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SERMON NOTES - MAY 10, 2026
May 10, 2026 ~ Pastor George - “FRUIT TAKES TIME” - Part 3
“Because we know that the testing of your faith (Growing in Patience) develops perseverance.” James 1:3
TWO TYPES OF PATIENCE NEEDED:
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Patience with PEOPLE 2. Patience with CIRCUMSTANCES
DEFINITION FOR PATIENCE
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The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
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Patience is not the ability to wait, but how you act while you’re waiting.
Greek word translated as patience is macro-thumia (Means: Long Fire)
1. SOMETIMES, OUR PATIENCE IS TESTED
Abraham (Genesis 12:1–4, Genesis 21:1–2
2. SOMETIMES, OUR PATIENCE IS PROVEN
(1) Job - Endured devastating losses while maintaining faith
(2) Hannah - Prayed persistently for a child (1 Samuel 1)
(3) Simeon & Anna - Waited their entire lives to see the Messiah (Luke 2:25)
(4) Moses - Led the Israelites for 40 years i(Numbers 14:33-34)
(5) JOSEPH (Genesis 37, Genesis 39)
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Your pit is not your end. The delay is not God’s denial.
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God is working in the waiting.
3. PATIENCE IS NEEDED WHEN WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE
David (1 Samuel 16:12-13
The gap between what God SAID and what we SEE is where patience is developed. (Psalm 40:1)
(1) David Served While He Waited (1 Samuel 17:15)
(2) David Refused To Force What God Promised (1 Samuel 24:4–7)
(3) The Waiting Season Shaped David’s Heart (Psalm 27:14)
