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76. The Virtue Of Self-Management

Proverbs 3:1-35

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Clement E. Lewis

... , or just plain lazy. We have probably all heard about the cardinal virtues of ancient Greek philosophy -- justice, prudence, fortitude, and temperance. Most of us have heard of the theological virtues -- hope, faith, and charity; and perhaps also the personal virtues of patience, perseverance, self-control, and chastity. The virtue of self-management goes beyond these. Its aim is to bring out the best in us, to the end that we are unwilling to say such things as: "I can't help myself." "I don't care ...

77. When Will The Pain Go Away?

Matthew 24:1-35

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George Johnson

... runs through a list of people of faith and briefly tells their story. Then chapter 12 begins, "Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside those weights and sins that beset us, and run with perseverance the race set before us." We are encouraged to persevere by the stories of the cloud of witnesses. Their stories build hope. When I hear the story of Anne Frank who hid from the Nazis in Holland during World War II, I am encouraged. Hearing the stories of Steve Biko of South ...

78. Beasts, Saints and Chaos

Daniel 7:15-28, Daniel 7:1-14

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Paul W. F. Harms

... . That helps in times of persecution, as was the case at the time of this writing. There was a persecution led by Antiochus Epiphanes. By telling of the resistance, persistance, and the perseverance of people like Daniel and others during one persecution, the writer wants to encourage the people of the present in their perseverance and in their persistence. If others stood up, that should help them stand up. While Daniel is a person of some heroic proportions, the Festival of All Saints recalls all in the ...

79. Beasts, Saints and Chaos

Daniel 7:1-14

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80. Proper 24

Lk 18:1-8 · 2 Tim 3:14--4:5 · Gen 32:22-30 · Ex 17:8-13 · Hab 1:1-3, 2:1-4

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John R. Brokhoff

... God 1. There are always questions and issues we "shove back" into the recesses because we can't/don't/won't deal with them. Sooner or later they will out, and force a tangle with God. 2. Jacob showed us how rightly to wrestle with the Lord: persevere! C. We need to wrestle with one another 1. Sooner or later Jacob had to deal with his wronged brother 2. We cannot avoid truthful confrontations with one another. Making peace at the expense of truth and growth will not do it in the Christian community. Wrestle ...

81. The Christian Life Consider Jesus

Hebrews 12:1-13

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Call to Worship Leader: Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and run with perseverance the course marked out for us. Congregation: May we run straight for you, Lord. Let us drop the petty jealousies, unfounded prejudices and sin, which so easily discourages, as we ... . Congregation: May we consider your life, Jesus. Let us drop anger and discouragement as we consider the injustice and apparent futility you endured. Give us the grace to run with perseverance. Amen.

82. Proper 24 & Pentecost 22

Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Ruth 1:1-22, Psalm 96:1-13, Isaiah 44:24--45:25

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... self-revelation to all the world in and through Jesus Christ ("in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations"). A little play on two words - "preserve" and "persevere" - highlights the two-part petition of the prayer ("preserve the works of your mercy," and the second part continues, "that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your name...."). The prayer does speak, rather directly, to the heart of the Gospel for the Day, "Render unto Caesar the ...

83. The Hardest Thing That God Could Ask

Genesis 22:1-19

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Bill Bouknight

... should say, 'God is tempting me. ' For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone." In James 1:21 we read, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete not lacking anything." I am not nearly mature enough to consider trials or tests as "pure joy" but then God still has much work to do with me. You know I God is not like ...

84. A Gospel for Losers

Jonah 3:1-10

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David E. Leininger

... an historic Presbyterian doctrine that we count as one of the bedrocks of our faith tradition. It is known as the "perseverance of the saints," and affirms that our family relationship with the Lord will never be broken, no matter how much of a loser we ... might turn out to be. Scottish preacher Alexander Whyte once described the perseverance of the saints as falling down and getting up, falling down and getting up, falling down and getting up, all the way to ...

85. Don't Give Up - He Hears!

Luke 18:1-8

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King Duncan

... years in prison. Every time he prayed about something significant in his life, he seemed to be talking to a wall. Later in his life, however, he said, "God did not always answer my prayers, but he answered me. He gave me the courage, the faith and the perseverance to keep going, to keep believing and to keep working." This widow that Jesus told about did not give up. Some of us are crying out to God night and day. Often just hanging in there is our most difficult trial. But there is one more critical thing ...

86. Victory on a Broken Knee

2 Timothy 4:6-8

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King Duncan

... know Mr. Smith’s secret, don’t we? In his mind he had a great purpose for living, to take care of his flowers. It is the saddest of all conditions to have no real purpose for your life. St. Paul had a purpose--a purpose that helped him persevere when every earthly helper had forsaken him. He had a purpose that drove him to excellence in all things--even when it didn’t seem to matter. His purpose was to serve Christ. What a wise and fortunate choice that was. We retire from our jobs. Our children grow ...

87. When You Need Help

Matthew 15:21-28

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King Duncan

... . Graham is not. He notes that the Chinese system of writing contains pictographs, characters that represent mental images. Graham says that he has been told that the Chinese word picture for perseverance is represented by a knife and a heart. How true that is in our personal experiences. What do you do when you feel ripped in half? How do you continue (persevere) with a knife in your heart? (5) This woman had a knife in her heart and just because the disciples tried to get rid of her and even Jesus ignored ...

88. People Who Inspire Us

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

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King Duncan

... and we think it was handed to them on a silver platter. We do not know how much some of our heroes have overcome. We admire people who are overcomers, don't we? We admire people who have been dealt a difficult hand, but through faith and perseverence have lived victorious lives. Some of you may know the name Kathy Troccoli. Kathy is a star in the world of contemporary Christian music, but that does not mean she has not had her trials. Kathy Troccoli recalls how her early years of touring were very stressful ...

89. Redefining Life

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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King Duncan

... Charles Manson probably experienced moments of happiness. But did they ever know true joy, hope, peace, or strength? I doubt it. Remember Paul's words in Romans 5: 3-5. ". . . we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance produces character; and character produces hope. And hope never disappoints us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." This is a hard but important lesson Paul is trying to teach ...

90. Tackling Troubles Triumphantly

James 1:1-18

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Eric Ritz

... the fire. He picked up an old photograph of himself which the fire had charred on all four sides. He said to his son, "The fire destroyed the outside--but not the inside." This is exactly what James is getting at in verse four when he writes, "Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete--not lacking anything." Thomas Edison lacked a building for a while--but he did not lack the right perspective to deal with this adversity. He yielded his life to those things that mattered the ...

91. You Are Free to Fail

Mark 6:1-6

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David G. Rogne

... stroking it out of the water, it landed in a dense woods. From there she drove the ball into the rough, then into a sand trap, then back into the rough. Two hours later she arrived on the green, having taken 166 strokes on a four-stroke hole. She had perseverance, but was it a virtue? W. C. Fields once said, "If at first you don't succeed, then quit. There's no use in being a fool about it." I think that the reality is somewhere between the two. In the passages we are looking at from the Gospel according ...

92. A Love For All Seasons (ii) (communion Meditation)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... as hopeless. II. And now this final word: Love endures all things. Listen to different translations of this. The New English Bible: "There is no limit to love's endurance. The Jerusalem Bible: "Love endures whatever comes." The New International Version: "Love always perseveres." We could dwell on the nuances of all these. But listen to Barclay's translation: "Nothing can happen to break love's spirit." Wow! Listen to that...nothing can happen to break love's spirit. In the sermon last Sunday, I raised the ...

93. Power For Christian Living: Am I On My Own?

Romans 3:3-5

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Maxie Dunnam

... . After expressing the truth that we are justified by faith and have peace with God through Jesus Christ, (Romans 12:1). Then states a heartening aspect of the gospel: “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” (Romans 5:3-5, NIV) One of the joys of my life is to chair ...

94. Proper 24

Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Isaiah 44:24--45:25, Exodus 33:12-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... Extol the Lord our God" (v. 9). Psalm 96 (RC, E) - "Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength" (v. 7b). Prayer of the Day "Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations. Persevere the works of your mercy, that your church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your name." Hymn of the Day "Father Eternal, Ruler Of Creation" THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: Matthew 22:15-22 (C, E); Matthew 22:15-21 (RC) 1. Malice (v. 18). Someone like ...

95. The Supreme Test

Genesis 22:1-19

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Bill Bouknight

... God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted by evil; nor does he tempt anyone.” In that same chapter, James says, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:2-4) I am not nearly mature enough in Christ to consider trials or tests as “pure joy,” but then God still has much work to do ...

96. An Excellent Epitaph

2 Timothy 4:6-8

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Bill Bouknight

... it! Don’t give up! Keep going! Don’t quit on me!” When the player finally collapses, he has carried that buddy, not for fifty yards, but one hundred yards. He has crossed the goal line. Suddenly the entire team caught the spirit of endurance, perseverance, determination. It became a different team. Is there a struggle in your life that is so tiresome, so demanding, so draining that you wonder how long can you keep going? If it is a worthwhile struggle, a God-glorifying struggle, God is challenging you ...

97. A New Day Is Coming

John 1:6-8, 19-28

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Richard Gribble

... end of the tunnel. All of us must pass through various dark nights in the journey of life. As we experience these difficult challenges we must constantly seek the light, but we know that the light is only found at the end of a tunnel. We must, therefore, persevere in order to find the light. Life is filled with many obstacles and detours that require our attention. We must never fear to go forward; we must embrace the challenges that come our way. We learn the most and greatest lessons in life from engaging ...

98. Luke 18:1-8

Luke 18:1-8

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Leonard Sweet

... . The inference that Jesus draws in this case is that God, unlike the friend, does not need to be browbeaten into answering our prayers. "Ask, and it will be given you" (11:9). In today's reading, the point is the same, although the virtue of perseverance appears to be commended. A widow seeks justice from a judge who had "neither feared God nor had respect for people" (v. 2). His self-analysis as a person who had no "respect for people" could either be a reference to his impartiality as a judge or ...

99. Proper 24

Psalm 119:1-176, Jeremiah 31:27-34, Luke 18:1-8, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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B. David Hostetter

... offers the hopeful promise of a new covenant. Jeremiah 31:27-34 Second Lesson—The apostle Paul encourages Timothy to continue in his studies of the Holy Scripture and remain faithful to its teaching in the face of opposition. 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Gospel—Perseverance in prayer is urged by a story of a persistent widow seeking justice before an ungodly judge. Luke 18:1-8 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Hear and become familiar ...

100. Second Sunday in Lent

Philippians 3:12-4:1, Genesis 15:1-18, Psalm 27:1-14, Luke 9:28-36, Luke 13:31-35

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B. David Hostetter

... service in honor of your name and for the benefit of our neighbors in the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION AND COMMEMORATION Generous God, you have given us a goodly heritage in your church. Grant to us new zeal and perseverance to extend your kingdom so that people everywhere by worshiping one God may be united in one holy communion of the Spirit and love for Jesus Christ your Son as their brother. Lord Jesus Christ, you were received up into heaven and commanded your ...

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