How to Develop Patience and Perseverance

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How to Develop Patience and Perseverance

• (James 57-12)

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Brief Review

• Our lesson today represents our 16th installment
  in this series of lessons taken from the book of
  James.
• In this series we are addressing the theme of
  How to Christianity. In so doing, we are
  attempting to discuss everyday matters of living
  the Christian life to the glory of God.

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How To

• Survive Trying Times
• Obtain Wisdom
• Survive Temptation
• Address Our Anger
• Secure Salvation
• Become Doers of the Word
• Embrace Pure Religion
• Stop Showing Partiality

• Develop Real Faith
• Talk Like a Christian Should
• Develop a Heart of Understanding
• Overcome the Influences of the World
• Stop Being Judgmental
• Give God Control of Our Life
• View Riches

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How to Develop Patience and Perseverance

• The Significance of Patience
• The Sanctification of Patience
• The Situations Calling for Patience
• The Securing of Patience
• The Success of Patience

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The Significance of Patience

• The word patience in our text is taken from the
  Greek word (HUPOMONE) and it means to abide
  under.
• That is to say, patience is the quality that
  does not surrender to circumstances or succumb
  under trial. (Vines Expository Dictionary)
• It is that attitude which says, I WILL NEVER
  QUIT! This attitude is significant to possess
  for without it there is the danger that we might
  throw in the towel and abandon our walk with
  God when hard times come.

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The Sanctification of Patience

• Truly, the Bible tells us that developing
  patience helps us to become sanctified (set apart
  from the world for service for God) and
  strengthened.
• HERE IS HOW THE PROCESS WORKS
• When we care enough to embrace patience as a
  fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 522) and put it
  on (Colossians 312), we will then have a worthy
  walk (Ephesians 41,2) and become a complete
  Christian (James 14).

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The Situations Calling for Patience

• In our text, James called for his audience to
  develop patience in the face of persecution at
  the hands of ungodly rich people.
• There are a number of circumstances that call for
  patience on our part today. Here are just a few
• A spouse who does not share your faith
• A spouse who has stop caring
• A child that has developed a greater love for the
  world than for God
• A friend who has betrayed a trust
• A friend who has stopped being a friend
• A co-worker who attacks and antagonizes
• Brothers or sisters in Christ who choose not to
  meet needs
• Illnesses, inconveniences, and inconsistencies
  (even our own)

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The Securing of Patience

• By waiting on the Lord (57 Isaiah 4028-31)
• By establishing our hearts (58 II Thess.
  216,17)
• By not grumbling against one another (59
  Philippians 214)

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The Securing of Patience

• By imitating the example of the prophets who
  suffered before us (510 Matthew 511,12)
• By remembering the perseverance of Job (511 Job
  121,22 210)
• By remembering the Lord is both merciful and
  compassionate (511 II Corinthians 13)

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The Success of Patience

• II Timothy (211,12)
• Hebrews (611,12)
• Hebrews (1032-39)