Tag Archives: Persistence

Always Pray And Never Give Up

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Mark Shields

In the post Maintaining Faith Over The Long Haul, I wrote how Jesus teaches a lesson on perseverance. He teaches about the need for us to press on like the widow who continued to go to the judge and plead … Continue reading →

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Maintaining Faith Over The Long Haul

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Mark Shields

Jesus explains that we should keep praying and never give up in the Parable of the Persistent Widow recorded in Luke 18:1-8. I’m sure the judge is not in a good mood but is rather angry at the widow but … Continue reading →

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Working On The Unproductive Things In Life

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Mark Shields

In the post Rise Up several parables are told by Jesus to inspire us to be productive. Like the man who still had hope in the unproductive fig tree, we can go the extra mile to work on the things … Continue reading →

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What Keeps You Going

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Mark Shields

It wasn’t easy for the Wise Men but what kept them going was to find Jesus and it’s the same for us today. What keeps us going is the constant reminder of what He did for us on the cross … Continue reading →

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A Call for Strong Faith, Persistence, and Wisdom

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Mark Shields

Two beasts are presented to us in Revelation 13. One is the beast out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name (v. 1). He slandered … Continue reading →

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