Sermon Series: Practicing Patience – Advent 2021
Sermon Series: Practicing Patience
Theme: Planting Seeds of Hope
“Now” Jeremiah 33:14-15
Scripture Lesson Jeremiah 33:14-15 14 The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill my gracious promise with the people of Israel and Judah. 15 In those...
“Pay Attention” Psalm 25:4-5
Scripture Lesson Psalm 25:4-5 Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths.5 Lead me in your truth—teach it to me— because you are the God who saves...
“Gratitude” 1 Thessalonians 3:9-11
Scripture Lesson 1 Thessalonians 3:9-11 9 How can we thank God enough for you, given all the joy we have because of you before our God? 10 Night and day, we pray more...
“Urgent” Luke 21:25-28
Scripture Lesson Luke 21:25-28 25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. On the earth, there will be dismay among nations in their confusion over the roaring...
“Turn to God First” Revelation 22:12-13
Scripture Lesson Revelation 22:12-13 12 “Look! I’m coming soon. My reward is with me, to repay all people as their actions deserve. 13 I am the alpha and the omega, the...
Theme: Practicing Patience with Ourselves
“Embrace The Process” Malachi 3:1
Scripture Lesson Malachi 3:1 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of...
“No and Yes” Phil. 1:9-11
Scripture Lesson Philippians 1:9-11 9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight 10 to help you to determine what...
“Serenity Now” Luke 1:76-79
Scripture Lesson Luke 1:76-79 76 You, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.77 You will tell his...
“Grief” Psalm 23:1-3
Scripture Lesson Psalm 23:1-3 (KJV) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters....
“Thanks” 1 Thess. 5:16-18
Scripture Lesson 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 16 Rejoice always. 17 Pray continually. 18 Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus....
Theme: Practicing Patience with Others
“Notice” Isaiah 11:2-3
Scripture Lesson Isaiah 11:2-3 (The Message) The life-giving Spirit of God will hover over him, the Spirit that brings wisdom and understanding,The Spirit that gives...
“Love is Patient” 1 Cor. 13:4-5
Scripture Lesson 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not...
“Listen” Isaiah 42:16
Scripture Lesson Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a road they do not know,by paths they have not known I will guide them.I will turn the darkness before them...
“Gentleness and Peace” Phil. 4:5, 7
Scripture Lesson Philippians 4:5, 7 Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard...
“Trust” Isaiah 12:2
Scripture Lesson Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid,for the Lord God[a] is my strength and my might; he has become my...
Theme: Practicing Patience with God
“Holy Patience” Luke 1:43, 45
Scripture Lesson Luke 1:43 43 And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? Luke 1:45 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be...
“Deep Change” Ephesians 2:19-22
Scripture Lesson Ephesians 2:19-22 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of...
“Welcome” Romans 8:26-27
Scripture Lesson Romans 8:26-27 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs...
“Expectations” Luke 1:46-48
Scripture Lesson Luke 1:46-48 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,48 for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of...
“Patient Promise” Isaiah 9:6-7
Scripture Lesson Isaiah 9:6-7 For a child has been born for us, a son given to us;authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is namedWonderful Counselor, Mighty...
