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Pastor/Teacher - Jim RickardPastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014Tuesday, June 10, 2014

1 John 1:9-10,1 John 1:9-10,“If we confess our sins, He is “If we confess our sins, He is

faithful and righteous to forgive us faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. unrighteousness. 1010If we say that If we say that

we have not sinned, we make Him we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.”a liar and His word is not in us.”

DoxologyDoxologyBless the Lord O’ my soul, Bless the Lord O’ my soul,

O’… my soul, O’… my soul, Worship His Holy name!Worship His Holy name!Sing like never before, Sing like never before,

O’ my soul,O’ my soul,I worship Your Holy name!I worship Your Holy name!

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Prov 3:5,Prov 3:5,“Trust in the LORD with all “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your heart and do not lean on

your own understanding.”your own understanding.”

Proverbs Chapter 14Proverbs Chapter 14

Section III, Vs. 16-32Section III, Vs. 16-32“Walking by Faith in the “Walking by Faith in the

Sight of Others.”Sight of Others.”

Contrasts in Character and Contrasts in Character and Consequences Regarding Life Consequences Regarding Life

or Death, vs. 25-32.or Death, vs. 25-32.

The Patient Vs. Impatient,The Patient Vs. Impatient,vs. 29-30. vs. 29-30.

Verse 29Verse 29“Slow to anger” – “Slow to anger” – The Hebrew idiom The Hebrew idiom

“long-nosed,” “long-nosed,” AREK APH AREK APH

= the patient believer. = the patient believer.

The Blessing! The Blessing! “great understanding” “great understanding”

RAV TEBUNAH RAV TEBUNAH They have great wisdom, They have great wisdom,

understanding and insight to understanding and insight to the situation(s) at hand. the situation(s) at hand.

The ContrastThe Contrast..“Quick-tempered” “Quick-tempered” QASTAR RUACHQASTAR RUACH

“Short spirited or short breath” “Short spirited or short breath”= the impatient person. = the impatient person.

The Consequences!The Consequences!Their emotions lead them to Their emotions lead them to

“exalt folly,” “exalt folly,” RUM IWWELETH RUM IWWELETH

Verse 30Verse 30This proverb escalates the This proverb escalates the

facial countenance of patience facial countenance of patience to its inner calm and tranquil to its inner calm and tranquil

disposition. disposition.

A calm soul brings health to A calm soul brings health to the body, especially in the body, especially in

avoidance of emotions that avoidance of emotions that bring sickness to the body. bring sickness to the body.

The ContrastThe Contrast, , “Passion is rottenness to the “Passion is rottenness to the

bones.” Like cancer or bones.” Like cancer or gangrene that rots the most gangrene that rots the most

firm components of the body firm components of the body and shortens a person’s life. and shortens a person’s life.

Principles of PatiencePrinciples of Patience::1. The real character of our 1. The real character of our faith is determined by our faith is determined by our

patience. A patient person is patience. A patient person is willing to wait upon the Lord willing to wait upon the Lord

and will be slow to anger, and will be slow to anger, Prov 14:29. Prov 14:29.

2. Patience with others will 2. Patience with others will help you resolve and help you resolve and

reconcile differences, reconcile differences, Prov 15:18. Prov 15:18.

3. Patience gives the believer 3. Patience gives the believer fantastic strength under fantastic strength under pressure, Prov 16:32. pressure, Prov 16:32.

4. Patience will enable you to 4. Patience will enable you to be discrete and overlook the be discrete and overlook the sins of others, Prov 19:11. sins of others, Prov 19:11.

5. The Pastor/Teacher is told 5. The Pastor/Teacher is told that he must have extreme that he must have extreme

patience with members of his patience with members of his congregation, 2 Tim 4:2.congregation, 2 Tim 4:2.

6. Patient with others: not 6. Patient with others: not holding them accountable for holding them accountable for

their wrongs knowing they their wrongs knowing they too have an OSN and you too have an OSN and you

must forgive them as God has must forgive them as God has forgiven you of all your sins.forgiven you of all your sins.

7. Patience allows us to rest in 7. Patience allows us to rest in the Lord and let the Supreme the Lord and let the Supreme Court of Heaven handle any Court of Heaven handle any unfair or unjust treatment, unfair or unjust treatment,

Psa 37:7. Psa 37:7.

8. Patience gives us the 8. Patience gives us the strength and power to handle strength and power to handle

undeserved suffering and undeserved suffering and maltreatment and bring glory maltreatment and bring glory to the Lord, 1 Peter 2:19-20.to the Lord, 1 Peter 2:19-20.

9. The slow to anger have a 9. The slow to anger have a tranquil heart while the quick tranquil heart while the quick

tempered are run by their tempered are run by their emotions. emotions.

10. This believer has great 10. This believer has great wisdom and understanding that wisdom and understanding that brings life to their body, while brings life to their body, while the emotional believer exalts the emotional believer exalts

folly that brings rottenness and folly that brings rottenness and decay to his bones.decay to his bones.

11. They have a RMA 11. They have a RMA towards the details of life, towards the details of life,

while the impatient, quick to while the impatient, quick to anger, and emotional believer anger, and emotional believer is a slave to the details of life is a slave to the details of life that cause all kinds of mental that cause all kinds of mental

and physical aliments.and physical aliments.

12. Having God’s Word and 12. Having God’s Word and the Faith-rest drill tested in the Faith-rest drill tested in

your life gives you patience. your life gives you patience. We need patience when it We need patience when it

comes to claiming the comes to claiming the promises of God, promises of God,

Eph 4:1-3; Heb 10:36. Eph 4:1-3; Heb 10:36.

Heb 10:36,Heb 10:36,“For you have need of “For you have need of

endurance, so that when you endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, have done the will of God, you may receive what was you may receive what was

promised.”promised.”

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Lesson # 14-060Lesson # 14-060

Proverbs Chapter 14Proverbs Chapter 14

Walking by Faith in the Sight of Others, Pt. 7Contrasts of Consequences Regarding Life or Death, Pt. 3

Patience versus ImpatienceProv 14:29-30; 15:18; 16:32; 19:11; Eph 4:1-3; 2 Tim 4:2;

Heb 10:36

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