Luke 1
Key Point: Trusting God’s and
The Waiting
While I’m waiting
1. God is working me
In the waiting, what is God trying to form in me?
2. God is working me
In the waiting, what does God want me to pray for?
3. God is working me
In the waiting, where is God wanting me to increase my faithfulness?
Sermon Talks
- Think of a time when you had to wait on something. What made it so hard to wait? What did you learn from that experience?
- Are you currently in a season of waiting? If so, what is it that you are waiting for?
- In this season, pray and ask God to reveal to you what He is forming within you.
- Read James 1:2-4. What do you think James means when he says, “Let perseverance finish its work?”
- In Luke 1, compare Zechariah’s and Mary’s reactions to the angel’s announcements. What do their different responses reveal about their faith and God’s character?
- Read Galatians 4:4-5. What do these verses say about God’s timing?
- Is there something happening in your life where you need to trust God’s timing?
- What are some ways God can work through us during a period of waiting?
- God does not owe us an explanation for His plans. He invites us to actively trust Him. How can this give us peace? How can we have peace knowing that God does not have to answer all our questions.
- In waiting, where is God wanting you to increase your faithfulness? What does God want you to pray for?
- Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you in a time of prayer.