The Waiting Game
(Luke 24:49 NLT) “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”
(Acts 1:4 ESV) And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father…
(Acts 1:12-13 NLT) Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile. 13 When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying.
(Luke 24:52-53 ESV) And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God.
(Acts 2:46 NKJV) So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house…
(Acts 5:42 NLT) And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”
Wait in relationship
(Acts 1:14 NLT) They all met together and were constantly united in prayer
(Acts 3:21-22 NLT) One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove.
(Acts 4:31 NLT) After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.
Wait in
Because
(Hebrews 11:1 NIV) Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
(Romans 8:24-25 NLT) We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it. 25 But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
(Lamentations 3:26 ESV) It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Wait in the confident, faithful hope that