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Endure In order to understand what we are going to talk about this morning, we have to really have an idea planted in our brains and in our hearts. Jesus is preparing his followers to be a new community. A community that is set apart. A community that looks different. A community that is teaching and…

Intro- Have you ever started a project and not completed it? Maybe you still have several projects sitting around that you’ve started and never finish. How do those unfinished projects make you feel when you look back at them? A bit unsettled? Wishful? Something’s lacking? Perhaps it gnaws away at the…

Introduction Text You have cause to give thanks. vv. 3-4 Source of thanks of Paul, but also other believers as they observed one another. Growth of faith and love - things you control. Your growth causes others to give thanks - look for growth! Even in affliction. We normalize the extremes. Features…

2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

What do you do when the world is constantly barraging you with threats or ridiculing you because of what you believe? What about when such hostility comes from those who are considered religious? Those who supposedly know the Word of God, who who grew up in the church? How do you handle that? How do…

Dear Lord, We come before you today with humble hearts, seeking to draw closer to you through your holy word. We thank you for the gift of your word, which guides us in truth and teaches us your ways. Help us to cherish your word and to meditate on it day and night. May it be a lamp to our feet and a…

Last week we talked about getting ready to run an ultra marathon—freeing ourselves from the things that take our focus off of the prize. Getting rid of our sins, and anything that cause us to lose focus on Christ. the author of Hebrews wrote to a group ho was facing persecution, persecution from their…

Intro And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” And as he sat on the…

31 “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. 32 The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron…

James 1:12-17 INTRO: The 1st Sunday of Lent draws our attention to the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness, fasting/praying, preparing for His earthly ministry. The culmination of that time in the wilderness is one of the most powerful lessons in Scripture: the temptation of Jesus. Three times…

INTRODUCTION The letter to the Hebrews is focused on the supremacy of Jesus Christ as Lord, Savior, High Priest, and Mediator. The aim of the letter is to urge all Christians to trust in Jesus alone for salvation, especially those Christians with a religious background that would emphasize their own…

Notes from the message: 1. Jesus Delivered to the Jewish Authorities 18:12–14. 12-14] — Roman procedure followed by the Roman soldiers would be to pull Jesus’ arms behind His back, then placing them in irons or binding them tightly with rope. He most likely remained bound in such a manner with a noose…

1 Peter 1:22 – 3:2 Last week we asked the question, “What motivates your actions and choices in life?” We concluded that our predominant motive should be a deep and supreme respect for Christ due to the great cost of his sacrifice and the great length of his commitment to us. Has this been your primary…

Community Thanksgiving Service 2021

Philip was open to the divine direction of the Lord. Like the righteous patriarchs, kings, and prophets. Like Jesus was open to the direction of the Father by the Spirit. This was a literal direction of where to travel. He came along a Eunuch in charge of the Ethiopian Royal Treasury. This Eunuch was…

9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge…

32 But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, 33 sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. 34 For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the…

There is a wonderful encouragement that we read about of enduring faith in Hebrews chapter 10:35-39. 35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. 37 For, “Yet a…

INTRODUCTION New theme for June: The Incredible Race Today - Running THE Race with Endurance Outline for today’s Message Endurance Defined How to Run with Endurance The Race is Not Easy The Prize is Worth It 1. Endurance Defined: The ability to continue doing something difficult over a long period of…

INTRO Endurance, Perseverance, Steadfastness Endurance as a virtue Joshua, beginning and end of book 7 “Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever…

This evening we are going to do something a little different. It was not uncommon in Israelite worship to have the congregation respond to the truth of God’s Word in song. We just experienced that in Psalm 136 . Originally, this psalm was sung, not read in worship. Psalm 136 is deceptively simple, but…

Introduction High Priestly Prayer: Christ Intercedes with the Father 17:1–26 1. Christ Prays for Himself 17:1–5 2. Christ Prays for His Disciples 17:6–19 3. Christ Prays for All Believers 17:20–26[1] I. Christ Praying for Himself 17:1-5 A. The Faithful Son (17:1, 5) B. The Major emphasis in the section…

Faith and endurance are practiced by having the right perspective, not just in the big things, but in the mundane. We must see Jesus’ victory in the minutia. It is then that we have the proper perspective on the whole of life’s valleys and mountain tops. The valleys are the hardest to keep proper perspective…

We are reminded that God graciously delivers us from suffering. We are encouraged to patiently endure.

God's incredible love for us allows us to love others and to endure the hatred of the world.