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Hurry Up And Wait
Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 10, 2023 (message contributor)
Summary: When we trust God, we can wait for Him. (NOTE: THIS IS A PURELY TOPICAL SERMON)
Hurry Up and Wait
May 7, 2023 Morning Service
Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK
Rick Boyne
Message Point: When we trust God, we can wait for Him.
Focus Passage: Habakkuk 2:2-4
Supplemental Passage: Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary. (Isaiah 40:31 NASB)
Introduction: Describe what it is like as a child to wait for their mother to bake a cake. Describe what it is like for a couple as they wait for the birth of their firstborn child.
I. Simeon and Anna
a. God told them both (separately, that they would see the Messiah before they died
b. Every passing day the held on to God’s truth
c. Even though they were both very old, they trusted God
II. Noah and his family
a. Noah had just spent 100-120 years building the ark
b. He had seen every type of animal suddenly come to the ark
c. Loaded the ark then had to wait 7 days for the rain to come
d. Had to wait 40 days for the rain to end
e. Had to wait another 4 weeks to exit the ark
III. Jesus in the Tomb
a. The Disciples had just seen Jesus executed
b. Peter had denied Jesus 3 times, so he just went back to what he knew; fishing
c. Had to wait for Passover, then had to wait for the regular Sabbath
IV. The Return of Christ
a. Jesus said He would return
b. He told us that there would be wars and rumors of wars
c. He told us that there would be earthquakes and famines, but that was just the beginning of the end
d. He told us to be ready.
Application/Call to Obedience: What are you waiting on? What are you waiting for? If you are in a period of waiting, why not do what waiters do? Serve! Keep serving while you wait on the Lord! The Bible says “that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. (Romans 10:9-10 NASB)
