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Waiting On God

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 6, 2001

based on 144 ratings

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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

Scripture: Luke 2:25-35

Denomination: Baptist

The Importance Of Waiting

Contributed by Kirk Devine on Dec 29, 2001

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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

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6, Genesis 16:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Waiting Game Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 31, 2001

based on 78 ratings

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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

Scripture: Luke 2:21-38

Denomination: Baptist

Sin Is Waiting

Contributed by Mark Beaird on May 6, 2003

based on 84 ratings

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In our text, sin is likened to, or compared to an enemy that is lying in wait ready to attack us. The implication is that if we are to escape the attack we must be on guard and always alert. The truth is that sin and enemy Satan are always there ready t

SIN IS WAITING © Copyright 1-99 by Mark Beaird Text: Genesis 4:7 (NIV) If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.  Scores of people lost their lives. The world’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Waiting For Christmas Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 13, 2003

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In the Gospel of Luke, we come across two characters who make their appearance in the final acts of the Christmas drama. One is a man named Simeon; the other is a woman named Anna. They don’t appear in any nativity scenes or in many Christmas cards, but

Waiting for Christmas Kids have a hard time waiting for Christmas. Here are some actual letters that were written to Santa: Dear Santa Claus, When you come to my house there will be cookies for you. But if you are real hungry you can use our phone and order a pizza to go. Dear Santa, I want a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-38, Luke 2:22, Luke 2:1-38

Denomination: Baptist

No Lines, No Waiting

Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 22, 2003

based on 80 ratings

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Don’t you just hate waiting in lines everywhere you go? With God he is as close as the mention of His name. With God there are no lines and no waiting.

Most of you have heard that by nature I am a very impatient person. I don’t like to wait around with nothing to do. I don’t like to sit around if there is something that needs to be done. In fact one of my spiritual gifts is impatience. Actually, I’m not really sure that’s a spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-5, Acts 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Waiting For Glory Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 3, 2002

based on 23 ratings

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As we wait in hope, in the midst of a suffering world, God is at work, bringing us through to the last day when that hope will at last be seen, when hope will no longer be necessary because its fulfillment has come.

There’s no doubt that being a Christian can be a dangerous thing in our world today. I read recently that there have been around 40 million people who have been put to death for being Christians in the past 2000 years and of those something like 60% have died in the last 100 years. Now that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:19-30

Denomination: Anglican

Waiting On God

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Dec 1, 2002

based on 100 ratings

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Advent reminds us that people have always waited on God. And so will we. Why? Because waiting plays an important role in our spiritual growth.

Today is the first Sunday in the season of the Christian year called Advent. The word "Advent" simply means arrival, or coming, and so during the next four weeks we will be celebrating the arrival of Christ. During Advent, we look back at the time when God became an infant child, born in a stable ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

Wait Training

Contributed by Eric Jackson, Sr. on Oct 17, 2003

based on 14 ratings

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Learn Patience.

James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. Today, we are in the midst of a time where everybody is trying ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Waiting On The Harvest

Contributed by Michael Murdock on Oct 21, 2002

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Sermon on Evangelism and growing a church from a farmers point of view.

“Waiting on the Harvest” Evangelism: How to Grow the Church 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 Introduction: There is a story about two men from New York City who had never been out of the city. They decided they had enough of city life and so they would head out west and try to live off the land like their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wait On God

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 16, 2002

based on 66 ratings

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The most neccessary thing we can learn as Christians is how to wait on God, We want what we want when we want it, how we want it.

ps. 62:5 My soul wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him. One of the most necessary and valuable lessons for the christian to learn is the Holy habit of waiting on God. (Necessary and yet difficult ) · Not as a desperate measure when forced into a corner, but as a pleasure and a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:5, Isaiah 40:29-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Waiting On An Answer

Contributed by Mike Hays on Nov 8, 2002

based on 24 ratings

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When we don’t understand what God is doing in our lives it is important that we wait upon the Lord instead of drawing quick conclusions about God’s activity and character.

“Waiting On An Answer” Habakkuk 1:12-2:1 There have been so many times that I have run into problems, not understood what was going on in my life, or have been confused about what was happening to my friends or family members and have thought to myself – “Lord, if You would just explain all of ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:12-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Is Waiting Series

Contributed by David Moore on Aug 3, 2004

based on 24 ratings

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What really matters in life.

I have done 3 funerals in the last month. I’m getting tired of doing them, so all of you knock it off. I don’t want to do any more funerals for a while. Two of the funerals I did I didn’t know the people personally, so their families had to give me something to talk about at the funeral. It is a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Waiting For Christmas

Contributed by Erik Estep on Dec 15, 2005

based on 14 ratings

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What is it you’re looking forward to this Christmas? What kind of gift would you like to get? There’s a gift just waiting for you that can transform your life.

Intro: It’s always exciting thinking @ X-mas. For me, one of the fun parts of X-mas is just watching my kids get excited @ it. Let me share w/you some letters kids wrote to Santa Claus. -“Dear Santa Claus, when you come to my house there will be cookies for you. But if you are real hungry ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Waiting Game Series

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Nov 15, 2006

based on 3 ratings

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Looking in the first chapter of Acts, we see how we are to live in the "in between times", centered on God and full of purpose.

The Waiting Game: How To Make the Most of the In Between Times Acts 1:12-26 Do you ever feel like most of your life is spent waiting around? Christian Rapper KJ 52 asks what is on all our minds in his song, “Why:” Why do I have to wait in line just to wait in another line And when I think ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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