Advent a time of expectation (A gift for everyone)

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somebody, anybody who follows on your on social media here, at the way you present already having the onion,

I think, I think I'm just showing off but not a good joke. Good job. Good job well-organized. She's already wrapped all the presents. If you change your, if you, if you wrap presents for Christmas when you climb a rubbish rapper, you can tell because my wrapping looks like rubbish by the time I finished. So I'm going to just share short and I've been Carol service today, the beginning of Christmas, what a great state to start a trend on the 1st of December. Yeah, it's just everything. Align, align this year. That's great. And so we're going to gather around some scripture. I just want to share, I've been is a time of expectation. Do you know what some of the scriptures we had this morning, we could almost at Kansai. We've seen some of those things happen in our church, back in September, Killeen, and Brett bought that son Matthew to check the first time and brats too. But he said, we will be leaving for child. But we were told that he said, he said, we kind of giving out when we got to a place where we were going to go and adopt or Foster. Unknown. The time that I went with plan to go to see the the, the social book, the adoption people, they went for a scan Matthew was born this summer and giving up once the baby was on the way. Once I was a bump inside Killeen had a bump that was expectation. Brett's of it but never has died. But he's a loving daddy. He loves playing with his baby son. And, you know, you could tell that every day he post something on social media to look at my son, look what he's doing and he's not feeling well this week. Another one is going to be well, this week. Still believing for the goodness of God, the blessings of God, the purposes of God. And so I've been to no better illustration. There's a baby coming, but if you, if you happen to our baby coming in your family, okay? Just think about gardening. Think about planting seed. We read for my saw that was reading boots for my job and talked about the desert blossoming. If you live in a dry country than in the, when you come to the end of the dry season, it's meant to write you're heading towards the wet season in the rain, is it coming on scripture? Often says there's an expectation. The house is kind. You see the cloud or multi-cloud? I can see the cloud the size of a man's Cloud. I really is. It's on a cloud but there's an expectation for this rain coming on this rain coming. So go through. Come on, cuz that's gross coming. Then what that means? That will be fruitfulness. So let's get into a fight scripture. Thank you, Micah Going to read it from the screen. And you seen James chapter 5 verses 7 & 8 and it's in that moment of expectation. What should I what should a steak be? What should I do for you? That will be patient brethren in the waiting until the coming of the Lord, see how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth waiting patiently for it, until it receives early and like to Rhymes. You also be patient, establish your heart for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Jesus is coming back from church. We're heading to his Christmas. It was celebrating the fact that Jesus was born. Born in a stable, we had scriptures that talk about Elizabeth again being already, nice expecting a child unexpectedly and the baby inside her womb. When she heard the good news, So all we expecting is Christmas on the children are going to Sunday school, so I can say this safely. What's on that present list? What are they expecting? Have you ever been maybe as a child maybe even isn't at all? I was something you really really, really, really, really wanted for Christmas. And you kind of got a bit of a hint from Mom Dad or aunts or uncles or grandparents that it might be a possibility.

Had a friend of mine who has a son going to guess was 13 at the time that he wanted an iPad for Christmas.

And I'd be kind of given all this awful hates taking pictures and save things on his own computer. Even save the picture of the iPad on the screensaver on the computer. So every time Mom and Dad saw the picture, this live PD wanted,

I need to buy a present and it was an apple a physical Apple.

But he cut the Apple in half an inside. The Apple was a key. And the key was the key to a false.

So the Child, open the Apple event.

So, I'm giving you an apple. I'm a good father. I've given you an apple and some, you can see the Son's Jewelry on the floor. But this is not what I expected. He had expectations

I know they put the Apple down. I'm the dad said to him. He said, I think you will delete it now. Is it, but be careful cuz that might be something inside and saw the sun suddenly thinks, okay, that copy and iPad inside my Apple. By you think that's telling me good things that have been a few more times, and that was a key, and he took the key out. And, and then the dad said, okay, that's a key for something in the car or something. And he said, it's just a piece of paper inside the, go to the front door and the Box on the front door step on the front doorstep, and they open that present was his iPad. Just think about the roller coaster ride to that young boy went through something.

It's got something inside. Always make me a box.

Please, I'm not recommending this necessarily for parents, but maybe also some ideas for you. Expectation.

Scripture says hope deferred makes the heart sick. If you raise people's hopes, I do drop nothing's happened. Sometimes you do get a hoax raised. I think if we keep on doing that, if we keep on doing that, we expect a roller coaster ride, the everything's got to be life is full of disappointment. I believe life can be full of Celebration Full Of Love full of hope. It doesn't mean we don't have body experiences, but we can climb out to the valley to the next mountain. And God is with us on the mountains, as well, as in the bodies. As a second scripture verse from Luke chapter 1 verse 26. To 38 was sent by God to a city of Galilee and Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed. To a man, whose name was Jose of the House of David. The Virgins name was Mary. I'm having come in the angel said, to her Rejoice, Heidi favored. One the Lord is with you blessed. Are you among women? And when she saw him, she was trouble. He's saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was Then the angel said to her, do not be afraid. Mary for you, have found favor with God.

Expectation. She was promised to a man. Trust is expectation. That you go to the wedding is in the wedding is going on in 2025. There's an expectation in the couple is a heading towards their wedding. I think she finds herself pregnant. And I don't know how many people have met an angel in the room.

You know, what is one sitting at the front desk and anybody who doesn't know her name is Angel. So she's living out. Her name is living out my life. I don't want to highlight cuz my height I know where I live. Cuz I don't deserve a highlight. But we have an angel in the room. We have an angel in the room.

Do you know what? When, when God brings Angels, there is purpose.

Sometimes people need to see dog manifest in in the room in a situation in a circumstance. No, don't send Angels when there is expectation. Soap church, I'm asking you this Christmas. Have you got an expected hot for those listed online, but those two thing later, for those who are joining us remotely, don't expect an office Christmas presents presents. His presence changes me. You're there. I'll tell you when I'm I'm sometimes a little rude sometimes a bit little shop cuz I'm

you know, when I'm In God's Presence, many of those rough edges rubber band You're when I've got expectations, when I'm looking forward. When I'm hoping You know what? There's excitement in my spirit. There's a joy in my soul and I can carry and pressing too old, but God has for me, it doesn't matter who can be against me. Semifinal scripture is this. I need from Matthew chapter 11 and John had heard in prisons, are listen to The Dome was in prison in her in person. About the work. Surprised he sent two of his disciples. Where did he send it to him? He said to him, all you the coming 10? Do we look for another question about cross and Jesus said to them, go and tell John the things which you. Yeah. And see the blind. See, and the lame walk. The lepers are cleansed in the death headed that are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Jesus, when he was seeing that simple, scripture the blind. See the lame walk. The lepers are cleansed. The dab hit the dead erased. The poor have the gospel preached to the gospel changes things church with us today. What are you expecting? What are you expecting?

If you walk with a limp, you believe in the global give you strength back to your legs.

If you come up here, are you believe in the God is going to open your ears? It may you have strength trouble. Seeing are you believing that God is going to open your eyes again? Cuz speaks of expectation. Speak some expectation expectation that Goldie's with Isabelle right now. As we prayed for her, I've got he's with her.

Close to her. But I see what, what a journey. He's with her and church. I want to say to each one of us as we walk, our journey. He's with us. Where are we going on? What are we believing for? Are these Christmas? This happened. As we start out on Christmas Eve. Where are you heading? Where are you going? What are you believing for? Some of you already know your Christmas plans, you know exactly what you're doing. You probably know exactly what time you're going to be sitting down to your Christmas meal on Christmas day. I'll just have you less organized and planned that when I was a child. Christmas dinner was finished in time to sit down and listen to the queen. What is he's the king? No, actually. We, if we started, like, we rushed through all that cuz we were finishing on time for the queen. Some of you will already know what your plans are for Christmas, you know where you're going. But even if you know where you're going, you can still have an expectant Hall Lord. I pray that we have great conversation. Father, I pray to be opportunities to pry Lord. I pray that you give me an enlarged. My heart that I was, I'm going to spend time with Chris time with that Christmas, I'm so as we begin this season about things, I want to say and I'll ask you those at home. First will what are you expecting? Who you expecting up in your house today? Would you be surprised? Would you be excited? What would you say to them?

Go on, get up right now. I'm going to pray cuz I believe we is church need to have expected Hawks. So going to ask us to close our eyes and bow our heads. I'm going to pray for Ashley for all of us but then I'm going to price specifically for one or two things.

Probably, would you help us oldies Christmas? To keep your son? A savior Christ at the center of all the we doing Psy? Although I pray this Christmas, that this season would be full of joy for the pipe father, I pray that people are struggling with plans, that Lord, you the line things for Good Times. Father, for those who are looking potentially for Christmas by align father, I pray that you connect family. Uconnect extended family feud, help the church, the white adjudged to be at work, loving those who might be alone. Oh, by the way, we have got us, we do not quite how we going to get that. We don't know whether we're going to make it for the right price for the rice, The Joy with the rice, the Christmas time, would not be a time of sadness for the time of joy and Hope.

I'm in now before we are going to pray for something specific. You want a price for something, very specific are not. You have expectation. Unfulfilled expectation in your God spoken to, you got to promise you, there's a promise you standing on. As a prophetic word, that you are still turning over. If that's you and you want to remind God. Again, not that he needs reminding. But if you want to sign this, like I'm standing again. For this thing that I make is expected in my heart. Would you stand right now? I'm looking to see what they are. You know, what you want me to? We are standing for a pup is there is an unfulfilled expectations in my beloved, one coming to Christ. It might be a sick person being made whole and healed. It might be a new job, many times in many different people circumstances and situations, but if you expect expect And that includes you home. So please do Stein, make a stack Good God, you are old and I know there are many of us standing. I'm standing to there are many of us standing though. God, first Nephi healings Lord, you are a God who heals you have healed in the past few people today and you will heal again in the future. And so God, we come and ask of a miracle working God, that you would do Miracles again in these circumstances and situations where people who need health and wholeness lobe release your healing power sand. Send a healing touch Lord God father we pray in Jesus name for those who are battling with Mindstorms with with mine says father. I pray for freedom to die in Jesus name. Father I pray for a peace that he's Supernatural to be upon you if I see you today and Father for those who are praying for doors to open for New Opportunities, father, I pray to Lord, you give us Keys when we need keys, when it does seem locked know, all I want you to write this down a different color do, but Lord, you bring us to a place where we are more fruitful and multiply, and more joyous and Pray For Those Who weeping holding up in prayer, who don't yet know you is that. So you can know what else we come to Christmas and the arrival of your son, we know the full story, we know the complete story. We have the privilege of the fact that you sent you one and only son who ultimately ended up on the cross and paid the price for my sin and for our sin and set us free the way. Our freedom and forgiveness and healing and wholeness. As we put our trust in Our Savior Jesus Christ, my father is a friend's family, Louis lift them up to you and say again I know. But you call them closer to yourself with this Christmas be a time when they hear a gospel message in Jesus name, amen.

Angela's going to come and give us another reading.