UNDER CONTRACT"Endurance: The Queen of All Virtues"
Lakeshore Senior Pastor: Gil Dirmann

3 Truths About our Covenant God
1. God is not unjust or uncaring
2. God answers our prayers speedily
3. We must endure until the answer comes

3 Opposing Forces to the Fight of Faith
1. The effects everyone experiences when living in a fallen world
2. The attacks, accusations and temptations of the the enemy trying to breech our covenant
3. The internal arguments of our own unrenewed mind and undisciplined flesh

Definitions
Endurance [Heb. 10:36] - (gk) hupomeno - Staying in one's spot; remaining steadfast; consistent; unwavering regardless of the circumstances
Pray [Lk. 18:1] - (gk) proseuchomai - Positioning oneself to know God's heart and to then make a confident appeal
Lose Heart [Lk. 18:1] - (gk) Ekkakeo - To loosen ones grip; slow one's pace; to lose resolve and or momentum
Take It By Force [Mt. 11:12] - (gk) Harpadzo - Depicts something being forcefully snatched from a dangerous situation or a threatening enemy
Shall Not Prevail [Mt. 16:18] - (gk) Katischyo - Pictures a struggle in which one with superior strength overpowers his opponent
Take Hold [1 Tim. 6:12] - (gk) epi-lambanomai - To take posession of something by seizure
Ask [Js. 4:2] - (gk) aiteo - Replaces any notion of begging or pleading with God to meet a need with the idea of enduring faith