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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

The frequent requiring and using of oaths, is a poor reflection on Christians, who should be of such acknowledged fidelity, as that their sober words should be as sacred as their solemn oaths.
Matthew Henry

Most American evangelicals are familiar with what Billy Graham does at the end of his preaching, calling people to walk to the front. Sometimes these are called “invitations.” Sometimes “altar calls.” When you look for something like this in the Bible there is no clear example… If you ask what the decisive, public way of taking a Christian stand was in the New Testament, the answer is, baptism. The message Peter gave in Acts 2 ended with the words, “Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts 2:38). Our renewed conviction is that we need to regularly offer baptism as the decisive public way for people to respond publicly to the gospel.
John Piper

    • WAITING Upon God

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    WAITING Upon God

    WAITING Upon God

    1. As the God of providence # Jer 14:22
    2. As the God of salvation # Ps 25:5
    3. As the Giver of all temporal blessings # Ps 104:27,28 Ps 145:15,16
    4. FOR 4a) Mercy

      # Ps 123:2

    4b) Pardon # Ps 39:7,8 4c) The consolation of Israel # Lu 2:25 4d) Salvation # Ge 49:18 Ps 62:1,2 4e) Guidance and teaching # Ps 25:5 4f) Protection # Ps 33:20 59:9,10 4g) The fulfillment of His word # Hab 2:3 4h) The fulfillment of His promises # Ac 1:4 4i) Hope of righteous by faith # Ga 5:5 4j) Coming of Christ # 1Co 1:7 1Th 1:10 5) Is good # Ps 52:9 6) God calls us to # Zep 3:8 7) Exhortations and encouragements to # Ps 27:14 37:7 Ho 12:6 8) SHOULD BE 8a) With the soul # Ps 62:1,5 8b) With earnest desire # Ps 130:6 8c) With patience # Ps 37:7 40:1 8d) With resignation # La 3:26 8e) With hope in His word # Ps 130:5 8f) With full confidence # Mic 7:7 8g) Continually # Ho 12:6 8h) All the day # Ps 25:5 8i) Specially in adversity # Ps 59:1-9 Isa 8:17 8j) In the way of His judgments # Isa 26:8 9) Saints resolve on # Ps 52:9 59:9 10) Saints have expectation from # Ps 62:5 11) Saints plead, in prayer # Ps 25:21 Isa 33:2 12) The patience of saints often tried in # Ps 69:3 13) THEY WHO ENGAGE IN 13a) Wait upon Him only # Ps 62:5 13b) Are heard # Ps 40:1 13c) Are blessed # Isa 30:18 Da 12:12 13d) Experience His goodness # La 3:25 13e) Shall not be ashamed # Ps 25:3 Isa 49:23 13f) Shall renew their strength # Isa 40:31 13g) Shall inherit the earth # Ps 37:9 13h) Shall be saved # Pr 20:22 Isa 25:9 13i) Shall rejoice in salvation # Isa 25:9 13j) Shall receive the glorious things prepared by God for them # Isa 64:4 14) Predicted of the Gentiles # Isa 42:4 60:9 15) Illustrated # Ps 123:2 Lu 12:36 Jas 5:7 16) Exemplified 16a) Jacob # Ge 49:18 16b) Hannah # 1Sa 1:2 16c) David # Ps 39:7 16d) Isaiah # Isa 8:17 16e) Micah # Mic 7:7 16f) Joseph # Mr 15:43

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