Podcasts about perservere

Chef Nomu Reeves joined us to share her story and path to owning Le Sel Catering & Events. Chef Reeves grew up experiencing life from many different cultures and cuisines, and that exposure opened her to a love of the culinary industry with all of its flavors! Later in life, she started out cooking savory items and working inside the kitchens of some prestigious restaurateurs. At some point she switched her focus to become a pastry chef, and eventually turned back to the delights of the savory side of things. Years later her path led her to opening Le Sel Catering & Events, and she has been growing her business ever since!https://www.leselcatering.comDecio Mendes began opening 21 Locks Brewing Company in 2017, and has taken steps along the way to refine the brewery, cafe, and event space to reflect everything that he wants his business to be. Though it has taken longer than he had expected, the first-time business owner is elated on how 21 Locks Brewing is turning out and Decio is equally as excited to share all the details too! Currently his operating hours fall on the weekend, but this May he's expanding those hours and would love for you to visit and experience everything he's got brewing up--from scratch-made foods, to house-roasted coffees, and yes...beers he brewed that are on one of his 24 taps!https://21locksbrewing.comColin Dyckman of Boro Cafe Gelateria Patisserie has a deep connection with all things related to the culinary industry, and shares that love through his lattes, pastries, and gelatos. His cafe & gelateria is equally evident of his love of the industry; Boro Cafe's walls are proudly displaying he & his wifes ventures in the industry. There are pots & pans, displays, and so much more that have just as much of a story to tell as the beverages and foods that Chef Colin's expert hands have crafted. To hear more of Chef Colin's story and Boro Cafe, please visit him in-person and online at:https://www.borogelato.com

Perservere in Prayer 02/16/25 by Kenilworth Union Church

Hard times will come, no matter how prepared we might be. We cannot avoid them. What we can do is put our preparation to use, so that we can persevere through the hard times. In fact, through this perseverance we are strengthened in both love and wisdom, and may come out the other side better people. Even if we feel that we are inadequately prepared for the challenge, the Lord always provides what we need in order to get through it.

In this episode, the Haitian sensation Will Baptiste returns to continue our discussion on men surviving and thriving in today's society but through the lens of his book, The Will To Rise: How To Persevere In The Face of Adversity. This book touches on some areas of life and things men experience, but they often have to keep it close hold and never, ever discuss it. We are talking about things like sexual abuse and trauma, black men's incarceration, domestic violence, mental health, and so much more. Some questions we answer are:What happens to men who are victims of abuse?How do women take advantage of men, and how does it impact them?Can a woman raise a son? Can men and women be friends? If you wonder how these questions relate to adversity in a man's life, you'll have to tune in and listen to this episode. Will shares what he has learned from his personal experience and that of those he has worked with to educate both men and women and begin to shift our relationships. It's time to raise your awareness, gain acceptance, and take action. Connect with Will Baptiste: https://www.meetwill2rise.com/Connect with Carolyn at https://carolyn360.com or use the code leader to get free credit to meet Carolyn on the Owwll app at https://infinitycoaching.net/appleowwll. Note:  This episode was prerecorded and does reference purchasing the book as a holiday gift.  The book would make a great gift any time of the year.  

Turning Pressure Into Opportunity   In this episode of Thursday Thoughts, Chris Honeycutt discusses how individuals respond differently to pressure, using the analogy of boiling an egg versus a potato to highlight how the same circumstances can transform things in opposite directions. Honeycutt explores how pressure can either challenge and improve us or bring us down, citing Kobe Bryant's perspective on using pressure as an opportunity to excel. Highlighting the importance of facing adversity with courage and resilience, he encourages listeners to develop habits to overcome stress and transform pressure into productive action. Drawing on personal experiences and biblical references, Honeycutt emphasizes the significance of perseverance and a positive response to pressure, suggesting it's a chance to demonstrate leadership and make a meaningful difference.   00:00 Welcome to Thursday Thoughts: Navigating Pressure 00:26 The Egg and Potato Metaphor: Understanding Pressure 02:55 Learning from Kobe Bryant: Thriving Under Pressure 03:40 Embracing Pressure: A Leadership Lesson 04:21 Spiritual Insights on Overcoming Adversity 07:27 Turning Pressure into Production: A Call to Action 08:35 Closing Thoughts: Rising to the Occasion   Learn more about Chris at: www.chrishoneycutt.com Or his coaching group

Marquette University Alum and current IMG Academy Womens's Basketball Assistant Coach, Cordell Henry joins the Hear K Tell Podcast to discuss three key points to his success:The art of storytelling your own transitions along your journeyPillars to success on and off the courtWhat transferable skills are organizations and professional teams looking for in a  clientA nine year professional player overseas and a man of GOD, Cordell shares a compelling story about his journey on how he made it from the South Side of Chicago!

In this episode of The Founder Podcast, Chris Cameron and Ben Harris share their incredible journey from overcoming adversity to achieving success in the entrepreneurial world. With candid insights, practical advice, and heartwarming stories, they explore what it takes to build a resilient mindset and a thriving business. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or looking for a motivational boost, this episode is packed with valuable lessons on perseverance, innovation, and the power of a positive culture. Highlights: "Transparency is the golden thread that ties our team efforts together and builds unshakable trust." "Our overnight success was years in the making, laying down a foundation of failures and learning." "The true value of integrity, symbolized by a cherished Michael Jordan jersey, transcends personal and professional life." Timestamps:00:00 - The Role of Transparency in Business05:00 - Resilience in Door-to-Door Sales08:27 - Pivoting to Digital Marketing12:17 - Foundations of Success15:00 - Cultivating Positive Company Culture20:00 - Designing an Intentional Work Environment25:00 - Strategic Planning for Business Growth30:54 - The Art of Selling a Business31:12 - Finding Fulfillment Beyond Retirement38:24 - The Lifelong Value of Integrity Live Links:

When a person experiences getting hit hard in the head, there is often a moment of shock and fear that can last for a brief moment or a lengthy amount of time.  This sensation can render a person completely incapable of proceeding if they haven't been trained to overcome and move forward.  Our spiritual life is similar.  Training in righteousness is not always about studying the scriptures or listening to a sermon.  I sometimes involves hard things that can either strengthen us or cripple us depending on our ability to overcome.   

Video from Pastor Mike Gillen preaching at United FWB Church's Old Fashioned Day service from the book of Jude.

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Video from Pastor Mike Gillen preaching at United FWB Church's Old Fashioned Day service from the book of Jude.

Molly Fletcher shares 3 secrets to a hall of fame career Episode 1082: 3 Secrets to a Hall of Fame Career by Molly Fletcher on How to Perservere and Chase Your Goals Too many leaders, teams, and organizations are stuck. Instead of achieving greatness, they remain stagnant, failing to reach their potential. That's where Molly Fletcher comes in. She is a trailblazer in every sense of the word– a rare talent of business wisdom, relationship brilliance and unwavering optimism. A popular keynote speaker, she shares the unconventional techniques that helped her thrive as one of the first female sports agents in the high stakes, big ego world of professional sports and now a successful entrepreneur. The original post is located here: https://mollyfletcher.com/hall-of-fame-career/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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SCRIPTURE READING: Acts 14:19-28; John 14:27-31a Discipleship is the most expensive voyage one can ever take on earth. To follow Jesus is to become like him. And to become like him, one cannot evade the cross. The path of discipleship is narrow and rough. It can be very cold and lonely on that ancient rugged path. Some give up and return to their old way of life. Others create their own paths and pretend to be following Jesus. The faithful ones, however, persevere until they have attained their goal in Christ. In our First Reading, we have an account of...Article Link

To be tenacious is a good thing if you want to be productive, however there is a fine line between being tenacious and knowing when it's time to stop.  To be humble is to be successful without feeling the whole world needs to know about your success.  In this episode Lindy reflects on how much gratitude she has for the tenacity of her Mom, and gives credit to many people who work hard to make life better for other people. This podcast is not intended to provide any legal, medical or personal advice, and is recorded for fun and entertainment purposes only. Thank you for listening. Positive comments and reviews are always welcome on my website at https://www.lindysaudiocafe.com/reviews/ .Remember to select Subscribe for updated episodes on your podcast app.Join my Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/lindysaudiocafepodcast.

In this episode, Marina talks about Angela Duckworth's book "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance." Your twenties are all about grit.

Hey My Friend! Well... today was a good day! I am absolutely amazed at how many times I need to learn this message, but here it is. Just keep going because this too shall pass. You'll get it after you listen to the episode.  Also, today we talk about how to design your faceless YouTube Channel Banner. Here are the three options that I talk about in this episode. The Free Option: https://www.canva.com/ The Inexpensive Option: https://www.fiverr.com/ The Expensive Option: https://99designs.com/ Here we go!

Wouldn't it be great if you could believe in yourself when nobody else did?! In this episode Coach Carrie sits down with friend and children's book author Jaren Ahlmann to learn the secret of persevering when all the odds are against you. Jaren has been denied by publishers for his books over 100 times and spent a decade gathering rejection letters before finally getting his books on the shelves! Jaren is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to building self confidence and knowing your value, and shares it all on this episode of Drive Your Thoughts!

I watched Emancipation and it gave me a message to give to you about the ability to Perservere in life to achieve your goals. Perserverance - persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Description of Film The historical record, it is loosely based on the case of a real slave named Gordon – sometimes referred to as 'Whipped Peter' – who became a major part of the abolitionist movement after a photograph of his horrifically scarred back was widely circulated and helped draw attention to the horrors of slavery. https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/emancipation-true-story/ Follow us on all social media channels: Facebook: Candid Yams Kickback Instagram: @CndidGram

We are in the book of James chapter 1 this morning. A few years ago I was looking for some lumber for a project I was working on and ran across an online auction that had this giant lot of goods plus the exact lumber I was looking for. But in order to get the lumber I had to buy everything. Even with buying everything, it was still way cheaper than buying the lumber new, so I went for it. And believe me, it was random. A microwave, a few dolls, a curling iron, some potting soil. Toward the end of rummaging through this junk there was a little box and I opened it up and I couldn't believe my eyes. There was a little bar of gold inside. So I was so excited so I brought it to this gold and silver store and I said, “Hey, I'd like to trade this bar of gold for some cash.” And he looked at it for one second and said, “That's not real.” And I said, “How do you know?” When you've been around the real thing long enough, you just know. I said, can you prove it to me. He said sure, but it will destroy it. I said, I don't care. So he did three tests. He pulled out a scale and weighed it. Now it actually passed that test. And I started getting all excited. He said, "Don't get your hopes up." Then he scratched it with this tool and it looked like it was a coating of some sort. And just to confirm he pulled out some acid and poured it on the gold and sure enough, the coating just boiled right off. Now here's the point. I was trying to test for genuine gold. And no one test is perfect. It passed the first test. If I had left after having just weighed it, I would have been falsely assured. But in order for it to be genuine, it has to pass not just one test but all the tests. If it failed any of the tests it wasn't genuine. Well when it comes to examining faith, it's a similar process. James is going to give us not one test but a series of tests that will help us differentiate between a genuine faith and a counterfeit faith. James is deeply concerned about making sure that the faith you hold is in fact true, genuine saving faith. He's calling for self-examination. But just like that gold bar, there's not a single test that's a slam dunk. Rather, we are given a series of tests. And in order for the faith to be genuine it has to pass not just one test, but all the tests. So let's look at how this unfolds. Here's the first test. So we will pick up from last week where JP so helpfully led us. Now this is not the test. This is setup for the test. James begins by calling out unrighteous behavior in our speech. Now, lest we miss a very key and important point, both genuine saving faith and counterfeit faith will exhibit unrighteous behavior. It's not as if genuine faith doesn't struggle and counterfeit faith does. No. Everyone struggles. Genuine faith does not mean the extinction of anger. Genuine faith doesn't mean the extinction of bad listening habits. He gives this admonition to EVERY PERSON, which implies, every person struggles with this. So how do I not be angry? How do I become a good listener? There's an answer and we can see it in the next verse. Just walk over this bridge word, THEREFORE and see it. How do you be quick to listen and slow to speak and slow to anger? Well, he says: You have to put away all that bad behavior and RECEIVE the implanted word. SO THE TEST OF GENUINE FAITH IS WHAT YOU DO WHEN THE BAD BEHAVIOR IS POINTED OUT. There is a willingness to receive the word. There's a willingness to abandon your current mode of behavior and receive the implanted word? That's the test. There is a disposition of a person of true saving faith regarding where he or she finds answers. Do you instinctively go to the word of God as the answer book. Or do you go to your friend group. Or do you don't seek out pop psychology. Or do you read endless internet articles. Now the reason we talk about this in terms of a disposition is because of the word that modifies how we are to receive. Notice the attitude associated with the reception. Meekness. That word has the idea of gentleness. So in this context the idea is that our hearts are usually hard and resistant to receiving feedback. We are prideful. We don't like others telling us that we are wrong. So to receive with meekness is to receive with softness. In other words: teachable. To have a genuine interest. There's a genuine leaning in. For example, let's say you are trying to learn piano. And you kind of plateau in your learning. And then you have a chance to spend four hours with the hall of fame prodigy, Stevie Wonder, one of the most famous blues and jazz piano players of all time. You have a posture toward that, right? You respect him. You would hang on his words? Your attitude would be one of rapt attention and respect. There would be a meekness. I don't have the answers. He does. So it starts with that. Humble reception. That's the first test. But notice something. It's not enough. Because let's observe that he doesn't say that by receiving the implanted word with meekness it WILL save your soul. He simply says it's merely ABLE to save your soul. There's still more to do. There's potential, but it's not guaranteed. You've made it past test #1, but there are still two more tests that have to be passed. Here's the second test. So in order to have true genuine saving faith you have to receive AND agree with the word of God. Now you might think these are one and the same, but they are very distinct. You can imagine a situation in which you think you want the word, but then when the word is heard and understood, it's offensive and ultimately not agreed with. How many people do you know who say they read the Bible and want to obey it but ultimately just pick and choose what parts they like. We've all read the passage to love our enemy and pray for those who persecute you and kind of just ignored that part. That's receiving the word but not agreeing with it. Go back to the Stevie Wonder example. Let's say you are super humble, super meek, super excited to meet this iconic piano player. You can't wait to hear what kind of advice he gives you. And he listens to you play for a few minutes and he says. Tell you what. Here's what you need to do. You need to go home and learn your scales. That's not profound. That's not what I was expecting him to say. That's so uninspiring. That's what my piano teacher has been saying for years. And you get angry and leave. Do you see how these are two distinct steps? The first step is a step that acknowledges authority. The second step is a step that agrees with the assessment of that authority that you claimed to acknowledge. Genuine faith hears the word AND agrees with the word. Genuine faith is willing to go to the word with the attitude that yes, it has the source of answers and yes, it's judgment over me is true, no matter how offensive it is. You see as Christians we have to be willing to accept the judgments of God's Word on our life no matter how unflattering they are. We have to be willing to allow it to examine and evaluate. We have to be weighed by it. Poked and prodded. We have to allow it to cast its verdict upon us. We have to let it scratch off that coating and let the acid bubble off whatever veneer we project and claim, “that part of you is fake.” Yes we need to receive. But we also need to agree. It takes humility to do that. If you don't have the humility, then it's over. It all breaks down on step two. This week I was reading a book by Johnathan Edwards on the New England Revival. Jonathan E. served in the mid part of the 18th century. One of the things that most frustrated him is he saw revivals start up, he saw great church growth, he saw people coming to faith in Christ, he saw communities begin to get transformed, and then he noticed how often, usually, the revival stopped. They stagnated. They petered out. Being the analytical person he was, he tried to figure this out. Why was this happening with such regularity. He studied all the cases, and he decided that it was pride that killed revivals. It's pride that kills spiritual growth. It's pride. No shocking revelation there. Now here is something shocking. Even if you have enough humility to pass the first two tests. You pass test #1. Receive the Word of God. Then you pass test #2. to accept the judgments of the Word of God, the text is shocking. That's still not enough. Why? Because you still have to do something about it. You see, you could imagine this aspiring piano student who desires to break through that plateau, he's ready to receive with meekness any word that Stevie Wonder has to say, he even agrees with his assessment and judgment of him. You're right, Stevie, I reek at scales. If I have any hope of ever being proficient, I need to practice my scales. But then he goes home and does nothing. He sits down and watches TV. That person is toast. He'll never be anything. You see as Christians we are guilty of this. Often times we sit beneath the conviction of God's Word and we agree with the assessment but we do this one fatal mistake. We equate conviction with change. Admission is good. Confession is good. Those are incredible steps. But they are not the same things as Change. Change is what God is after. Until confession produces change, confession is not complete. We have deceived ourselves. We have become SELF-DECEIVED. Self-deception is a VERY strange concept. It's strange on two fronts: First, it's strange in terms of motive: Why would I trick myself? Why would I tell myself a lie? Why would I tell myself something I know isn't true and serve it up in such a way that I would hope that it could be believed? Normally you deceive an enemy. You deceive someone you are about to take advantage of. Why would we deceive and take advantage of ourselves? So it's strange in terms of motive. But it's also strange in terms of feasibility. How is deceiving self even possible? How can the one deceiving be deceived. Isn't that kind of like playing hide and seek with yourself. If you are the one whose serving up the lie, won't you know it's a lie? Well, it is possible. The motive in self-deception is fear of truth and love of self. We deceive ourselves only when we a scared of the truth and are trying to preserve our image. And of course the behavior will never change because change in behavior is admission of guilt. The more we listen without being changed by it the less likely we will ever be changed by it because listening without change produces harder and harder hearts. The ultimate evidence of something touching down in the heart and mind is a change of behavior. Genuine faith will produce genuine change. Genuine faith must pass all three tests. So let's see how receiving, agreeing and obeying the word are related as found in the text. The third test is introduced here. Does the man act on what the word reveals? Now the metaphor here is masterful. No surprise here, since God made the metaphor. He begins with the concept of looking. He begins with the concept of seeing and SIGHT. Now the organ of sight is amazing. It helps us to look at the world and absorb a tremendous amount of information. And because we can see and evaluate, we are always making judgments of other people on the basis of that sight. That person missed a spot when he tried to shave. Her hair is falling out of her bun. She's gained a little weight. His little bald spot is growing. He's got a smudge of cream cheese stuck in his beard And then all of the sudden a horrible thought descends upon us. I wonder if I am like that? But we can't see. Of course it's not our fault that we can't see ourselves. The way our body is constructed, the entire seeing system is outward facing. It points away from us. So in order for us to see ourselves accurately we need a device that can reflect our image back to our eyes so we can evaluate ourselves the way we evaluate everyone else. We need a mirror. This metaphor of a mirror would have been especially powerful in James' day since mirrors were very rare. They were very expensive and very hard to make and usually very small. So you can imagine the anticipation of stepping in front of a large polished mirror for the first time. What do I actually look like? What happens when that image is not what you expect? You pictured yourself beautiful like that girl next door. Handsome like that guy at the gym. But instead, you've got splotchy skin, your teeth are all crooked and yellow, your nose is bent. You have a big zit. You're double chinned. The mirror allows you to objectively evaluate self the way you've so carelessly evaluated others. Can you imagine that feeling? Here's the meaning of the metaphor. The Word of God is that mirror. If we look at it carefully, we can see our own reflection. It will tell you if you are pridefully, greedy, angry, unloving, unkind, selfish. It will give you a perfect, undistorted reflection of self. We have huge blind spots where we cannot see ourselves accurately. Everyone else can see us. Everyone else is seeing it. It's the giant glob of cream cheese off the corner of the mouth. But we are perfectly ignorant. So spiritually speaking we need the mirror of God's Word to SEE what we can't otherwise see. That's what the word of God does. It reflects our image back so we can begin judging ourselves the way we so casually judge others. And that first glimpse is a doozie. There's a moment where you just stare. You just look and you think, is that really me? Is that really what other people see? Is that really what I look like? And for a moment you just absorb that image, knowing it's true, and shutter in horror. So it's that moment of STARTING, that exact moment where we find ourselves in the text. We have, “a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.” He's looking with intensity, begging that what he is seeing isn't true. Oh my word. That's a million times worse than I feared. He's looking intently. What is he going to do? He's at a fork in the rode. What is he going to do with this nightmare? Normally, we might try to wiggle our way out of it through our charm or social skills. But here's the problem with mirrors. You can't argue with them. You can't negotiate with them. You can't say, “Come on, that's a little over the top don't you think? Can't you photoshop a bit of that away? You can't do that.” Why? *Because a mirror is just serving up reality. It's just a reflector of truth. It's a mirror. It doesn't lie. So because you can't argue or negotiate with it, you only have two options. Here's the fork: You can either accept its verdict or you can do what this guy does. What do you mean he forgets? We don't forget things that are important. Everyone remembers where they were during 9/11. You don't forget that. Everyone remembers their wedding day. You remember things that are important. You see this is not a forgetfulness, as in, I forgot to take out the trash. That's not forgetfulness in the sense of, "Oh, I forgot my address from three houses ago." This is a willful forgetfulness. This is an intentional decision to look the other way. He doesn't like what he sees and he banishes that image from his mind and turns away and distracts himself with other thoughts. It's deliberate. And this forgetfulness evidences itself in unchanged behavior. The mirror, the law of God, told him he was a sinner. But he didn't change. Now there's a contrast presented. Now here's where it's so easy to get this wrong. It's such the tendency of our heart at this very point to veer off into the weeds, crash burn and self-destruct. Here's how this theological meltdown goes goes. Okay, I don't want to be that self-deceived hearer. I want to be a hearer who then becomes a doer of the word. So that means that if the mirror shows me something ugly about myself, I need to work really hard to fix that ugly thing. I don't want to live in denial. If the mirror shows me something that just horrifies me and appalls and disgusts me, the last thing I want to do is pretend that it doesn't exist. I don't want to be a hearer only who deceives himself. I'm going to be a doer. I'm going to WORK MY TAIL off to change what I see wrong with me. I need to WORK super, super hard, harder than I've ever WORKED to get rid of that ugly thing in me. I need to discipline myself to get up earlier; I need increased accountability. I need to WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK. DO. DO. DO. DO. Is that what James is encouraging here? Is that the appropriate application of what we are reading. If the prophet Jeremiah were here, he would laugh at us. Jeremiah was speaking to the nation of Israel during a period of her history when God's Word reflected back to them their heart-hearted rebellion. And Jeremiah is holding up the mirror of God's Word. He's pointing out their sin. Notice what he says: Jeremiah 13 In other words, the kinds of things the mirror reveals are not things our human effort can change. These problems are not your garden variety uncombed hair. You need different color skinned. You need to grow new teeth. You need to grow an eye. No amount of human effort can change that. The mirror reveals things about your soul you cannot change. It reveals not just that you do evil things, but that you are an evil person. That those evil things come from a heart that itself is evil. Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. The mirror reveals not just that your act in angry and jealous ways, but that you are an angry and jealous person, that those actions come from a mind that is totally self-centered and wicked. The rotten breath comes from a rotten stomach and no amount of toothpaste will solve that problem. That's a terrifying thought. We will do almost anything but accept that reflection. I mean if we even catch a wiff of our soul's stench we panic. We run to the bathroom and try to brush; we get new toothpaste; we get a new brand of flosser, an electric toothbrush. Brush, brush, brush. Listen, your dying of stomach cancer and living in denial. The greatest evidence of our denial is our excuses. When confronted with sin we are excuse factories. We just pump out excuses. When we are sinfully lazy we make the excuse, “I am not feeling well; I had a really long day.” When we sinfully and rudely interrupt we make the excuse, “You interrupted first.” When we sinfully blow up in anger, we make the excuse, “You expect me to be happy?” When we verbally retaliate with every intention to hurt, we say, “I didn't mean to hurt you; I was just trying to help you see what I was seeing.” When we feel superior to others and they sense it, we make the excuse, “I didn't realize I was coming across like that.” When we come home late because we haven't made home a priority we make the excuse, “Man, traffic was a nightmare.” Why can't we admit the truth? Why can't we say it? Because the truth is horribly embarrassing. It shatters our beloved self-image. It hurts. The mirror shocks us. We can't handle the truth. The truth is, we are far, far worse that we fear. The truth is that we are deeply angry people, horribly self-righteous and wickedly jealous. The truth is we are deeply insecure, grevously frightened, abominably lustful, greedy and petty. We are self-centered children. We are far worse that even our deepest fears. How can you receive that horrible image that the mirror is serving up? The text has something to say about that. Look carefully. The law initially condemns. And when it does, every instinct of your heart is to turn away. Every instinct of your heart is to run and willfully forget the horrible image that mirror serves up. Every stroke of the law is a verdict on just how imperfect you really are. Every sentence of the law so innocently written on the page, impersonally reflects back to your true spiritual condition. But here's the admonition: in that moment of difficulty, don't stop looking. You have to keep looking. You have to keep staring. You have to see. You have to PERSERVERE. Isn't that an interesting word? If you want freedom, true freedom from everything you are feeling, what you have to do is gaze into that mirror and PERSEVERE. Which implies that looking at the image hurts. It's pains you. It injures your soul, it slices at your pride. But when you do, you will realize that this law that appeared to be death and slavery and chains is in fact the law of liberty. It's the law that brings life. How can the law which exposes my guilt and condemns me as a sinner, be for me a vehicle to life? How can perseverance in painfully staring at this mirror of truth produce life? Communion You know where we can see this most clearly. We see it in the cross. The law of liberty is most clearly seen in the cross. It's not easy to look at the cross, is it. We want to turn away. It's a terrible sight. What is the theological meaning of this? Why is this person hanging there? Why all the blood? Why the brutality? How do we RECEIVE this? How do we AGREE with this? We are going to have to persevere because this is not easy. Here's what you have to RECEIVE. Your sin is deserving of this. You know that angry speech that came out of your mouth this week? It deserves this. THAT IS WHAT THE LAW SAYS. You know your lustful thinking, your unforgiving heart, your bitterness, your greediness, your love of this world, all of that is deserving of this. That's what the cross communicates. Do you AGREE with this? The ruthless law, the ruthless unbendable law, demand that our sin ends in death. Jesus is not hanging there without reason. He's here for a reason. Do you RECEIVE AND AGREE? Oh that hurts. We so want to turn away. But keep looking. Keep looking. Persevere in your looking. Because if you keep looking you'll see something else that you have to RECEIVE and AGREE with. Jesus died that death for a reason. You have to realize that it's not him that deserved that death. It's you that did. So why is HE there? What is HE doing up there on that cross bleeding and suffering and in deep anguish? He's there because he loves you? He's there because he has forgiven you. He is there because he wants to abolish sin, to destroy death, and to welcome you into his kingdom. Can you receive that? The sentence has been served. The debt has been paid. The law has been fulfilled. Jesus came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it. He lived a perfect life and died a perfect death why? In order that he might give his life to you? In order that your rags of sin would be placed on him and that his robes of righteousness would be given to you. Do you RECEIVE that? Do you see that he loves you. Do you AGREE that you have been forgiven? Do you AGREE that your sins have been removed as far as the East is from the West and that he will remember your sins no more? Do you agree that you have been given new robes, bright white robes? Do you RECEIVE AND AGREE? You see when that moment happens, you WILL BE TRANSFORMED. There's nothing You MUST DO to receive it, but there is most certianly something you will WANT TO Do when you have. Because a new heart has been give to you, you will want to be for others what he has been for you. What has the gospel done for us? Have you received and agree? COMMUNION You'll know the gospel has changed you when new fruit comes pouring out. When the righteousness of Jesus, not a righteousness of your own, comes pouring out of you. That's when you will know. Now what he's doing here at the end is returning back to verse 19 where he spoke about controlling the tongue. He says, “If your religion doesn't change you, you haven't passed the test.” You don't have genuine faith. You know what he's saying, "The real test if you have received the grace of God and believed the grace of God is that it transforms you and evidences itself in the most unglamorous normal ways in which you live your life." Hearts that have been transformed can't help but issue forth transformed living. It's unstoppable. James says, I don't look for that evidence of transformed living in your public image on Sunday morning or your controlled outward facing image that you put forward at work or online. I look for the evidence in your speech. I look for it in the way you care for the orphans and the widows, you know the ones who can't repay you. I look for it in the way you talk to your wife or husband and kids, the way you share your faith, the way you do dishes, clean the house, change diapers, help your neighbor with joy. I look for it in the normal. Do people look at you and say, “That man has been changed by grace. That woman wears grace upon her sleeve. That woman is mercy embodied.” If you don't do that, then what does James say about you? Your self deceived

Here is The Message number 19 from Holy Cross Fenham on Sunday 18th October 2022 entitled “How To Persevere”. Stay encouraged! #TheMessage

Facing adversity from a young age, Dr. John “Push” Gaines, a professional speaker and leadership consultant, was not sure where his life would end up - but he was sure of one thing: he would persevere. On this, Dr. Gaines speaks to host Dustin Odham on his experience in persevering and the importance of leaning into the present.“Perservere until something happens,” said Dr. Gaines. Dr. Gaines grew up in the Hilltop community in Tacoma, WA, a community notorious, at the time, for crime. Now a mentorship advocate, Dr. Gaines' childhood was unfortunately filled with traumizing experiences, including finding his deceased mother, who passed away from a crack-cocaine overdose. Despite this, Dr. Gaines continued to push through the pain to persevere. Although born with drugs in his system, he found an educator who helped him change his life. Decorated with pictures of inspirational changemakers, his childhood classroom teacher asked the class to write out their dreams. Seeing a picture of a man who looked like him, Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Gaines knew two things: He wanted to be like the man he saw on the wall and a football player. He said, “I remember looking up on the wall and I saw a man that kind of looked like me that was doing something great…and I said ‘I want to be like him'...I want to change and inspire the world…” Dr. Gaines teacher told him that she believed in him. He reflected, “Her belief in me changed my life…that was the first time that I believed in myself.”In addition to his goal to be like Dr. King, Dr. Gaines knew he also wanted to be what he never had: a present father. “I'm always thinking about my family. How am I elevating my family? How am I representing my family? How am I leaving a legacy for my family? So, who I am drives what I do,” said Dr. Gaines. As a husband and a father, everything else secondary, he said. “Right now, I am in a season of perserverance until something happens and I believe that that is the core and the foundation of ‘push' because I believe that perseverance is developed through pain,” reflected Dr. Gaines. While opportunities to continue or quit will come along, how you respond and who can support you in this response is key. Every young person is one “I believe” away from changing their life, said Dr. Gaines.

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May 22, 2022 Good morning King, Queens, and Princesses! REJECTION: The dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, Et (and) Cetera (the rest). Rejection has been my friend for years. I didn't know how to handle it, and acted out in many unhealthy ways and manner. As I have learned down through the years, that rejection isn't so bad. I have learned to embrace rejection, deal with the feeling that embraces me, and ask GOD for his covering upon my life. I have learned not to take rejection personally. It's redirection for me. It's GOD letting me know, “this is not the way that I want you to go” ~REJECTION IS REDIRECTION~ Rejection is something that a lot of folk don't come back from. In the field of mental health care, rejection most frequently refers to the feelings of shame, sadness, or grief people feel when they are not accepted by others. A person might feel rejected after a significant other ends a relationship. A child who has few or no friends may feel rejected by peers. Rejection can come in all shapes and forms. The characteristics of social rejection is increases anger, anxiety, depression, jealousy and sadness. It reduces performance on difficult intellectual tasks, and can also contribute to aggression and poor impulse control. Jesus was rejected in all shape, form, and fashion, and continued to do the will of His Father. This is the ultimate EXCELLENT example of loving in spite of rejection. REJECTION is merely REDIRECTION; A Course Correction to your DESTINY. REJECTION is REDIRECTION, and gives me POWER to PERSERVERE in spite of the pain. Renee Verchelle Shorter Embrace rejection. The life GOD saves may be your own

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Are you ready for another week? Here's your Monday Mission! Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. - Hebrews 12:1-3

Message from Dr. Wade Stevens on September 5, 2021

Perserverance: To persist in spite of hardship, difficulty, and obsticle.

Has it seemed like your struggles have gone on for an eternity?Don't give up!  God will get you through the fiercest storm and help you over the highest mountain...no matter how hard it gets, our God is greater...don't give up!Does it seem like your problems are an insurmountable mountain?Don't give up! Sometimes it can feel like simply hanging in there can be a mountain in and of it self.  Don't Give Up!  God is bigger than any mountain you face!  God WILL see you through. He will carry you when you need it.  Don't give up!In this episode of Coffee With Jesus, Todd Uebele shares an example from the life of the prophet Elijah and expands on a simple yet profound statement made by Pastor Tolani in Episode 13.

Wendy Noll Interview

In light of the cost of Jesus' sacrifice, we must step forward with perseverance in our life of faith.

Committed to Goals

Committed to Goals

The darkness gets even darker! Feeling so low that I could crack at any second in my faith My flesh is screaming to quit living by faith, but I know that God is in this Hoping one day I'll look back on these recordings and be so thankful for God's grace Begging God to speak clearly to me if I have heard wrong from Him and he answers WHILE I'm praying James 5:11 Feeling down after dropping children off from Summer visitation and God shows me He loves me My circumstances don't show that God loves me but my heart and faith do God fills me up with a bold faith in spite of my circumstances Asking God to move on one particular man's heart to make a very large donation to my ministry Becoming more and more thankful for the character development from all this suffering Perservere! Perservere! Perservere! My testifys to her friends that I am now submitting to her

Acts 17:10-17:15 // Jason Shepperd

What do you do in a time of trouble?

The disinterested looks and folded arms can be discouraging but keep preaching the gospel!

At the crossroads of compromise and conviction, which will you take?

We are all waiting for manifestation of something. Listen to part 1 of this anointed message and gain insight on how to become strategic as you War for the manifestation of your harvest!