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Mercy Culture Church
Fruit of the Spirit: Patience
Mercy Culture Church | Pastor Clay Ingram
Locations & Times
Mercy Culture Fort Worth
1701 Oakhurst Scenic Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76111, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:30 AM
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If you would like to learn more about our culture, how you connect with God, get plugged into community and begin your journey to encountering God daily, MC Connect is your next step!
Text CONNECT to 59090 or visit mercyculture.com/connect
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For everyone that texts NEW, we will donate $10 to The Justice Reform, an organization that is answering the cry for justice by bringing reformation from city to city.
Text NEW to 59090 so we can connect with you.
For everyone that texts NEW, we will donate $10 to The Justice Reform, an organization that is answering the cry for justice by bringing reformation from city to city.
🔥 Reformation Conference
Reformation Conference is a one day conference for Spirit Filled Reformers making every crooked way straight. We need God's ways and His blueprints to bring true reformation! We are calling the Reformers to arise to be people of faith and action as we answer the cry for reformation in every sphere of influence.
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🌈 Citizens for Life Marches
We are calling the body of Christ — every church, all sons and daughters — to march in their city and pray for every state to turn towards LIFE! You’re invited to JOIN THE MOVEMENT and help reform our culture to a PRO-LIFE culture!
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Text LIFE to 59090 or visit citizensforlife.com/
This is a year of required fruit!
Jesus = The Vine
God = Vine Dresser
People = Branches
God = Vine Dresser
People = Branches
Branches in Jesus
Branches not in Jesus
Branches in Jesus – 2 types
Branches not bearing fruit: He takes away.
Branches not bearing fruit: He takes away.
Takes Away: Airo – To raise up, to elevate, lift up (to raise up from the ground, to lift upwards, to draw up)
Branches in Jesus – 2 types
Branches not bearing fruit: He takes away.
Branches bearing fruit: He prunes you so you can bear more fruit.
Branches not bearing fruit: He takes away.
Branches bearing fruit: He prunes you so you can bear more fruit.
You’re called to bear fruit. This is a year of required fruit.
Question: What does it mean to bear fruit?
Bearing fruit is growing in the character and nature of Jesus!
Question: Am I walking in the spirit? Am I walking in the flesh?
It’s either flesh or spirit. It’s either things of man or the things of God!
Two Foundational Truths about the Fruit of the Spirit
1. The Holy Spirit produces the fruit
1. The Holy Spirit produces the fruit
Question: How much do you want to yield to the Lord?
Two foundational truths about the Fruit of the Spirit
1. The Holy Spirit produces the fruit
2. Fruit is developed and gifts are distributed
1. The Holy Spirit produces the fruit
2. Fruit is developed and gifts are distributed
Question: How do we develop the fruit of patience?
patience: makrothymia- “long-tempered” “long suffering” or “slow to anger.”
It describes patient endurance, especially in difficult circumstances or with difficult people. It reflects a steadfastness in suffering and the ability to endure hardship without giving up or retaliating.
It describes patient endurance, especially in difficult circumstances or with difficult people. It reflects a steadfastness in suffering and the ability to endure hardship without giving up or retaliating.
Simple definition:
To trust God in hard times without giving up.
To trust God in hard times without giving up.
Question: Have you been under leadership where patience does not exist?
God is calling you to be steady and consistent. He wants you to be firmly fixed, stable, and balanced because you have Him!
Question: How steady are you?
Warning: Just because culture has lost its patience does not mean that God has.
It’s not about what you’re waiting for, it's about who you're waiting with!
3 Things You Need to Know About Patience
1. Without patience you forfeit the promise
1. Without patience you forfeit the promise
Without patience you will forfeit all God has for you.
3 Things You Need to Know About Patience
1. Without patience you forfeit the promise
2. Patience is the place where God gives you His Heart
1. Without patience you forfeit the promise
2. Patience is the place where God gives you His Heart
3 Things You Need to Know About Patience
1. Without patience you forfeit the promise
2. Patience is the place where God gives you His Heart
3. You grow in patience as you behold the Patient One
1. Without patience you forfeit the promise
2. Patience is the place where God gives you His Heart
3. You grow in patience as you behold the Patient One
Question: Do you want to grow in patience? Look at the one who was perfectly patient towards us!
Simple definition:
To trust God in hard times without giving up.
To trust God in hard times without giving up.
If we want to grow in patience, we look at the one who was perfectly patient.