Shine: A Life of Endurance

Sermon By Lay Leader Kelly Butz
This summer as we have moved through our series, I have been challenged, confirmed, filled with joy and reduced to tears.
This week we will look at living a Life of Endurance. I think as a culture we often see endurance as temporary and fleeting. Is it situational and circumstantial, something that we lean on when we are challenged or in seasons of turmoil? The Bible is full of examples of lives lived with endurance beyond anything we have experienced. The Apostle Paul LIVED a LIFE of endurance and he preached the Gospel despite all of the challenges he faced. He didn't give up and he didn't change his mission. Paul endured through hardship and persecution. Whether people accepted him or not. Do we have that same kind of endurance? Or is our endurance connected to an on/off switch that we use when we feel like we need a boost just to get us through. If we are honest, we are a distracted, comfortable people, content to give up when the going gets tough. God's holy word is not about giving up, but about living a life of endurance every day. Join us this Sunday as we look at 3 enduring principles of the Christian Life and how they propel us into a Life of Endurance!