Sermons on Waiting Upon The Lord:

Turn, Serve And Wait

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 28, 2000

The apostle Paul compliments the believers at Thessalonica as model Christians and explains how it came about.

TURN, SERVE AND WAIT If the Apostle Paul had made an award for the best church in Greece it could well have been to the church at Thessalonica. When the apostle Paul wrote his letters to the young churches he often began by sounding a note of thanksgiving for them. He knew his psychology. Even if ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Hey, Wait A Minute.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Apr 10, 2021

Are we to sell all that we have and give all of it to the Church to administrate for everyone one. Or does this passage mean something else?

Sermon Title: Hey, wait a minute. Scripture Text: Acts 4:32-35 ILLUSTRATION by joke. There's a story of a soapbox preacher in Hyde Park. He declared: "If you had two houses, you would give one to the poor wouldn't you?' 'Yes' said a man in the audience, 'indeed I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Waiting For A Hot Ride Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 27, 2012

How many times did God’s people cross water that had parted for them? And what does this simple trivia question tell us about God’s main message in Scripture?

OPEN: I love trivia. I enjoy all kinds of trivia games. AND being a preacher, I especially love Bible trivia. In fact, I’ve even came up with my own Bible trivia question that I use sometimes to stump other preachers once in awhile. The Question: “How many times in Scripture did people cross ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Great Lesson:waiting/Patience #1 Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 5, 2003

Patience and Waiting are dirty words today in the church because it is associated with troubles and tribulations. God wants His people to have patience and be entire.

#1 THE GREAT LESSON? WAITING/ PATIENECE This is part #1 By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr, Kyfingers@aol.com 1. Waiting and Patience -- the dirty words? ; 2. Habakkuk’s Waiting Room; 3. Danger of waiting and spiritual rust; 4. The five levels of waiting; 5. Waiting with Joy and gladness 6. Long ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31, 2 Corinthians 12:8-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Waiting For Jesus: Joseph Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 3, 2011

When God asks you to step into the unknown, you may ask him for assurance.

Joseph couldn’t sleep. He had thought he would drop off immediately, after nearly twelve hours of travel through the rocky desert country south of Bethlehem. They had tried to get as much distance possible between them and Herod’s soldiers. But after he had made sure that Mary and the baby were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

You Soul Waits Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 7, 2015

What is your soul waiting for?

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • We all face seasons of chaos and turmoil in life. There are times when we live life on the edge and we desperately seek rest and peace. • There are times when there is a stirring in the depths of our soul, yet the frustrating part is that we cannot put a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:5-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Heaven Can Wait

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 17, 2010

Can Heaven really Wait for the upcoming event ’The Banquet for Jesus.’ Are we all ready to be partakers in it and how we could be ready for this big event? What garment is mandatory for this event?

Opening illustration: My experience of attending a wedding uninvited while a college student and then being shunted out … Let us turn to Matthew 22 and check out the wedding Jesus was talking about and what garment was necessary to be worn while attending this wedding. Introduction: This parable ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

True Love Waits Series

Contributed by Nick Hodges on Jan 4, 2016

In a relationship, we have a #1 Desire For One Another but we must #2 Resist Sexual Temptation and #3 Protect Our Virginity.

Intro • We live in a world today that has truly given itself to its lustful desires. • Think about it, one cannot go a day without being confronted with the sexual lusts of this world. • When you turn on the TV, good luck finding something to watch that doesn't have scantily ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting Expectantly For Christmas

Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 11, 2006

Looking through the eyes of 3 who waited for the first Christmas, we see how the Birth of Jesus Christ meets the "hopes and fears of all the years."

The Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Day Waiting Expectantly for Christmas Luke 2:22-38 12/25/2005 Christ is Born. Good morning time travelers. At not quite 5am I awoke thinking of another Christmas at another time, another place. Whether you gathered with others at a creche, or visited ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Habakkuk's Lesson: God's Waiting Room

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 15, 2006

I WANT TO MAKE A SIMPLE LITTLE DEFINITION: GOD’S WAITING ROOM IS THE TIME FROM STARTING TO PRAY AND BELIEVE UNTIL YOU EXPERIENCE YOUR TANIGBLE ANSWER. Having done all stand!

HABAKKUK’S LESSON: GOD’S WAITING ROOM* By God Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com If you don’t move along quickly this is a two part lesson. I. DEFINITIONS: A. WAIT: To stay in place with expectation. --- To delay service or answer. --- To await. --- To look forward. To be ready, ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Waiting Game (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Dec 14, 2013

Wait, wait, and wait some more! You hear somebody ask you, "What are you waiting for?"

Joshua 1:10-11-Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, “Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

While We Wait

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 22, 2018

We are commanded to pray for the Master to send forth harvesters into His harvest fields while we wait for His return. The message is a call for us to fulfil His charge.

“Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

"Turning, Serving, Waiting"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 15, 2006

The Thessalonian believers had it right. Turn from idols to the living God, serve Him and one another, wait with great anticipation for Christ’s return.

8 “For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything. 9 For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10

Denomination: Orthodox

Waiting Room: Thriving In It Series

Contributed by Chad Garrison on Jun 21, 2010

Part Five from a series of messages titled “The Waiting Room”: discovering what God reveals to us in these moments of waiting.

The Waiting Room “Thriving in IT” Romans 8:28 (NIV) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Our Series is ending, you can have your life back… Review From Last Week: - Strategically ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:58

Denomination: Foursquare

Waiting For The Second Marshmallow

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Aug 12, 2004

Temptation is inevitable, but sin is not. We can learn to resist temptation and delay gratification.

Waiting for the Second Marshmallow TCF Sermon June 27, 2004 Opening illustration with marshmallows: invite three or four from congregation who really like marshmallows - give each one a marshmallow. Ask them to hold it, wait until I’ve walked all the way around the auditorium. If they can ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:11-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational