1. A Beautiful Mess Becoming Like Jesus
NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH
A Beautiful Mess Becoming Like Jesus
Galatians 5:22 – 23
PATIENCE!

2. Love, joy & peace What is true love? What is true joy?
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What is true love?
What is true joy?
What is true peace?
How do we see more love, joy and peace in our lives?

3. Patience
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4. Patience
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Long-tempered
Long-suffering
Forbearance

5. Patience
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The ability to endure for a long time whatever opposition and suffering may come our way and to show perseverance without wanting retaliation or revenge.
The ability to put up with the weaknesses and faults of others, including other believers, and to show forbearance towards them, without getting quickly irritated or angry enough to want to fight back.

6. Patience
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The Patience of God…
In the Old Testament

7. Patience The Patience of God… In the Old Testament
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The Patience of God…
In the Old Testament
Exodus 34:6 “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in love…”
Psalm 103:8-10

8. Patience The Patience of God… In the Old Testament
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The Patience of God…
In the Old Testament
Isaiah 43:24 “You have burdened Me with your sins and wearied Me with your offences”.

9. Patience The Patience of God… In the New Testament
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The Patience of God…
In the New Testament
“How long shall I stay with you and put up with you?”
John 13:1 “Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.”

10. Patience
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The patient suffering of Jesus must be the model for our own patience.
The Fruit of the Spirit will include the quality of patience.

11. Patience
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What will it look like when this God-like patience grows like fruit in our lives?
Long-suffering
1 Peter 4:12-14, 16, 19

12. Patience
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What will it look like when this God-like patience grows like fruit in our lives?
Long-suffering
Forbearance

13. Forbearance Putting up with the things other people do or don’t do.
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Putting up with the things other people do or don’t do.
Making every effort to bear with other people, even when they irritate or annoy you, or worse.
Choosing to forgive someone, rather than hold a grudge against them.
Choosing to overlook something that was hurtful or unkind, rather than fighting back.
Learning to be patient with others, mainly because you know that other people are being patient with you because of your shortcomings and weaknesses

14. Patience
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To dwell in love with saints above – Oh that will be glory! But to dwell below with saints we know – Ah! That’s a different story!

15. Patience 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15
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1 Thessalonians 5:12-15
Now, we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.

16. Patience
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Ephesians 4:2
I urge you … be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Colossians 3:13
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.