How to Be Patient… RIGHT NOW!!

Scripture: James 5:7-11, Galatians 5:22-23 (NRSV)

The world is waiting right now.

• • Waiting for stimulus checks
  • or quarantine cuts at the barber or hair salon.
  • Waiting for test results from the doctor
  • or waiting for a vaccine.
  • Waiting for worship together in the sanctuary.
  • Waiting for our business to re-start.
  • Waiting to get more hours at work.
  • Waiting for when we can just get to a “new normal.”

We need patience now more than ever. Patience is a strong word. One Bible dictionary defines it as “God-given restraint.”

Patience stays steady in the face of provocation. Patience is about staying alert, prepared, poised, and hopeful in seasons of waiting or suffering. Patience is not only a virtue…patience is a fruit of the Spirit. Let us look to our God who is slow to anger for help.

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May 17th Service Bulletin and Bible Study

Sermon Artwork: “Waiting for Fruits” by Zlatko Prica, 1958

All Sermons by Dr. John C. Tittle are available in our Library of Sermons.

Other Sermons In This Series

How to Live with Uncertainty

April 26, 2020

How to Make Good Decisions

May 24, 2020

How to Be Human

June 21, 2020