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  • John Maxwell avatar

    A Gift Worth Waiting For Series

    Contributed by John Maxwell on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 169 ratings
     | 35,618 views

    The second of a four part series with focus on the birth of Jesus

    A GIFT WORTH WAITING FOR John Maxwell INTRODUCTION: In Luke, chapter 2, we have the story of Mary and Joseph going to Bethlehem and the birth of the Christ child. I would like to talk to you about God and His timing this morning, and how Christmas, more beautifully than any other story, teaches ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Waiting For The Second Marshmallow

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Aug 12, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,184 views

    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Hurry Up And Wait Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 6, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 10,018 views

    Saul, Pt. 2

    HURRY UP AND WAIT (1 SAM 11) It’s been said, “Rome is not built in a day.” When I was a youngster I was in a hurry to grow up. I was skinny and short. When my brother and I sat in the same car going to school every day, I couldn’t help but compare his size to mine. My brother, who was two years ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    A Gift Worth Waiting For

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 13, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 7,360 views

    This sermon explains how God works all the little things of our life out for the good, if we walk with Him.

    A Gift Worth Waiting For Ecclesiastes 3:1-11; Luke 2:1-7; Galatians 4:4 December 16, 2001 Intro: A. [Deliver Us from Failing, Citation: R.E. Lawrie, Rehoboth, Del. "Lite Fare," Christian Reader.] During seminary, the professors always began their classes with prayer. Before one final exam, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    Table-Waiting 101 Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,235 views

    The purpose and role of deacons.

    INTRO>John Seamands tells the story of a German soldier who was wounded and ordered to go to a military hospital for treatment. When he arrived, he saw two doors. One was marked, “For the slightly wounded,” and the other was labeled, “For the seriously wounded.” He entered through the first door ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    While You Are Waiting

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 29, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,032 views

    Things we should do while we are waiting for the Lord’s Return.

    While You Are Waiting… I Thessalonians 4:13-18 This past week I read about a first-grade teacher who was having a difficult day. It had rained that entire day and the children couldn’t go out for recess, so they got more and more restless and hyperactive as the day wore on. The teacher couldn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    Waiting For The Christmas Promises

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 23, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,072 views

    Everyone waits for Christmas. Christmas is the promise of gifts. In Simeon and Anna we see that finally the Christmas promise has arrived. The silence is over in these latter days God has spoken to us in His Son.

    Intro: It has been 400 years since the Word of the Lord came to the prophets of Israel. Finally the still small voice whispers grace to those that will hear. In the 400 years of Gods silence Rome has risen to power and controls the Promised Land. A remnant of the people of Israel are still ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ervin Kimrey avatar

    What Are You Waiting For ?

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Dec 27, 2008
     | 5,714 views

    Many of us are waiting on God for something. What are you waiting on from God? What are you doing while we wait? Have we done all we can do? Are trusting God with what we cannot do?

    WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ? Luke 2:25 Many of us are waiting on God for something. What are you waiting on from God? What are you doing while we wait? Have we done all we can do? Are trusting God with what we cannot do? 1- Only in America can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marie Harvin avatar

    Joy In The Waiting Room

    Contributed by Marie Harvin on Sep 14, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 15,487 views

    This sermon tells us that while we are here on earth we are in God’s waiting room and we should make our time useful and joyful.

    If you ever had an appointment with a doctor, dentist, lawyer, etc, you have notice when you arrive at their office, usually the first thing the receptionist say is, have a seat. We will be with you soon. The offering of a seat is an invitation to rest while you are waiting. While you are waiting ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "Turning, Serving, Waiting"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 15, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,415 views

    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

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Waiting For God's Answer Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 18,603 views

    In this lesson we learn how to wait for God’s answer to our problems.

    Scripture Let’s continue with the third message in our series titled, “Making Sense of Today’s News.” Let us read Habakkuk 2:1-3: 1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Waiting On God's Timing

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 29 ratings
     | 20,864 views

    God’s timing is not always our timing, but it is always right. Here’s how to wait on Him.

    Matthew 2:1-23 Luke 2:21-40 2 Peter 3:8-9 1 Samuel 13:5-14 Waiting on God’s Timing I think that almost every Christmas pageant, Christmas card and manger scene that you see has the wise men showing up at the stable. Even the movie, “the Nativity Story” has them at the stable. It’s not wrong to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Stephen Colaw avatar

    Waiting On The World To Change

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Apr 6, 2007
     | 4,372 views

    Often we wait for the world to change, to get better, but God didn’t wait. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus he changed the world for us.

    (Play Song “Waiting on the World to Change” by John Mayer) Introduction: That song is currently quite popular, and while I like John Mayer’s music I must say that this is one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard in my life. Musically it’s great but the lyrics offer no hope, no promise, no ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Daniel Colvin avatar

    While We Are Waiting Series

    Contributed by Daniel Colvin on Feb 20, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,485 views

    We all have to wait, and the hardest is waiting for the Lord to do something in our lives in the midst of struggles.

    While we are waiting James 5:7-20 We know how to fill time while waiting… for the car to be fixed, bus to come, the flight to arrive or to land. We are waiting too… We are put on hold by something outside our control. I. While we are waiting we wait for God to do something… a) Jesus is coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    While We Wait

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 26, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,212 views

    Funeral service for Elizabeth Wilkey Abernethy, a quiet yet committed long-term church member who struggled with cancer for nine years. We can wait if, like Liz, we are self-controlled, upright, and godly, for the glory of the risen Christ is coming.

    I am not very good at waiting. Are you? I do not like to sit and twiddle my thumbs waiting for something to happen. Do you remember that in days past shoe repair shops would advertize, “Shoes repaired while you wait”? You would go in, sit down, take off your old clodhoppers, and turn them in, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist