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1. In Praise of Perseverance

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... in the neighborhood who use the knocker for fun. They bang once or twice and run away. We have made it a rule to wait before coming to see if we have a caller. If the person is serious, he will demonstrate serious attention." The lesson: accomplishment requires perseverance. Jesus uses this parable to teach the persistence of prayer. Too often people ask God a time or two then give up and go on to something else. If we are serious about our need, we will give it serious attention. Prayer, you see, is not as ...

2. Running with Perseverance

Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... our faith. Hebrews has been clear that Jesus has gone through the temptations and trials that we face. Jesus has run the race of perseverance. A pioneer is one who goes first, who cuts the trail, who hacks through the wilderness to make a path where there is no ... committee work and bickering? Let us not give up. God still works through the church in spite of all of its problems. Let us persevere. Let us keep going. Are we ready to give up in the fight for justice? Does it seem as though we never get anywhere ...

3. A Call to Persevere

Hebrews 10:19-39

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... away from the truth of Christianity. The firm conviction of the author is that if they can but see the true significance of Christ and his work, draw upon the resources he has made available, and so take advantage of what is offered them, they will persevere and receive the reward God has for all his faithful people. This exhortation bears a striking resemblance to that in 4:14–16. 10:19–21 These three verses contain the basis for the first of the three major verbs of exhortation in this section: “let ...

4. Step Ten - Perseverance

Lk 12:35-48 · 1 Cor 10:1-13 · Ps 15:1-5

Sermon

John A. Terry

... finally asked God why his prayers had not been answered. There came a voice from heaven saying, "Give me a chance. At least buy a ticket!" The promise is not for those who sit and wait for God to take care of their needs. It is for those who with perseverance face life's trials. Paul tells us that God gives us what we need to face life. Whatever the day brings, we can face it. Any temptation that comes to us is not unique. Others have endured it and others have come through it. When we are going through ...

5. Persevere - What Would Bill Do? (New)

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: None Lesson: Persevere Have you ever tried to learn something new that was very difficult? (ride a bike, read, play an instrument) Did you ever feel like giving up? Or did you just keep trying? There is a word for that. It is persevering. It means that you don’t give up. You ...

6. A Call to Persevere

Jude 1:17-25

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... in Lev. 20:24 LXX, where God says he has set the Israelites apart from other nations. They are special in God’s sight. Men who divide (there is no you in the Greek) means those who are divisive, creating factions and cliques in the church. Call to Persevere 20 The contrast Jude draws is highlighted as he again speaks directly to his readers and comes to the heart of his letter. He has already said that he is writing to urge them to “contend for the faith” (v. 3). Now he explains what this means in ...

7. Exhortations to Persevere in Christian Faith

Hebrews 10:19-39

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... gained access to the Most Holy Place (cf. Heb. 9:3; Mark 15:38) and Christ’s bodily sacrifice, by which believers gain access to God. In verses 22–25 the exhortation is fourfold. The first two reiterate the author’s previous admonitions to persevere in faith with eyes fixed firmly on Christ (3:6, 14; 4:14). But such endurance requires the encouragement of others, and that is given and received chiefly in the life of the congregation. That the exhortation is in the first person throughout expresses ...

8. Perseverance

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

Theme\n Persecution will come. How will we fare? With faith? \nSummary\n Two Christians, tortured for their faith, are talking about \nhow they are going to withstand further torture and be true to \ntheir God. \nPlaying Time 5 minutes\nSetting A prison cell\nProps A crude stool, a wooden cup\nCostumes Old rags, bloodied rag over Aurant's eyes\nTime The future\nCast ARAUNT -- a man, terribly tortured, blackened holes \n where his eyes once were \n NEBUTH -- a young woman\nNEBUTH: (ENTERS SUPPORTING AURANT ...

9. Failure and Perseverance

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

When he was seven years old, his family was forced out of their home on a legal technicality, and he had to work to help support them. At age nine, his mother died. At twenty-two, he lost his job as a store clerk. He wanted to go to law school, bur his education wasn't good enough. At twenty- three, he went into debt to become a partner in a small store. At twenty-six, his business partner died, leaving him a huge debt that took years to repay. At twenty-eight, after courting a girl for four years, he ...

10. Courage Me!

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... You see, those two things go together. They always do -- it may be that our not giving up on a person is the only witness they will have that God doesn't give up either. IV. Now a final word. Christians encourage one another by their courage and perseverance. When we were in Estonia a few years ago -- and we are so thrilled about the new openings that are taking place for the church in the Soviet Union -- things were just opening up. The pressure was great. The government's control over the church was still ...

11. A Squirrel Crossing a Busy Street

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... deal with life. Bad times are not designed to destroy us but to make us stronger. Times of adversity also make us wiser. They help us take stock of our lives and make changes that can propel us forward. As St. Paul writes, “Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Sherwood Wirt, in his book Jesus, Man of Joy has a very helpful section on the positive role that pain can play in our lives. He tells the story of a young boy growing up in a Christian home in Ohio ...

12. Living In The Spirit Of Faithfulness

Galatians 5:22-25, Hebrews 10:23-24

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... God asks about is our availability. What can God do through you? What can God do with your availability. I know what God is going to do with all the volunteers for VBS, God is going to bless them and their families for all their hard work, perseverance and the provocation we have all received to "love and good works" through their example. Not only that, God is going to bless every child who walks through these doors. The seeds and kernels of faith that we will plant this week will grow in their lives ...

13. Food That Is Needful

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... .6 yards along the way." Sometimes, that's the way it happens in life. We are knocked down on a very regular basis. But we are given staying power and toughness if we keep our relationship with Christ fresh and alive. When Christ is alive in us we have perseverance because we know the outcome will be O.K. We are held in great care by the One who forever loves us, and will never forsake us. Helmut Thielicke, the great preacher of Germany from a generation or so ago, said this in one of his sermons: "Who ever ...

14. Enduring the Trials of Faith

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... birth, yet somehow he continued to place his faith in God, believing in hope that the promises of God would one day be manifested in his life. Even after his son Isaac was born, Abram, now with the new name of Abraham, was again asked to persevere through a great trial of faith when God asked him to sacrifice his one chance at progeny, his one opportunity to truly be the father of a great nation. Again, however, Abraham unhesitatingly went forward with every intention to sacrifice his son until God sent his ...

15. Heroes of Faith

Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... out running the marathon. You start out running short distances, then run the 5k and then the 10k and keep adding distance to your run until you are a marathon runner. And then you begin trying to shave time off of that run. You do what ever it takes, you persevere. There is a Norwegian Proverb that says: "A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer." Heroes of Faith are those who work and hang on until Christ says it's time to stop. And that's what Paul means here. We do what it takes ...

16. Wavering Notes by an Uncertain Trumpet

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

Ron Love

... and every letter had to be reproduced by hand, the letters were only made available to the Christian populace as they were read from the pulpit. We wait for the second coming with a patience that is beautiful for it is a quiet steady perseverance. Remember, that Peter is addressing his letter to Christians who have fallen under the shadow of false teachers who said Jesus was not returning. False teachers who said since Jesus was not returning there was no final judgment. False teachers who said in the ...

17. A Question of Trust

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... in me. Now there is no turning back.” (5) And that brings us to the central message of these verses: it is through our suffering that we truly understand the love and hope of God. Suffering, if it does not turn us away from God, leads to perseverance, and perseverance leads to character and character results in hope. And what is that hope? It is that a God who loves us so abundantly will, as Romans 8: 28 reminds us, “work all things for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to ...

18. Not of the World

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... I kept them in thy name, which thou has given me" (John 17:11b-12a). Jesus has guarded the life of his followers. He prays that God will keep all future followers in God’s name. We are remembered in Jesus’ prayer. God is on our side. We shall persevere. Jesus’ prayer gets more specific. "I do not pray that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil one" (John 17:15). We do not face the Evil One alone. We do not face the temptations of our culture alone ...

19. Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win (Fruit of the Spirit: Patience)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... these demanding problems, that I would have never learned otherwise. I know you in a way I would have never known you otherwise." I want to tell you, the greatest lessons you will ever learn in life is not when you party during the good times, but when you persevere in the hard times. That is what hard times are for. I was reading the other day about the giraffe. Now I have never seen a giraffe being born, but it must be something. The first parts to emerge are the baby giraffe's front hooves and head. Then ...

20. Every Day God Enables

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... : "We have learned to soar through the air like birds, to swim through the seas like fish, to soar through space like comets. Now it is high time we learned to walk the earth as the children of our God." Our Every Day God Enables Us To Practice our faith; Persevere in hard time; Praise God for God's care and strength. And Our Every Day God Enables us to Proclaim the Good News. Our message might seem foolish to some, but it IS the wisdom of God and Every Day God is the source of [our] life in Christ Jesus ...

21. Are You Able?

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all. Because once you are real, you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." Perseverance produces character. Character produces hope. Cancer has made you a better person—I hope so, never let a trouble go to waste. B. Hope Hope is faith regarding the future. Hope looks at the shattered remnants of a storm-tossed soul and envisions a life that has even ...

22. God’s Chain Reaction

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... goes on and on and on. Endurance means we keep putting one foot in front of the other, we keep taking it one day at a time, we keep holding on even if it means we're holding on only by our fingernails. When there is suffering and perseverance, the third element in the chain is character. The Greek word for "character" here is dokimas that literally means someone or something that has been put to the test and been approved. If you take driver training and pass your road test to receive your license, you are ...

23. Jesus Prays for Us

John 17:6-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... those greyhounds. We’ve forgotten our purpose. We’ve forgotten why the church exists. It exists to proclaim to the world that Jesus is the light of the world. And he is the light of the world. Where his love is unknown, there is nothing but darkness. We must persevere in our work of witnessing to Christ and his resurrection. The future of the faith is at stake. But, even more important to Christ, the future of the world is at stake. Will the world one day live in the light of Christ’s love or will we ...

24. Trials and Temptations

James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... passage, although in 1 Pet. 1:7 it refers to the result of the test, i.e., genuineness. The means, however unpleasant they may be, produce a good result. They are not simply negative, destroying ungenuine faith, but positive, if viewed in the right light. The term perseverance, Greek hypomonē, is virtually a technical term in the New Testament. Paul uses the term sixteen times (2 Cor. 6:4; 12:12; 1 Thess. 1:3), and Revelation finds it most important (1:9; 2:2; 13:10; 14:12). It is obvious, from this fact ...

25. Listening and Doing

James 1:19-27, James 1:1-18

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

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