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476. Faces of Failure: Peter

Matthew 26 (selections)

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... in which you have thought, “Yes, I did it. I did what Jesus asked.” But I know for sure there have been times in which you didn’t do what the Lord requires. I’m sure there have been times in which your strength, your courage, your perseverance failed. I’m sure there have been times in which you, like Peter, dreaded the thought of Christ’s eyes meeting your own. And yet Peter is an example that our failures are not fatal. They can instead be freeing. They remind us that the Christ who gave ...

477. United We Stand

John 17:11b-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... that he most wants for us? To be united. We are sanctified by our faith, by our love for Christ and by our outreach to the world for whom Christ died. 1. Author unknown. From the Internet. 2. Michal Stawicki and Jeannie Ingraham, 99 Perseverance Success Stories: Encouragement for Success in Every Walk of Life ( Kindle Edition). 3. Zondervan (June 1974). 4. Via Ecunet, “Sermonshop Discussion,” #1748, 2/7/97. Cited by Dr. David E. Leininger, https://www.sermonwriter.com/sermons/mark-92-9-wow-leininger. 5 ...

478. When a Storm Is Raging

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... Hendrickson, American Literary Anecdotes (New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1990), p. 80. 2. Zeeya Merali, https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7726-oil-on-troubled-waters-may-stop-hurricanes/. 3. Henry Gariepy, Portraits of Perseverance (Wheaton, Illinois: Victor Books, 1989). 4. Edward F. Markquart, http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_b_tornado_time.htm. 5. Cited at http://www.christchurchsummit.org/Sermons-2006/060129-WhenGodSeemsSilent.html 6. Landon Winstead, Redefining Success (InspiringVoices ...

479. And They Lived Happily Ever After... or Did They?

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Rick McCracken-Bennett

... are to be kept as far as it is humanly possible. Dissolving those promises should be only done as a last resort, after all attempts to move the obstacles aside have been made by the couple with the help of the community. May all couples everywhere have the grace and perseverance to keep the promises they made today, tomorrow, and forever and ever. Amen. 1. This story is based on a Moroccan folktale as told by Elrbarry at the wedding of his daughter. www.eldrbarry.net/marriage/stondoor.htm.

480. A Cross-Shaped Life

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... or the same sense of humor. Agape is the kind of love described in John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son." This is a love that is chosen, a love that is acted out -- it doesn't depend on good behavior, it perseveres even through disappointment, it loves no matter what. God loves us with that kind of love, and in the same way, we are to love God and to love our neighbor. A kimono tied together with an obi is one picture of this kind of love that ties everything together ...

481. When I Am Weak, I Am Strong

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... strength. His scar became a star. His hurt became a halo. And the same thing can happen to us--if we don’t give into our weakness, and if our weakness causes us to rely upon God. 1. THE WEEK, July 22, 2005. 2. Michal Stawicki and Jeannie Ingraham, 99 Perseverance Success Stories: Encouragement For Success In Every Walk Of Life (Kindle Edition). 3. Crossroads, Issue No. 7, p. 18. 4. larryl@usit.net. 5. Source unknown. 6. (Nashville: W Publishing Group, 2004), pp. 57-58.

482. Playing Golf at Midnight

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... of every good thing in life. I hope we are as wise as he. May we, too, follow Jesus all the days of our life as well. 1. Jon Forrest, https://www.fccclovis.com/blog/blindness. 2. https://www.history.com/topics/brooklyn-bridge. 3. Stawicki, Michal; Ingraham, Jeannie. 99 Perseverance Success Stories: Encouragement for Success in Every Walk of Life (Kindle Edition). 4. Charles W. Koller, Expository Preaching Without Notes (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House), p. 81.

483. The Plodders are Christ

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Editor James S. Hewett

When William Carey began thinking of going to India as a pioneer missionary, his father pointed out to him that he possessed no academic qualifications that would fit him for such a task. But Carey answered, "I can plod." How true it is that God accomplishes mighty things for his kingdom through those who are willing to persevere, who are willing to plod faithfully through one difficulty after another in the power of the Spirit.

484. An Education in Itself

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

Family life teaches you loyalty, patience, understanding, perseverance, and a lot of other things you wouldn't need if you'd stayed single.

485. Love Is Everywhere

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Editor James S. Hewett

... don't they? But it wasn't there, nor was it found after Money or ahead of Missions. When he stopped to reflect, the Holy Spirit solved the mystery. The Love file was scattered, yet not misfiled. Parts of it were found under Patience, Kindness, Humility, Trust, Hope, Loyalty, and Perseverance. But the pastor found the greatest part of the Love file, squarely-centered and deeply-seated, in Forgiveness.

486. Despite Blindness

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Editor James S. Hewett

... have been heartbreaking for George Matheson's parents to have a strange infection in their baby's eyes lead to his blindness. Yet, in that tragic situation George Matheson found God's resources available for him. God poured into his heart the courage, resourcefulness, and grim perseverance that gave him victory over his handicap. Through it all his faith grew stronger, and after twenty years of blindness he wrote: O Love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee! I give Thee back the life I owe ...

487. Who Is a Missionary?

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Editor James S. Hewett

... , they were full of the Spirit and they each had the heart of a servant. Similar Ministry: Their message was reconciliation to God, they had a worldwide vision, they had a strategy, they focused on basic ministries, they trained disciple makers to carry on the work, they were men of perseverance, they were part of a team, they were men of compassion, and they were men of passion.

488. First the Bad News...

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... deliver some terrible news to his disciples. But he didn’t deliver it in the good news/bad news formula we’re accustomed to. Jesus told them the bad news first, but then he told them the good news—that God had already planned to help them persevere when events in the future became painful and chaotic. Jesus and his disciples are standing in the Temple courts, and his disciples couldn’t help but remark on the beauty of this place. What did the disciples see when they looked at the Temple? The Temple ...

489. You Have a Story to Tell

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... . You may never experience healing. You may never see how God is using it. But if you give your pain to God, you can have a new story. It will be the story of how God is glorified in our weakness, not in our strength. God is glorified in our perseverance more than our power. God is glorified more by our attitudes than by our achievements. And God is using our pain to grow us into people who reflect His glory and draw others to Him. We ask God for a solution; God gives us a story instead. Someone needs to ...

490. The Power of the Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... heart, in which one’s “wild beasts” of doubt and “famines” of faith tempt the faithfulness of the soul to God. Jesus’ time in the wilderness could be a time of stumbling or a time of great endurance. While the Israelites stumbled, Jesus would persevere. Just as he would later take their sins upon him, and die, so they can live. Recalling the Israelite’s experience in the wilderness, Jesus rose to whatever “test” came upon him during his time of prayer and fasting, and he conquered them all ...

491. The Proof is in the Roof

Luke 5:17-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... can either define “intercessory prayer” with words, or you can tell this story of the four friends who cared enough about their friend that they dug through a roof. Intercessory prayer breaks through barriers. It never gives up and it perseveres valiantly, even in the face of doubt and discouragement. Intercessory prayer gives hope for change, new opportunities, new life. Intercessory prayer intrudes upon our doubts and disrupts our lives, because it’s a “digger’s prayer” –the prayer of those ...

492. Are You a Lemming or a Lassie?

Luke 12:13-21, Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:35-48, Luke 12:49-53, Luke 12:54-59

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and to bring help. The dog survives, reaches the homestead, gets the attention of the family, and bravely leads a search party to find the two brothers just in the nick of time to save the younger of the two. It’s a story of loyalty, perseverance, and the love of one for another. In 1940, based on the book, called “The Half Brothers,” the character of Lassie emerged onto the big screen in a movie called “Lassie, Come Home!” Highly successful, a television series was launched in 1954 called simply ...

493. Don't Stop Praying!

Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... we need to have faith in the nature and person of God in order to pray without ceasing? Or do we pray without ceasing, so that our faith may grow stronger and more sure? Perhaps both. In Jesus’ story, in which he “acts out” his advice to persevere in prayer and to have faith, we see a blind beggar, who seems to see better than anyone else in the story. He recognizes Jesus’ Sonship and power when others merely see “Jesus of Nazareth.” And he calls out to Him asking Him for healing. Jesus replies ...

494. Lion of Judah

Gen 49:1-28, Judges 13-15, Matt 4:12-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”(Revelation 5:5) The power and authority of the Lord fills us with leonine strength, courage, and perseverance, as well as lamb-like meekness and humility, for Jesus is both the Lion of the Tribe of Judah and the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. The Lion of Judah ramps us up with a unique and dignified identity, even when we are ...

495. God Has Not Forgotten You

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and in God’s own season. We have forgotten to pray for our communities first, ourselves second, so that God might bless us through our willingness to be a blessing to others. We have forgotten to have faith in the living Christ, who asks us to persevere in our prayers, despite our circumstances, or our past, or our worries, or our hesitancies. We have forgotten to let the Holy Spirit be our guide, and to trust in Jesus more than our own thoughts, plans, and opinions. We have forgotten that our mission in ...

496. Be Strong

John 21:15-25, John 21:1-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of mantle –the very mantle of the earth. For faith is a bedrock. How strong is yours? What makes us “strong”? If you ask that question in our culture today, likely you’ll get a whole lot of different answers: resolve, perseverance, physical strength, resilience. And those would probably be true. But we also tend to think of being “strong” as being infallible, immovable, stubborn, or unflinching in the face of trouble. And yet every one of our biblical patriarchs and matriarchs had weaknesses ...

The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.

Alexander Pope

Perseverance, n.: A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves a glorious success.

Ambrose Bierce

I need a teacher quite as much as Helen. I know the education of this child will be the distinguishing event of my life, if I have the brains and perseverance to accomplish it.

Anne Sullivan Macy

Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.

Benjamin Carson

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476. Faces of Failure: Peter

Matthew 26 (selections)

Sermon

Don Tuttle

477. United We Stand

John 17:11b-19

Sermon

King Duncan

478. When a Storm Is Raging

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

479. And They Lived Happily Ever After... or Did They?

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Rick McCracken-Bennett

480. A Cross-Shaped Life

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

April Yamasaki

481. When I Am Weak, I Am Strong

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Sermon

King Duncan

482. Playing Golf at Midnight

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

483. The Plodders are Christ

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

484. An Education in Itself

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

Family life teaches you loyalty, patience, understanding, perseverance, and a lot of other things you wouldn't need if you'd stayed single.

485. Love Is Everywhere

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

486. Despite Blindness

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

487. Who Is a Missionary?

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

488. First the Bad News...

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

King Duncan

489. You Have a Story to Tell

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan

490. The Power of the Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

491. The Proof is in the Roof

Luke 5:17-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

492. Are You a Lemming or a Lassie?

Luke 12:13-21, Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:35-48, Luke 12:49-53, Luke 12:54-59

Sermon

Lori Wagner

493. Don't Stop Praying!

Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

494. Lion of Judah

Gen 49:1-28, Judges 13-15, Matt 4:12-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

495. God Has Not Forgotten You

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

496. Be Strong

John 21:15-25, John 21:1-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Alexander Pope

Perseverance, n.: A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves a glorious success.

Ambrose Bierce

I need a teacher quite as much as Helen. I know the education of this child will be the distinguishing event of my life, if I have the brains and perseverance to accomplish it.

Anne Sullivan Macy

Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.

Benjamin Carson

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