Steadfastness: Developing A Steadfast Commitment
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December 16, 2023
Steadfastness: Developing A Steadfast Commitment
Sunday | December 17, 2023**
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First Corinthians 15:58 / CSB, “Be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
Steadfastness is the quality of unwavering commitment to God regardless of difficult circumstances or uncertainty.
1.
Luke 1:46-54 / ESV, “Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. 63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered.”
Names Meaning
Zacharias: God remembers
Elizabeth: God is my oath
John: God is gracious
Second Chronicles 27:6 / NIV, “Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the Lord his God.”
Psalm 51:10 / CSB, “God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalm 119:5 / ESV, “Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!”
2
Luke 1:64-66 / ESV, “And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. 65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, 66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.”
James 1:12 / ESV, “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.”
My next steps
Read Ahead: Luke 2
Remember : First Corinthians 15:58, Psalm 51:10; James 1:12
Review Luke 1:1-25
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