Faithful Waiting: Lessons from Anna's Life
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "We know that they love Jesus and they long to serve Him in the good times and the bad times. And so I would encourage you, especially if you know Lisa and her family, to send a card, send an email, a Facebook message that you're thinking and praying for them. And would you lift them up as we seek to, to find the comfort of God even in our most difficult of times." [26:22] (23 seconds)
2. "I pray, Lord, that our time together would be one that would change us, and impact us, that it would mold us and make us to be more like your Son, Jesus Christ. Lord, we don't just pray for this when things are good. We pray when things are most difficult." [28:02] (17 seconds)
3. "We live in a world that's filled with sorrow. We live in a world that's filled with pain. We live in a world that's filled with dead ends. And that was not what God had purposed for creation. His purpose was that we would live and fellowship with Him forever. And so now we're in this place called life where nothing seemingly goes the way we want. And even the good things come with lots of struggles and difficulties. But listen to me, friends. There's a day coming when God will make all things new." [58:47] (30 seconds)
4. "It's worth it to wait on the Lord. Young person, it's worth to wait on the Lord when it comes to your purity. Wait on God. Don't fall for counterfeits. Don't fall for the pushing of a boyfriend or girlfriend. Wait on the Lord. It's worth it. It's worth it to be the only person who believes that work. Wait on the Lord. It's worth it to endure snickers and laughs about your crazy beliefs. It's worth it." [57:08] (32 seconds)
5. "The reason why we can have hope is we have a Savior who sympathizes with every one of our sorrows. He knows what it's like to wait. He knows what it's like to endure. And He did that on the cross. The book of Hebrews says He endured the cross. He scorned its shame. And then He sat down at the right hand of the Father." [01:10:21] (23 seconds)
### Quotes for Members
1. "Waiting isn't something we like to do. Waiting isn't something we're altogether all that good at. We are not fans of waiting. Waiting makes us feel impatient. Waiting makes us feel like God's not on the move. But we're going to be reminded this morning that in our waiting there's much that we should be doing. For many of us, we make waiting a passive thing. We make waiting something where we just sit and bide our time. But what we're going to see in the life of Anna this morning is that waiting is an altogether active endeavor." [31:16] (37 seconds)
2. "Holiness isn't about big fanfare but about small steps of faithfulness. The text tells us about this extraordinary woman three, three sentences, three verses, three verses about her life, the totality of her life. And we are told this, we know where she came from, what tribe she was a part of, we know who her dad was, we know that she was married and is a widow, and we know that she followed God and she served the people of God in the temple, seemingly well." [49:14] (38 seconds)
3. "When things fall apart, turn to God. So we're told she's 84 years of age. But then we're told this snippet that she's a widow. We're given this description by Luke that she's been a widow since seven years into marriage. So she has been married seven years, and then her husband dies, and then she's been a widow ever since. Now where does that put us? How long was she a widow? We don't know. Most women then were married pretty young. 15, 16, 17 years of age." [44:24] (35 seconds)
4. "It's not how you start, but it's how you finish. I'm sure many of you are watching the Olympics. It's not how you start the marathon that gets you the trophy. It's how you finish. And we spent so much time in the starting line. We focused so much time on the beginning laps. I've come to realize that as I've watched men that I respect in their 70s disqualify themselves from their ministry. Not being able to finish well." [43:26] (27 seconds)
5. "We are the church that we are today because of thousands of Jim and Carol Carpenters who are faithfully serving. I can tell you as a mom and a dad, Amanda and I are so thankful for the people that taught our children God's Word and reinforced what they were learning at home, that they didn't think it was just a Badal thing, but it was a Christian thing. And this is what Anna teaches us and reminds us that fanfare isn't it. It's about small steps of faithfulness." [55:56] (31 seconds)
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1. "We know that they love Jesus and they long to serve Him in the good times and the bad times. And so I would encourage you, especially if you know Lisa and her family, to send a card, send an email, a Facebook message that you're thinking and praying for them. And would you lift them up as we seek to, to find the comfort of God even in our most difficult of times." [26:22] (23 seconds)
2. "I pray, Lord, that our time together would be one that would change us, and impact us, that it would mold us and make us to be more like your Son, Jesus Christ. Lord, we don't just pray for this when things are good. We pray when things are most difficult." [28:02] (17 seconds)
3. "We live in a world that's filled with sorrow. We live in a world that's filled with pain. We live in a world that's filled with dead ends. And that was not what God had purposed for creation. His purpose was that we would live and fellowship with Him forever. And so now we're in this place called life where nothing seemingly goes the way we want. And even the good things come with lots of struggles and difficulties. But listen to me, friends. There's a day coming when God will make all things new." [58:47] (30 seconds)
4. "It's worth it to wait on the Lord. Young person, it's worth to wait on the Lord when it comes to your purity. Wait on God. Don't fall for counterfeits. Don't fall for the pushing of a boyfriend or girlfriend. Wait on the Lord. It's worth it. It's worth it to be the only person who believes that work. Wait on the Lord. It's worth it to endure snickers and laughs about your crazy beliefs. It's worth it." [57:08] (32 seconds)
5. "The reason why we can have hope is we have a Savior who sympathizes with every one of our sorrows. He knows what it's like to wait. He knows what it's like to endure. And He did that on the cross. The book of Hebrews says He endured the cross. He scorned its shame. And then He sat down at the right hand of the Father." [01:10:21] (23 seconds)
### Quotes for Members
1. "Waiting isn't something we like to do. Waiting isn't something we're altogether all that good at. We are not fans of waiting. Waiting makes us feel impatient. Waiting makes us feel like God's not on the move. But we're going to be reminded this morning that in our waiting there's much that we should be doing. For many of us, we make waiting a passive thing. We make waiting something where we just sit and bide our time. But what we're going to see in the life of Anna this morning is that waiting is an altogether active endeavor." [31:16] (37 seconds)
2. "Holiness isn't about big fanfare but about small steps of faithfulness. The text tells us about this extraordinary woman three, three sentences, three verses, three verses about her life, the totality of her life. And we are told this, we know where she came from, what tribe she was a part of, we know who her dad was, we know that she was married and is a widow, and we know that she followed God and she served the people of God in the temple, seemingly well." [49:14] (38 seconds)
3. "When things fall apart, turn to God. So we're told she's 84 years of age. But then we're told this snippet that she's a widow. We're given this description by Luke that she's been a widow since seven years into marriage. So she has been married seven years, and then her husband dies, and then she's been a widow ever since. Now where does that put us? How long was she a widow? We don't know. Most women then were married pretty young. 15, 16, 17 years of age." [44:24] (35 seconds)
4. "It's not how you start, but it's how you finish. I'm sure many of you are watching the Olympics. It's not how you start the marathon that gets you the trophy. It's how you finish. And we spent so much time in the starting line. We focused so much time on the beginning laps. I've come to realize that as I've watched men that I respect in their 70s disqualify themselves from their ministry. Not being able to finish well." [43:26] (27 seconds)
5. "We are the church that we are today because of thousands of Jim and Carol Carpenters who are faithfully serving. I can tell you as a mom and a dad, Amanda and I are so thankful for the people that taught our children God's Word and reinforced what they were learning at home, that they didn't think it was just a Badal thing, but it was a Christian thing. And this is what Anna teaches us and reminds us that fanfare isn't it. It's about small steps of faithfulness." [55:56] (31 seconds)
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