Sermons on Patience

Exhaustion

In my Christian Counseling courses, there was one thing in common with every type of hurting person.  They are EXHAUSTED.  They expend all of their time, effort, money and relationships on trying to meet their own needs, and it fails every time.  As physical, emotional, mental and spiritual exhaustion sets in, hopelessness starts to rear…

Self-Control As The Culmination of the Fruit Of The Spirit

Self-Control: The Culminating Grace Gift   Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b] 15 If you…

Old Testament – Gen 17

Today we will look at Genesis chapter 17. It follows Abram’s and Sarai’s decision to take into their own hands the matter of creating an heir for Abram, and giving Hagar to Abram to create Ishmael.   Verse 1 says that Abram is 99 years old now. God comes to him and says I am…

When God Says No

When God Says No Are there areas of your life where you want something very badly, but God has not allowed that thing to occur? We all have things in our past and present that we wish we could change. We wish the results of certain decisions we made could be removed from us, or…

Patience and Purpose

Col 1:9-12 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a] 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit…