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The Patience Of God
Contributed by Robert Higgins on Nov 1, 2006 (message contributor)
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1. Patience Revealed
Contributed on Nov 1, 2006
We often hear about patience, but we will never understand it until we look at God’s patience toward us.
1. Introduction a. I was doing my quiet time on Monday morning when I ran across a passage that leapt off the page. It so stirred my spirit, that I felt that the Lord wanted me to preach a sermon series on the subject that the passage spoke about. i. As I researched the subject…the subject of ...read more
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2. The Limits Of God's Patience
Contributed on Nov 1, 2006
We presume upon God’s patience and tolerance, but do not understand those characteristics of His love. They are central to knowing Him.
Opening Joke: Did you hear about the teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put his boots on? He asked for help and she could see why. With her pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn’t want to go on. When the second boot was finally on, she had worked up a sweat. She ...read more
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3. Reproducing God's Patience
Contributed on Nov 14, 2006
Fourth in the series - understanding the Patience of God - We can never produce true patience until we have experienced first hand, the patience of God.
1. Overview & Review a. Over the past 3 weeks we have been talking about the Patience of God and what an incredible wonder His patience is. i. We have come to understand that God’s patience is that which restrains His wrath from consuming all that is contrary to His nature. ii. We learned ...read more
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4. Patience Of God As Salvation
Contributed on Nov 14, 2006
We must learn to regard God’s patience as salvation because it is exactly that. Without it we would be doomed to His wrath after our first failure or sin.
1. Kid quotes about God’s patience – It seems they understand Him better than most adults do. a. "God waits until he gets his turn," says Savannah, age 5. b. God has patience with us "by waiting in line," says Ashton, 5 c. "God has patience with me and everyone else because we all mess up a ...read more