Patience Will Get You There August 16, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray

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In this week’s message, Pastor Donald Gray teaches that patience is not passive—it is how God prepares us to receive His promises. God’s delay is not denial. Through faith, endurance, and trust in Jesus, we learn to keep going even when the journey gets harder and the promise seems far away.

Pastor Donald Gray reminds the church that trials develop endurance, strengthen our character, and prepare us to help others. Like Abraham, Job, and the faithful witnesses of Scripture, we are called to stay the course, keep our eyes on Jesus, and trust that what God has promised will come in His time.

Key Reminders from This Message
• Patience will get you there
• God’s delay is not denial
• God knows you and knows what you need
• Faith and patience inherit the promises
• God never forgets your labor of love
• Keep serving and loving until the end
• Abraham patiently endured and received the promise
• The longer the journey, the greater the promise may be
• God’s patience gives people time to be saved
• Patience grows and prepares you
• Count trials as an opportunity for joy
• Testing develops endurance
• Let endurance finish its work
• What you go through can benefit the body of Christ
• Every promise in God’s Word is for you
• Stay close to people who encourage your faith
• Do not let hardship change your godly character
• Add knowledge, self-control, endurance, godliness, and love to your faith
• Keep your eyes on Jesus
• Lay aside every weight and sin
• Run the race with endurance
• Jesus endured the cross for the joy set before Him
• Do not become weary and give up
• God can turn weakness into strength
• Stay the course when things get harder
• Do not take the promise lightly after the journey
• Be patient with people as they grow in Christ
• Wait on the Lord and renew your strength
• If you wait on God, you will win

📖 Scripture Covered
• Hebrews 6:9–15
• 2 Peter 3:15
• James 1:2–4
• 2 Peter 1:5–7
• Philippians 3:14
• Hebrews 12:1–6
• Hebrews 11:32–35
• 2 Corinthians 5:17
• Isaiah 40:31

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