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Luke 1:5-19. Advent Series: A Spirituality of Waiting. "Waiting patiently is the foundation of the spiritual life." - Simone Weil. What does God want to teach us in our times of waiting?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Luke 1:5-19
Advent Series: A Spirituality of Waiting
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What does God want to teach us in our times of waiting?
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5 In the time of Herod king of Judea(I) there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;(J) his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.(K)
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7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive,
and they were both very old.
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Zechariah - “Whom the Lord remembers”
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Waiting reminds us that we are not in control
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Human beings do not lose control of their lives. What we lose is the illusion that we were ever in control of our lives in the first place.
– Barbara Brown Taylor
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- Life is Hard -You Are Not Important -Your Life Is Not About You - You Are Not in Control - You Are Going to Die
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A faithful response to waiting is prayer
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Prayer is just not about staying connected with God because of what God will give us. Prayer is about staying with God even when we don’t get what we want.
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God's love will exceed anything we might imagine
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John - God is gracious