Sermons About Persistence
Exercise Yourself Unto Godliness
We live in a culture inundated with an "instant" mentality and it should come as no surprise that it has spilled over into some of our spiritual expectations. Many believers have come to think that there must be an easy way to live godly; it simply is not so. Godliness requires exercise. In this message we delve into five very practical aspects of this exercise and one outstanding promise.
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
Is persistent prayer simply about God answering our prayers, or is there more to it? In this breakthrough message, we make a life-changing discovery that will be sure to transform our thinking on what persistent prayer really is and give us a new perspective that we may have been missing until now!
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Persisting in Your Integrity
When life throws you a curve do you persist in yur integrity. Job's example is one that we can follow for today's living. We must stop blaming others for our situation and persist in our integrity.
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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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Gospel Ministry and Prayer
Effectiveness in the Lord's work demands communion with the Lord. Our prayer communion with the Lord should be habitual, watchful, thankful and purposeful.
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Letter to the Church at Philedelphia
Economic pressures can affect churches as they also affect communities. The city of Philedelphia was suffering from an economic downturn that may well have led to loss of church leaders as people moved away to find better livings. The church so weakened was less able to resist the pressures imposed by Roman demands for Caesar worship. On top of this, the Christian community was under assault from some of the Jewish community leaders who had vested interests in keeping on the good side of the authorities. However, despite the lack of strength, Jesus does not rebuke the church. Unlike the five other churches in this region, they have remained obedient and are blessed with words of encouragement.
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What Are You Praying For?
The idea of prayer tends to leave us with a lot of questions like 1. If it's so important, why don't we do it more? 2. Why is it that some prayers don't seem to be answered? 3. If God knows everything, why do we pray? 4. How should we pray? Questions like these can be answered in the Bible and specifically as we look at this parable of the unjust judge and the persistent widow.
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Youth Sunday 2009
Campfire talk--A lot can happen around a campfire. PERSISTENCE + ATTITUDE = FAITH Luke 18:1-14
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Letter to the Church in Ephesus. Revelation 2:1-7
Much of our life is governed by routines; we have a pattern to the way we do things; the way we get up in the morning, go to the bathroom, eat breakfast and so on. We all have our own routines which we find helpful. The Bible too has its inbuilt patterns. In each letter, the Lord Jesus says he knows about them. The middle letter of the 7, Thyatira is the longest; numbers 2 & 5 record no faults in the churches. Each letter has a promise at the end eg 7: the right to eat from the tree of life or 11 will not be hurt by the 2nd death. These are actual churches, showing church life as we know it. Each letter addresses an issue specific in that church, as the Lord rebukes them for their shortcomings. Yes, God knows all about the church, and he will judge us for acting incorrectly. We have a daily duty to clean up our act, & keep going. We ALL have a duty to ensure that the gospel is being made clear. Leaders have that duty, and so do members as we see from Galatians We don’t go just to enjoy, to merely soak in the truth for ourselves; we go to bring our friends to hear the good news. Is it heard clearly? Is it taught well? How do we ensure that we will receive the promise of paradise? … make sure we overcome. How do we ensure we overcome? … make sure we are on Christ’s winning side, … deal with all temptation that comes our way by remaining loyal to Jesus Christ. That’s how we regain our first love. We listen to God – ears to hear... Thus our Bibles are our food store. Our confidence is in God, not in ourselves. We stand on his truth; not on ours. We base our lives on the way HE has dictated – not merely on what WE think.
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Luke 22:39-46 Persistant Prayer
Christ prayed with enough fervour to bring forth blood. His disciles like ourselves would rather sleep even with the urging commandment of our Lord.
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