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Wait Training. Wait! Wait! Wait!. Wait! Wait! Wait!. Instant Response. Instant response (e-mail, text, call …). Problem is I’m in a hurry God isn’t. Mankind. The Father looked from Heaven And found no one like you He sent His Only Begotten Who came and took flesh from you - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Wait Training
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Wait! Wait! Wait!
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Wait! Wait! Wait!
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Instant response (e-mail, text, call …)
Instant Response
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Problem is I’m in a hurry
God isn’t
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MankindAll Prophesied about a
Saviour – The Messiah
Silence – 400 years
Mother of GodMother of us allAbove the Cherubim &
SeraphimFound in the:a) Liturgyb) Praisesc) Venerationsd) Hymnse) Agpeya
The Father looked from Heaven
And found no one like youHe sent His Only BegottenWho came and took flesh
from you(Wed Theotokia)
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Wait Training – Starts Now!
“Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!” (Ps 27:14)
“But those who wait on the LORDShall renew their strength;They shall mount up with wings like eagles,They shall run and not be weary,They shall walk and not faint.” (Is 40:31)
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Is waiting active or passive?
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What is Waiting?Waiting – not like waiting for a bus, or laziness Waiting is seekingWaiting is more work than working – requires
strength, surrender
Situations to make it difficult to wait:• Fear• Enemies• Problems• Feel forsaken
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• Waiting is seeking• House of mirrors• Obey new
commands
1) Wait Prayerfully
“Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths.” (Ps 25:4)“He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father” (Acts 1:4)
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“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him” (Ps 37:7)
2) Wait Patiently
Give God time to work: in us, others, situation
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3) Wait Expectantly
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” (Gal 6:9)
“My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.” (Ps 62:5)
“He will ever be mindful of His covenant.” (Ps 111:5)
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise.” (2Pet 3:9)
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4) Wait Trustingly“Is anything too hard for the Lord” (Gen 18:14)
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than your ways,And My thoughts than your thoughts.” (Is 55:8-9)
“And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.” (Dan 5:23)
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Examples of those who waitCharacters• Abraham• Moses• David• Mankind – St. Mary• Simeon (200 years)• Apostles - Pentecost• St. Monica
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Rewards for those who wait
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Summary1)Wait Prayerfully2)Wait Patiently3)Wait Expectantly4)Wait Trustingly
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Wait Training
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Wait Training – Results
“Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!” (Ps 27:14)
“But those who wait on the LORDShall renew their strength;They shall mount up with wings like eagles,They shall run and not be weary,They shall walk and not faint.” (Is 40:31)
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Reward - Strength