Fruit of Patience

Patience is a virtue.

Galatians 5:22

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

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• Forbearance means: patient, self-control, restraint, and tolerance

Old Testament on Patience

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  word: erekh ‘appayim (“long nostrils”)
• Impatient people breathe
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  and
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• Patient people breathe
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  and
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Key Verses:

• Proverbs 19:11 – “A person’s wisdom yields
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  …”
• Ecclesiastes 7:8 – “…
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  is better than pride.”
• Proverbs 14:29 – “Whoever is
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  has great understanding.”
• Proverbs 15:18 – “…the one who is
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  calms a quarrel.”
• Psalms 40:1 – “I waited
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  for the Lord…”

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New Testament on Patience

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  word: makrothymia = “long-souled”
  • “Makros” =
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  • “Thumus” =
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    or
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• Meaning: Stay calm and continue even when tempted to give up

Key Verses:

• 2 Peter 3:9 – “Instead he is
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  with you…”
• 2 Peter 3:15 – “…our Lord’s
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  means salvation…”
• 1 Timothy 1:16 – Paul describes God’s
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• 2 Timothy 4:2 – “…with great
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  and careful instruction.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is
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  ”
• James 1:2-4 and James 5:7-8 – Be patient like a
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Developing Patience

• As you pursue Christ, the Holy Spirit:
  
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    inside you
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    fertile soil
  • Grows
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    like patience

Patience is not passive—it’s

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It’s the ability to endure

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, suffering, or

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without anger or frustration

True Patience Includes:

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   trials without complaint
   • Life has challenges, failures, bills, bad news

2. Trusting God’s

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   • Vision often delayed
   • Learn to trust God’s schedule, not yours

   Psalms 18:30 – “As for God, His ways are

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   …”

3. Forbearance with

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   • Forbearance = patient, self-control, restraint, tolerance
   • We are patient with others because
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     is patient with us
   • Demonstrates love and
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Conclusion

• Patience must be
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  through:
  
  • Prayer
  • God’s Word
  • Holy Spirit

Patience IS a virtue.

Patience IS the world’s toughest virtue.

Apart from the Holy Spirit, developing patience is very

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