120805-0830-Loran Livingston - Persevere

2012-08-05-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning August 5th 2012 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: Revelation 3:10; I Thessalonians 1:10; 5:9; Romans 5:9; Mark 14:18-19

Topic: Faithfulness

Notes:- Jesus has taken the wrath for us; there will be a catching away of the faithful- The world economy will never recover; crime rate is rising; persecution is on the rise; Islam is taking over; attack on the traditional family; growing intolerance of Christianity; compromise in the pulpit... the anger of God is going to be poured out- I am to be living soberly, righteously, godly, looking for Jesus to return- When the church gets on tangents that insinuate Jesus it loses its momentum and joy- Our joy is in the fact that God loves us... we cannot imagine heaven’s glory or Jesus before He became a man... what He gave up and what He became to save us- God is greater, has greater love, patience and grace than we’ve been told... After we’ve failed and denied Him, He comes after us- The disciples didn’t trust themselves to be loyal- We worry about persevering.  The uncertainty is part of the persevering- Not my strength but His.  Persevere when you doubt yourself