knowing that we're developing perseverance and character.
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Running to Win
Through the writer of Hebrews, God reminds us that running to win in terms of knowing Christ in the everyday means running with endurance.
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Overcoming Obstacles
We are locked in a spiritual battle. The enemy we face will try to throw whatever he can at us to get us to give up the fight. He will continue to do whatever he can to neutralize you as an effective minister of the Gospel. Nehemiah shows us a great example of how to respond against our enemy and his tactics.
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Trust Me
God called Noah, Abram and Mary to step beyond themselves to do something that would seem to be absurd. But in absurdity and in the face of impending opposition, God calls them and us to simply trust and obey.
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Amazing Grace
What can we learn from some of the most recent movies that have hit the movie theaters? Pastor David studies the inspiring, true story of the man who penciled one of the most famous hymns in history - Amazing Grace.
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Where will you be in 2017
Fix your eyes on Jesus so you'll finish the race. Don't be wearied by hardship but press on. Don't refuse grace - run hard for you come to Jesus by his blood.
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Of whom the world was not worthy
What does it look like to run the race as a Christian? Be inspired by heroes who line our way.
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The Perseverance of the Saints
Is once saved always saved a legitimate Biblical doctrine? Does God leave salvation up the free will of man and then keep him against his will eternally? The doctrine of the perseverance of the saints is an extremely important doctrine to nail down.
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Continuing in prayer in the face of continual disappointment
Ken Stebbins preaches the 3rd sermon in our Elijah: Man of Prayer series. Elijah faced continual disappointments in the mission God gave him, reminding him to trust fully in the Lord. The "fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much," as it did with the widow of Zarephath. Just as his prayers were persistent and specific, so ours should be.
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