Talk

The Promise that Fuels Perseverance

Grant Partrick
March, 13, 2022

Grant Partrick welcomes us into week 3 of By Faith as we journey through Hebrews and learn about the many great saints and how their faith sets them apart. When faced with the temptation to throw in the towel, he challenges us to persevere with our faith in God instead.

Scripture References

31the son of Melea, the son of Menna,
the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,
the son of David, 32the son of Jesse,
32the son of Jesse,
the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,
the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.
12We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
4By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
40since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
10They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.
3In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the
Lord
.
4And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The
Lord
looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
5but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
14But now your kingdom will not endure; the
Lord
has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the
Lord
’s command.”
22After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’
34Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law

and obey it with all my heart.

7But the
Lord
said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The
Lord
does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the
Lord
looks at the heart.”
4One thing I ask from the
Lord
,

this only do I seek:

that I may dwell in the house of the

Lord

all the days of my life,

to gaze on the beauty of the

Lord

and to seek him in his temple.

7Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

but we trust in the name of the

Lord
our God.

Grant Partrick
Grant Partrick
Grant Partrick is a part of the team at Passion City Church and serves as the Cumberland Location Pastor. He is passionate about inspiring people to live their lives for what matters most. Grant and his wife, Maggie, live in Marietta, Georgia with their daughters, Mercy, Ember, and Charleigh. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary where he earned a masters of theology degree.