Flushing Community Church of the Nazarene
Located at 9500 W. Pierson Road, Flushing Michigan
"We desire to experience the transforming love of God and share it with others."
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John 1:14 NLT
Psalms 18:30 NLT
Psalms 27:14 NLT
Psalms 90:4 NLT
Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT
What stories of "perfect timing" stand out in your life?
Mark 1:2-3 NLT
Luke 1:5-20 NLT
1) God’s timing waits longer than we expect.
2) God’s timing takes into account our requests.
Luke 1:57-66 NLT
3) God’s timing ensures He Gets the Victory
How should we wait on God's timing?
1- don’t make all of it about me and my circumstances
2- Give God glory in the waiting
3- pray for God’s glory in the answer
Galatians 4:4-7 NLT
Isaiah 40:31 NLT
Think about it ...
>God used a virgin to bring His son into the world –
>God used a Roman Empire to have this young couple of Nazareth (no good), travel to Bethlehem –
>God used dirty and otherwise ignored shepherds to be the first worshippers of His Son –
>God used pagan astrologers to announce Jesus’ birth –
>God used a faithful man named SIMEON (“he was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come”) –
>God used a prophetess Anna (a WIDOW for nearly 60 years – “telling everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Israel”)
>God used tax collectors, accountants, and fishermen to launch the church –
>God used a murderer and persecutor of believers to spread the Good News to ALL PEOPLE -
What are you waiting God to do in your life?
How can you draw CLOSER to him while you wait?
Today's Takeaway:
While it doesn’t always FEEL like it, God’s TIMING is truly BETTER than ours.
Personal reflection this week ...
> Take time to identify your greatest disappointment with God. Confess your struggle to see His plan in the midst of that experience.
> Invite Jesus to begin the transformation of your life according to His perfect timing for your life. Begin to see what He is teaching you in the waiting.