Josh McGuire - You Need Endurance | Austin CFC | 2020-11-01
Summary
The message emphasizes the necessity of endurance, drawing from Hebrews 10:36, which states that we need perseverance to receive what God has promised. The speaker uses analogies—such as being a donkey in service and surviving extreme hardship like Shackleton's expedition—to illustrate that true faith requires staying committed until the end, regardless of difficulty or lack of recognition.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
You have need of enduranceReading from Hebrews, the speaker shares how the Lord convicted him that every believer needs endurance to make it to the finish line of faith.Hebrews 10:36
The story of Shackleton's EnduranceThe famous Antarctic adventure of a ship trapped in ice and a crew surviving against all odds serves as a vivid picture of enduring to the end.
Enduring to the end to be savedJesus teaches in Matthew that in a time of increasing lawlessness, the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Not losing heart in doing goodPaul encourages believers not to grow weary in doing good, reminding us that we will reap if we do not give up, even when our efforts go unappreciated.
The warning to the church at EphesusWhile the church at Ephesus persevered in many things, they faced a serious correction from Jesus for leaving their first love.
Fixing our eyes on JesusWe run the race of faith by laying aside every sin and keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith who endured the cross.
Consider it all joy when trials comeJames tells believers to count trials as joy because the testing of faith produces the very endurance we pray for.
