1. Wednesday Night in the Word June - August

2. Heb 12:1-3 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. KJV

3. Wednesday Night in the Word The Messiah Center ThePERSEVERANCETest

4. Perseverance Definition: A steadfast, adherence to a course of action, a belief or purpose in the face of discouragement or opposition. To Endure! To continue doing something in spite of difficulty. To persist!

5. Wednesday Night in the Word - The Messiah Center Description: This test occurs when we face oppositions to our calling and don’t see our expectations in God met in the way or the timing we expected. Many people stop short of their destiny simply because they give up in hard times. ***People who finish well are few and far between. Purpose: 1. To humble us and to cause us to yield our rights to God so that all our expectations and timing belong to Him. 2. To teach us how to run our race and fight the good fight against opposition.

6. Wednesday Night in the Word - The Messiah Center Areas of Opposition Loneliness(2 Tim 4:9-16) Wilderness (Exo. 2:15-23)

7. Wednesday Night in the Word - The Messiah Center How do we PERSEVERE? Drop what’s holding you back from your race (vs. 2). Look unto Jesus for your faith (vs. 3). 1.Endure the cross! 2.Despise the shame! 3.Set down at the right hand of God Consider the example Jesus gave us. Change your perspective (vs. 3)! Through prayer and watching (Eph 6:18)