Branch Church
Hope is Born: But I don't want to wait!
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Branch Church
83 Pine St, Peabody, MA 01960, USA
Sunday 10:00 PM
The world had to wait 4,000 years for the birth of Christ and the hope He brought. God did not work through our timeframe but His. I'm sure the generations of waiting made the children of Israel feel like they were forgotten. As Christians, we must trust God even when His answer is wait.
God would reveal hints and whispers of His coming.
1. The Savior would be born through the line of David. - Isa. 9:6-7; Matt. 1
2. Born in Bethlehem. - Micah 5:2
3. He would be crushed, despised and rejected. - Isa. 53
1. The Savior would be born through the line of David. - Isa. 9:6-7; Matt. 1
2. Born in Bethlehem. - Micah 5:2
3. He would be crushed, despised and rejected. - Isa. 53
The garden represents REBELLION. The manger represents REDEMPTION.
4 reasons why WAITING IS GOOD.
1. Reveals MOTIVES
2. Grows PATIENCE
1. Reveals MOTIVES
2. Grows PATIENCE
"Don't mistake God's patience for His absence. His timing is perfect and His presence is constant. He is always with you."
"We must trust God even when His answer is WAIT."
4 reasons why WAITING IS GOOD.
1. Reveals MOTIVES
2. Grows PATIENCE
3. Forms CHARACTER
1. Reveals MOTIVES
2. Grows PATIENCE
3. Forms CHARACTER
"Biblically, waiting is not just something we do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be."
4 reasons why WAITING IS GOOD.
1. Reveals MOTIVES
2. Grows PATIENCE
3. Forms CHARACTER
4. Forces INTIMACY
1. Reveals MOTIVES
2. Grows PATIENCE
3. Forms CHARACTER
4. Forces INTIMACY
"God is just as interested in the JOURNEY as He is the DESTINATION."
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