Theme: WAITING

on the LORD
Matthew 7:7-8
Luke 11:9-10
INTRODUCTION

ARE YOU WILLING TO

WAIT?
BODY 5 THINGS TO DO
WHILE WAITING
1. Keep on PRAYING
2. Keep on SERVING
3. Keep on GOING to small group
4. Keep on SOWING
5. Keep on BELIEVING
1. Keep on Praying
PRAYER comes from the
Greek word “proseuchomai”.
PRAYER means turning to
God to share your thoughts,
needs and desire with Him.
WAI T
GOD'S DELAYS ARE
NOT
GOD'S DENIALS
 WHEN WE PRAY, WE
SEEK GOD. WHEN WE
KNOCK, GOD WILL
OPEN THE DOOR FOR
US.
 NEVER STOP
ASKING, SEEKING
AND KNOCKING.
 GOD HEARS YOUR
PRAYERS. DON'T GIVE UP
ON PRAYING.
TRUST GOD
AND HIS TIMING
2. Keep on Serving
Romans 12:11
“Never be lazy but WORK HARD
and SERVE THE LORD
enthusiastically.”
ENTHUSIASTICALLY means in a
way that shows intense and eager
enjoyment or interest.
SERVE GOD WHILE YOU ARE STILL
YOUNG
GET INVOLVED IN A MINISTRY

“Don't worry about having a significant

ministry, just make your ministry
significant.”
STAY ACTIVE
DON'T BE PASSIVE
 SERVE OTHERS
“Let us use our God-given gifts and
talents to serve others.”
3. Keep on Going to Small Group
Get involved with small or
cell group
Get involved in Youth
Service
“Every small group must have 5
purposes in it. It must WORSHIP, it must
FELLOWSHIP, it must DISCIPLE,
must MINISTER and it must do
OUTREACH”
-Pastor Rick Warren
WE DON'T JUST MAKE
BELIEVERS, MAKE
BELONGERS AND TRUE
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.
LET US KEEP THE FIRE OF
THE SPIRIT BURNING
AND
HOLD ON TO OUR FAITH
4. Keep
on
Sowing
Concept of Sowing and Reaping:

A farmer who plants many good seeds is likely

to have a rich harvest. Planting bad seeds will
yiels a poor harvest. Planting no seed can only
end in a harvest of nothing.
WORK HARD and SOW many seeds then
WAIT because there is always a
waiting time between sowing and
harvesting for the seeds to grow, some
of the seeds produce and some
doesn't.
We reap what we sow.
We reap more than we sow.
We reap later than we sow.
5. Keep on Believing
“Believe in God like you believe in the
sunrise. Not because you can see it, but
because you can see all it touches.”
-C.S. Lewis
 PRAY
BELIEV
E
RECEIV
 PRAY
WITHOUT
DOUBTING
WHEN WE ASK, WE MUST
BELIEVE AND NOT DOUBT
CONCLUSION
MAKE PRAYER AS
YOUR HABIT
“Pray with confidence and persistence,
reoriented, reassured, renewed in light of
God's grace.”
SEEK GOD WITH ALL YOUR
HEART AND
WITH HUMILITY
THROUGH PRAYER AND
SURRENDER
“I believe if you keep your faith, you
keep your trust, you keep your right
attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see
God opens up new doors.”

-Joel Osteen
FIGHT YOUR BATTLE
THROUGH PRAYER
WIN YOUR BATTLE
THROUGH FAITH
 GOD CALLS US TO ASK
OVER AND OVER, SEEK
OVER AND OVER, AND
KNOCK OVER AND OVER
WAIT PATIENTLY AND
FAITHFULLY