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  • Paul Apple avatar

    Waiting On The Lord Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 77 ratings
     | 12,444 views

    THE MAN WHO FEARS THE LORD CAN WAIT ON THE LORD: FOR SPIRITUAL VICTORY AND FOR PERSONAL GUIDANCE

    BIG IDEA: THE MAN WHO FEARS THE LORD CAN WAIT ON THE LORD: FOR SPIRITUAL VICTORY AND FOR PERSONAL GUIDANCE I. (:1-3) WAIT ON THE LORD FOR SPIRITUAL VICTORY SO THAT FAITH MIGHT BE VINDICATED "Let me not be ashamed" David’s historical context was more one of needing deliverance from physical ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Eddie Snipes avatar

    Waiting For God Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Apr 8, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
     | 29,712 views

    This message first looks at the frustration and responses Christians have when God does not act according to our plan and then the need for our response to trust Him.

    Waiting For God Genesis 16 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, "See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her." And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Willis avatar

    Wait For Now Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,191 views

    Waiting is much more bearable when we keep our eyes on the end result.

    Wait For Now James 5:7-12 Be patient for the Lord is coming. It is easy to get distracted, because we are an impatient people. Think about it...fast food, atm machines, express lanes certainly not the indicators of a patient lifestyle. What about debt? We are a debt burdened society...instant ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Carl Willis avatar

    Wait For Now Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 2,939 views

    Sometimes we are directed to wait.

    Wait For Now James 5:7-12 Have I got good news for you!!!! The Lord is coming!!! Now all you need to do is hurry up and wait. Seriously, James tells us to be patient. Sometimes it is easy to get distracted. Just look at our society, we are an impatient people. We eat fast food paid for with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ottawa Pullen, Jr. avatar

    Waiting On The Lord

    Contributed by Ottawa Pullen, Jr. on Mar 13, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 7,754 views

    When it seems as if God has forgotten you, He hasn’t.

    WAITING ON THE LORD By Ottawa R. Pullen, Jr. Senior Pastor, Light Of The World Church 7800 Bissonnet, Suite 260 Houston, Tx. 77074 Have you ever felt as if God has forgotten all about you? Have you ever prayed and it seemed as if nothing GOOD was happening? Your situation is not hopeless, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    A Season Of Waiting Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 170 ratings
     | 33,323 views

    The key to thriving in a season of waiting is contentment, and trusting that God has a good purpose in it.

    As you probably know, it’s now officially Autumn. Along with many of you, I was in southeastern Ohio yesterday for the church’s family retreat at Seneca Lake. It was beautiful there, wasn’t it? The air was crisp and cool, the sun was warm. The leaves were just beginning to turn. It was one of those ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kirk DeVine avatar

    The Importance Of Waiting

    Contributed by Kirk Devine on Dec 29, 2001
    based on 145 ratings
     | 23,318 views

    As we head into the new year, we need to make we’re heading the direction that God would have us to go.

    THE IMPORTANCE OF WAITING GENESIS (15:1-6) 16:1-4 As I continue to grow in not only in the spiritual realm, but also in the natural, I have discovered that we live in a microwave society… We live in a day and age where we are used to and accustomed to having things right here and now… (When our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Waiting Game Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 31, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 17,825 views

    Characteristics taken from the life of Anna and Simeon that are important today.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 4 “The Waiting Game” Luke 2:21-38 The events recorded in the second half of Luke, chapter two are important, they have to be important because they are the only events from the infancy of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    The Wait Is Over Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 8, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
     | 25,063 views

    The Holy Spirit has come, the wait is over, the church is begun.

    Last week we concluded Acts chapter one where Jesus gave His followers the instructions to wait for the Holy Spirit to come, and now, as we move into chapter two, the wait is over. The Holy Spirit has come and we are now ushering in the church era. In chapter one, the Savior ascends, in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David DeWitt avatar

    The Song Of Waiting Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 59 ratings
     | 3,304 views

    God is always there for us but there are times when we need to wait on Him

    Song of Waiting Psalm 13 August 3, 1997 Evening Service Songs of Promise #2 Introduction I. Iowa State Football: College Bookstore - signs “Whip Washington” , “Kill Kansas” , Nebraska was #1, Sign read “Maintain Dignity against Nebraska”, Iowa lost 72 - 29 II. Attitude Counts a Great Deal in ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Waiting On God

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 17,331 views

    Questions to ask yourself at Christmas.

    Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to the United States. It had taken years, but they finally saved enough money and obtained passports and reservations for the entire family on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • R. David Reynolds avatar

    Waiting On God

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 15, 2005
    based on 36 ratings
     | 9,783 views

    This is a sermon about waiting for God’s guidance and direction through prayer and not running ahead of Him.

    Waiting on the Lord --Psalm 27:14 --Psalm 37:7-9 --Isaiah 40:30-31 Usually I am a patient person. During Christmas Breaks from Asbury College in 1968 and 1969, it was my privilege to work with my friends V. G. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rich Dunbar avatar

    Wait On The Lord Series

    Contributed by Rich Dunbar on Feb 8, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,751 views

    This sermon is an introduction to the book of Acts and an encouragement that through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit we can be Great Commission Christians.

    Wait on the Lord – Acts 1:1-8, The Holy Spirit gave them the power to: I. Share it personally (“it” being the gospel) (Acts 2:14 Peter’s sermon and then all that follow) II. Spread it widely a. Jerusalem (Acts 2:14) b. Judea and Samaria (Acts 8) c. The uttermost parts of the earth (Acts 9 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Malone avatar

    Waiting On The Lord

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 11, 2005
    based on 101 ratings
     | 71,366 views

    In this very familar passage in Isaiah 40 are the answers to 4 questions that most people have when called to wait on the Lord.

    "WAITING ON THE LORD" TEXT: ISAIAH 40:27-31 INTRODUCTION WHO HERE LIKES TO WAIT? NOT MANY OF US DO, BUT NEVERTHELESS WE FIND OURSELVES DOING IT AN AWFUL LOT OF THE TIME... FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND COUNTLESS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WE FIND OURSELVES WAITING.. WE WAIT FOR TRAFFIC ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeremy Houck avatar

    Hope Waits Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 12, 2005
    based on 48 ratings
     | 7,955 views

    Our hope in heaven gives us the ability to endure the struggles of life.

    Hope Waits Revelation 21: 1 - 4, 15 - 27 Three weeks ago we began a series of messages on hope. In the first we talked about the power of memory. Our hope for the future depends upon our memory of the past. When we recall God’s faithfulness through the ages we can face the future with hope. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ