Category: Endurance
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Ephesus: The Praise.
Jesus commends the church at Ephesus for its diligent work and patience in suffering. When we looked at the historical and cultural background of Ephesus, we learned it was a large city with a melting pot of culture. Not only were there Greeks, but there were also other oriental cultures…
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Love Endures All Things.
This blog series delves into the profound concept of love as described in 1 Corinthians 13:7. The Greek word “hypomenō” encapsulates the idea of enduring through life’s trials without seeking escape. It emphasizes the importance of standing by others through difficulties and exemplifies God’s unyielding love that perseveres regardless of…
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Endurance at any Age
Paul starts this passage of scripture with therefore, do not give up…. If we know anything about how Paul writes, the “therefore” means because of ….. do not give up. What is Paul telling us? Let us back up to verse 7 and the following: Now we have this treasure…
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valley of experiences.
We learn more in our valley experiences than on our mountaintops. Our school of experience is through adversity, anguish, trails, tribulations, and headaches. They operate as lessons that bring us to a place of new insight and understanding. They can alter our perceptions of the world, our views on God,…
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the One who acts on our behalf.
Those who wait upon the Lord, He acts upon their behalf. Waiting for anything can be a great trial of our faith. It can cause us to loose our temper and our good sense. Just climb in the car and take a trip to the local supermarket. I see more…
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the energy of His presence
Where does my strength come from? My strength comes from the Lord who’s presence energizes His work in me. In our Christian discipleship journey, Christ is our supervisor. He is the Forman. He is the CEO. He not only watches us from afar, He is right here with us in…
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perseverance.
Perseverance and endurance. What are they? Perseverance is persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Endurance is the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way. Endurance is experiencing or surviving the pain. Perseverance, however, is not merely experiencing pain or hardships in life…
It Starts Small 