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What is diligence? Diligence is to consistently put forth all your effort into every thing you do. Anyone who puts forth as much effort as he can into everything he does (catechism, society, school, work, etc.) is diligent. Young person, do you do your school work as well as you can? Do you put a lo
The word diligent does not just mean in earthly matters. If that were true, any living person could say that he has attained to goodness. No, there is spiritual diligence which is at stake here. True we must be diligent in our studies if we are going to “make it in today’s world.” But that is not en
This requires diligence; constant and earnest effort. The opposite of diligence is slothfulness and laziness. (Prov. 6:6-11, and Prov. 24:30-34) Consider for a moment the amount of time God has entrusted to you. Do you put him first with your time? Does your time of prayer to your maker, the study
Diligence and earnestness make faith fruitful. Without diligence, faith, though genuine, will bear few and shriveled fruit. How can temperance be developed? II Peter 1:6 indicates that self- control is built on knowledge. First, all the aspects of the fruit of the Spirit are characteristics of God.
In contrast, we’ve considered previously that “the substance of a diligent man is precious” (Prov. 12:27). The diligent man tends his field well. This passage can be applied to more than our farming or gardening, however. Recently our pastor preached a sermon on this text in a series entitled “Livin
A wise employer will notice and reward diligence, especially where many employees are lazy, disinter- ested, and unmotivated in their work(In our modern world, a diligent, faithful, conscientious Christian worker should be noticed!). Second, he asks the employer for better pay and conditions. He ask
In the passage that we read for today, the apostle Peter uses the word diligence twice. We’re to diligently cultivate these fruits in our life: faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity. In that way we are diligent to make our calling and election sur
Their fidelity will lead to diligence. It will lead the deacons to do everything possible so that every poor and needy family or individual in their congregation is cared for. Especially the deacons must remember the need for diligence when the needs of the congregation are many and great. While a
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In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths. Diligence, Graduation