In The Waiting
TITLE: IN THE WAITING
DATE: 8MARCH 2026
WHO:MGA COHORT ‘26
Tarry- To wait with anticipation and expectation without being idle
Slide: The evidence of having Anticipation and Expectation in our hearts is how we live out our lives in the waiting
Scripture Slide: but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 ESV
Scripture Slide: 1 Samuel 16:12-13 NIV
“Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that
day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David.”
Scripture Slide: Psalms 27:14 NLT “Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”
Scripture Slide: Genesis 15:5-6 ESV
“And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.”
Scripture Slide: Genesis 21:1-3 ESV
“The Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did to Sarah as he had promised. And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac.”
Scripture Slide: Luke 1:80 (NLT):John grew up and became strong in Spirit. And he lived in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.”
Scripture Slide: Luke 7:19 (NLT) Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?
SLIDE: SO WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE FOR US?
SLIDE: STEPS ON HOW TO WAIT WELL
PRAYER
READ THE BIBLE
LIFESTYLE OF OBEDIENCE
SLIDE: JESUS WILL NEVER ASK US TO DO ANYTHING HE HASN’T DONE HIMSELF
Scripture Slide: John 7:6-8 NLT “Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.””
SLIDE: NOT YET (OUPO) - DIVINE PURPOSE STILL PENDING