Message Notes for September 3, 2023
Series: “Anticipation”
Title: Can’t Wait to See What’s Next!
Scriptures: Isaiah 40:27-29, Psalm 18:1-3, Psalm 91:14-16

Anticipation flourishes when we know the truth of God’s ______________ and _____________.

God can and will move in our lives according to his ______________.

Eight examples of how God acts from Psalm 91:14-16

______________, ____________, ______________, ______________, ______________,

______________, ______________, ______________.

God always acts in ways consistent with his ______________.

God loves, so God ______________

John 3:16

God is gracious, so God ______________ and ______________

1 John 1:9

God is compassionate, so God ______________

Matthew 9:35

Anticipation during times of tribulation or affliction in your life: God ______________ us in all our ______________ so that we may be able to ______________ those who are in any______________.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Wrap-Up:

We live in anticipation of God’s presence and movement in our life when know God’s promises and character.

Next Steps:

∙ Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior

∙ Talk to God – Pray

∙ Learn about God’s promises and character AND your place in His plan – Bible

∙ Community

Family/Study Group Notes for September 3, 2023
Series: Anticipation
Title: Can’t Wait to See What’s Next!

• Reflect on things that you eagerly anticipate, such as fruit newly in season, seeing family after an extended time apart or watching a long-loved movie on the big screen. What else comes to mind? How does it feel? Do you develop that I-can’t-wait frame of mind? How does your anticipation affect other areas of your day and your life?

• Read 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Have you received comfort from other people who have experienced afflictions similar to your own? Have you received comfort directly from God? How can the pain you’ve been through and the comfort you received help others in their journey through the broken and messy parts of their own lives? How do you think it will help you in your afflictions if you can shift your focus and reflect with anticipation like this?
– “I can’t wait to see how God will lead me to use this experience to comfort someone else.” 

• Read Exodus 14:12-14
At this time did Moses KNOW exactly HOW God would rescue His people and deliver them? Can you think of other Bible stories where God’s people anticipated His help when everything appeared hopeless? Do you have examples from your own life or those of the people around you? How does this encourage you to anticipate the yet-unknown move of God that will deliver you when life is difficult? 

• Reflect on the character of God and how he acts in our lives as a result. You might consider Compassion, Love, Grace, Faithfulness. What are other aspects of God’s character? How do we see God act from those aspects of character? 

• Consider Matthew 5:16, Romans 10:15, 17
What can we do to help other people learn the truth about God, so they can enter into the anticipation, in good times or struggle, of the promises and character of God in their lives?