One Nation, Under God

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The fruit of the Spirit!
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Galatians 516...
I say then Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not
fulfill the lust of the flesh.
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Galatians 522,23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, 23gentleness, self-control. Against
such there is no law.
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The fruits of the Spirit are classified in three
different groups.
The first group contains those graces which turn
one's thought toward God..
Love, Joy and Peace.
The second group contains those graces that
direct our attention to our fellow man
Longsuffering, Kindness, Goodness
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LONGSUFFERING.
Do you have longsuffering?
Hebrews 1035 For you have need of endurance,
so that after you have done the will of God, you
may receive the promise
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Hebrews 612 that you do not become sluggish,
but imitate those who through faith and patience
inherit the promises.
Galatians 522,23 22But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,kindness,goodne
ss,faithfulness,23gentleness, self-control.
Against such there is no law.
Lets talk about longsuffering.
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LONGSUFFERING.
From the Greek makrothumia
"to be patient, longsuffering, to bear with,"
lit., "to be long-tempered," is the opposite of
short-tempered.
Patiently enduring wrongs or difficulties. The
capacity, quality, or fact of being patient.
These nouns denote the capacity to endure
hardship, difficulty, or inconvenience without
complaint. Patience emphasizes calmness,
self-control, and the willingness or ability to
tolerate delay.
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"Longsuffering is that quality of self-restraint
in the face of provocation which does not hastily
retaliate or promptly punish. It is the opposite
of anger and is associated with mercy, and is
used of God." (VINE)
Serious business?
Patience can make you or brake you.
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God has been longsuffering toward man.
He was in the days of Noah.
1 Peter 320 who formerly were disobedient, when
once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days
of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in
which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved
through water.
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God has been longsuffering toward man.
He was in His dealings with the nation of Israel.
Nehemiah 916-2116But they and our fathers
acted proudly, hardened their necks, And did not
heed Your commandments. 17They refused to obey,
And they were not mindful of Your wonders That
You did among them. But they hardened their
necks, And in their rebellion They appointed a
leader To return to their bondage. But You are
God, Ready to pardon, Gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, Abundant in kindness, And did not
forsake them. 18Even when they made a molded
calf for themselves, And said, This is your god
That brought you up out of Egypt, And worked
great provocations, 19Yet in Your manifold
mercies You did not forsake them in the
wilderness. The pillar of the cloud did not
depart from them by day, To lead them on the
road Nor the pillar of fire by night, To show
them light, And the way they should go. 20You
also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, And
did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, And
gave them water for their thirst. 21Forty years
You sustained them in the wilderness, They lacked
nothing Their clothes did not wear out And their
feet did not swell.
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God has been longsuffering toward man.
And He is longsuffering today as well.
2 Peter 37-97But the heavens and the earth
which are now preserved by the same word, are
reserved for fire until the day of judgment and
perdition of ungodly men. 8But, beloved, do not
forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day
is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as
one day. 9The Lord is not slack concerning His
promise, as some count slackness, but is
longsuffering toward us, not willing that any
should perish but that all should come to
repentance.
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1 Timothy 115,16 15This is a faithful saying
and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus
came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am
chief. 16However, for this reason I obtained
mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show
all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are
going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
Romans 24 4Or do you despise the riches of His
goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not
knowing that the goodness of God leads you to
repentance?
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The necessity of Longsuffering.
Do we need longsuffering?
We need to have longsuffering is we wish God to
be longsuffering toward us!
Mt 1832-35Then his master, after he had called
him, said to him, You wicked servant! I forgave
you all that debt because you begged me.
33Should you not also have had compassion on
your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?
34And his master was angry, and delivered him to
the torturers until he should pay all that was
due to him. 35So My heavenly Father also will do
to you if each of you, from his heart, does not
forgive his brother his trespasses.
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Colossians 312-13Therefore, as the elect of
God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies,
kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering
13bearing with one another, and forgiving one
another, if anyone has a complaint against
another even as Christ forgave you, so you also
must do.
We need to have longsuffering in order to
maintain the unity of the Spirit.
Ephesians 41-3 1I, therefore, the prisoner of
the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the
calling with which you were called, 2with all
lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering,
bearing with one another in love, 3endeavoring to
keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace.
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Longsuffering is necessary for teachers and
preachers of the Gospel.
2 Timothy 42 2Preach the word! Be ready in
season and out of season. Convince, rebuke,
exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
2 Timothy 31010But you have carefully followed
my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith,
longsuffering, love, perseverance,
2 Ti 224-2624And a servant of the Lord must not
quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach,
patient, 25in humility correcting those who are
in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them
repentance, so that they may know the truth,
26and that they may come to their senses and
escape the snare of the devil, having been taken
captive by him to do his will.
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Developing Longsuffering How?
Through Love.
1 Corinthians 134-8 4 Love suffers long and is
kind love does not envy love does not parade
itself, is not puffed up 5does not behave
rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked,
thinks no evil 6does not rejoice in iniquity,
but rejoices in the truth 7bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things, endures
all things. 8Love never fails.
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Developing Longsuffering How?
Through Prayer
Colossians 19-11 9For this reason we also,
since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray
for you, and to ask that you may be filled with
the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and
spiritual understanding 10that you may walk
worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being
fruitful in every good work and increasing in the
knowledge of God 11strengthened with all might,
according to His glorious power, for all patience
and longsuffering with joy
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Are you longsuffering?
Matthew 1129 29Take My yoke upon you and learn
from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and
you will find rest for your souls.
Psalm 8615"But You, O Lord, are a God full of
compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and
abundant in mercy and truth."
Psalm 8611 "Teach me Your way, O Lord I will
walk in Your truth"
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Romans 24-6 4 Or do you despise the riches of
His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not
knowing that the goodness of God leads you to
repentance?
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James 510,11.
10My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in
the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering
and patience. 11Indeed we count them blessed who
endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job
and seen the end intended by the Lordthat the
Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
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Long----suffering do you have any?