PATIENCE IN SUFFERING | JAMES 5:7-12 | LEE SYKES

Intro If we have pressure and tension, and then get poked ... James 5:7. Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. 1. WAITING – is good (v7-8) Patient. macro / anger or burn – having a long fuse. Lord’s coming. Parousia – presence or arrival of the King. Stand Firm. Establish your hearts. Galatians 5:22. the fruit of the Spirit ... 1 Peter 4:7-8. The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert … 2. GRUMBLING – is bad (v9) James 4:11. do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against … Grumble. Murmur or groan. Judged / The Judge. Exodus – God loses patience with grumbling. 3. PERSEVERING – is good (v10-11) Count as Blessed. Beatitudes. Matthew 5:10-11. Persevered. Stay under – keeping our faith. Job. Kept his faith. Job 1:21; 2:10; 13:15. Lord finally brought about. Telos – complete, fulfilled. Romans 8:18. 2 Corinthians 4:17. Psalm 103:8. 4. SWEARING – is bad (v12) Matthew 5:34-37. But I tell you, do not swear an oath … How you going? Called wait on God’s glorious purpose. Psalm 34:1-9.