Riverside Church, Birmingham, Uk

TEACHING SERIES: What We Waiting For? SERMON TITLE: Waiting With Your Running Shoes On BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 8 December 2023 BIBLE PASSAGES: Mathew– Chapter 3, verses 1-12 Luke – Chapter 2, verses 22-32 EXCERPT: Have you ever had the situation where you’re working on a computer and you get the ‘spinning ball of doom’, where your computer just seems to freeze. And, you’re not sure what is happening, or what to do? Should I reboot, or wait, or what?! Life can sometimes feel like that. That you’re in limbo. How do you live when that’s the case? It is reported that the last words of David Cassidy – the seventies Hollywood icon – were, ‘So much wasted time.’ After looking back on his life, he realised the opportunities he missed. Advent is a time of waiting – waiting for Christmas. And yet, many of us finding waiting really difficult, its feels too passive. What if waiting doesn’t just mean sitting around doing nothing, but rather is an attitude of heart that propels us into action? What if we can learn