Endurance
Endure Duras = Hard Durare = To Harden
Resilience, which has the ability to undergo pressure, without breaking
1 Cor 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God
Matthew 10:22 But everyone who endures to the end will be saved
Mark 4:17 Other people; like seed sown on rocky places; hear the word, but, since they have no root, they endure for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes; because of the word, they quickly fall away’
1. Endurance With Progression
Hebrews 12:1-3 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people;then you won’t become weary and give up.
Race = agona “Let us run with agona”
Perfection Progression
2. Endurance With Obedience
2 Thes 1:3-4 Your faith is growing, more and more; and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. Therefore, among God's churches, we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials that you are enduring
Romans 5:3-5 (HCSB) And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope. This hope does not disappoint, because God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us
Hebrews 10:36 (HCSB) For you need endurance, so that after you have done God's will, you may receive what was promised
J. B. Phillips paraphrased James 1:2-4 When all kinds of trials crowd into your lives, my brothers, don't resent them as intruders, but welcome them as friends! Realize that they have come to test your endurance. But let the process go on until that endurance is fully developed, and you will find you have become men (and women) of mature character
God doesn't call the equipped He equips the called
Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lordis on me,because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
Companioning is about being present to another person's pain; it is not about taking away the pain 陪伴是出席他人的痛苦情境,而非帮他们解除痛苦
Companioning is about going to the wilderness of the soul with another human being; it is not about thinking you are responsible for finding the way out; 陪伴是与另一个人一起进入心灵的荒漠
Companioning is about honoring the spirit; it is not about focusing on the intellect 陪伴是对心灵保持敬意,而非专注在智能
Companioning is about listening with the heart; it is not about analyzing with the head 陪伴是用心倾听,而非用脑分析
Companioning is about bearing witness to the struggles of others; it is not about judging or directing these struggles 陪伴是见证他人的苦难历程,而非评论或指引这些苦难
Companioning is about walking alongside; it is not about leading or being led 陪伴是幽谷伴行,而非带路或追随
Companioning the bereaved means discovering the gifts of sacred silence; it does not mean filling up every moment with words 陪伴是发现沉默的奥妙,而非用言语填满每一个痛苦的片刻
Companioning the bereaved is about being still; it is not about frantic movement forward 陪伴是保持静止,而非急着向前行
Companioning is about respecting disorder and confusion; it is not about imposing order and logic 陪伴是敬重失序与混乱,而非强次序与逻辑
Companioning is about learning from others; it is not about teaching them 陪伴是向他人学习,而非教导他们
Companioning is about curiosity; it is not about expertise 陪伴是表达想了解的心意,而非表现专业 |
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