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The Reward of Patience | Pastor Dodjiel Hechanova | November 3, 2024

Genesis 21:1-7

1 The Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did to Sarah as he had promised. 

2 And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. 

3 Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac. 

4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. 

5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 

6 And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.” 

7 And she said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” 

Hebrews 6:11-12

11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end,

12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

James 1:2–4

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 

3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 

4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 

1 Peter 5:6-7

6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,

7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Genesis 18:14

14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” 

Laughter is the evidence of the presence of joy.

Proverbs 17:22

22 A joyful heart is good medicine, 

but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. 


Joy is the sign of an experience of the Kingdom of God.

Romans 14:17

17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 


Patience gives way to better fruit.

Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 

23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 


Abiding in The Word produces fullness of joy.

John 15:11

11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. 


Walking His path gets you His presence— where joy and pleasure can be found forever.

Psalm 16:11

11 You make known to me the path of life; 

in your presence there is fullness of joy; 

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.