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Merry Christmas,
Christmas is only 2 weeks away
Remember as a child.
Waiting for Christmas?
Anticipation grows
excitement builds
You dream about what might be under the tree for you.
In our house we never waited until Christmas morning to open our gifts
We never waited until Christmas morning to open our gifts
That’s why Santa clause never made sense to me
I got my gifts on Christmas Eve, our stockings got left till Christmas morning
But before we opened our gifts 1 thing had to happen
We had to wait until the Yard light turned on.
You see our yard light had a sensor that would turn the lights on when the Sun went down
Luckily we lived in an area that usually happens around 4:00 pm
I can remember waiting.
Staring at the yard light, just waiting and waiting until it turned on and we could open presence
I love the excitement of kids at Christmas
One thing I’ve noticed is that excitement builds
when they’re really young, most of the time the box is more interesting that what’s inside
they are not quite sure what’s happening, so the anticipation might not be there
The wrapping paper can hold their attention for what seems like hours
But as they get older, and gain a better understanding of what’s inside
and that its for them!
That’s when excitement builds.
Video of kids at Christmas Ash Cass & TJ
I believe God want’s us to get excited for what He has in store for us!
both as a church and in our individual lives.
The time of being somber thinking everyone against should not be part of our thought process
He wants to do amazing things in and through us.
but sometime we feel like waiting can dull the excitement
we can loose interest if we are not careful
Its like when teenagers open gifts now.
That anticipation is gone!
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Video The Marshmallow Test (3:27) youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ
youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ
Waiting, something that requires patience,
but today I want to give you a different perspective on waiting
A few months back I made a statement
I said We are not waiting for God, He is waiting for us
I still believe it, and Today I want to expand on it
A little boy was standing at the end of an escalator.
The sales lady asked, “Son are you lost?”
“No ma’am, I’m waiting for my chewing gum to come back.”
Sometimes we think that perseverance is the key
We hear stories like this
Michael Jordan is probably the best player the NBA has ever seen.
He gave this insightful look into the incredible success that he enjoyed:
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career.
I’ve lost almost 300 games.
Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed.
I’ve failed over and over again in my life.
And that is why I succeed.”—Michael
Jordan
Just got to keep pushing through, then it will happen
Perseverance is the Key!
No not really, let be honest hear
There are alot of people who have perseverance, but only 1 Michael Jordan
It would be nice to believe, that!
That if we just persevere, good things will happen.
Let me suggest an alternative.
yes perseverance is important, but ever more important is preparedness
Michael Jordon stuck it out, but not by watching TV or surfing the web
but by preparing himself constantly for the task set before him.
The Key is to “Prepare”.
Waiting is not about passing time
Waiting is about getting prepared
Look at it this way
A bad soldier waits for war; a good soldier prepares for it!
Yes people we are in a war
more on that at a later date
Today I want to take a look at 5 ways to prepare for God’s promises
Lets turn to the Christmas story
But not the usual story, I’ll leave that for the other pastors
I want us to turn to
Yes this is a reference to Jesus the Messiah, given by the prophet Isaiah
one of many actually
There are a few things we need to consider here
#1 timing
The Book of Isaiah was written between 701 and 681 B.C..
Jesus was born over 600 years later
They had to wait for over 600 years to prepare for His coming
They still weren’t ready
But let’s not be to quick to judge
The Church has had over 2000 years to prepare for His return and the Church is nowhere near ready!
Now lets consider the context
Davids Kingdom has been divided, Its now Judah and Israel
Map https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Kingdoms_of_Israel_and_Judah_map_830.svg/1200px-Kingdoms_of_Israel_and_Judah_map_830.svg.png
King Ahaz is ruling over Judah
The King of Aram and the King of Israel decide to have a little fun and attack Jerusalem and tear down its walls
They Attacked Jerusalem but failed to conquer it so they took their armies to Ephraim, southern part of Israel
Fear gripped the people and God sent Isaiah to Ahaz with a message
Isaiah told Ahaz, Don’t fear, their plot to attack you will fail
In fact in a few years they won’t even exist anymore
To prove these words are true ask God for a sign.
Anything you want, and God will do it!
That’s where we pick up our text
Ahaz seems to do the just thing and not want a sign, but then he get’ s reprimanded for not asking God for a sign.
But God is going to give Him one anyway!
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