As Christians, we wait in hopeful expectation for when Christ comes again. But the enemy of God waits in restless frustration, lashing out at God in the ways that he can...by striking at God's people. This week we explore, briefly, the reality that Satan is also waiting for the time when Christ comes again.

Isaiah had a hard word to give Ahaz. And from that hard word a promise was given. In what ways do we need a hard word? And how do we respond to the promise? The prophets brought hard words, and then sat in the waiting. And we sit in the waiting with them.

All of Creation waits for the second coming of Christ, when he will make all things new.

Does the way the enemy is at work in our world cause us fear? May God open our eyes, as he did Elisha's servant, that we might see all that God is doing.

What expectations of have we put on others? What expectations have we put on God? Are they healthy? Are they sinful? We look at these questions in the sermon this week.

Do we ever wonder if God will work through us in the way that he has worked through those that came before us? Elisha faced that question in our text, and how God used him stands as an encouragement for us all.

Elijah gets taken up to heaven in a fiery chariot. How does Elisha feel about it? How do others feel about it? How does that relate to us?

What does the call of the Lord look like? Does God still call us today?

What does it mean to be convicted? Do we like being the ones that give the hard word? How do we receive it? What is the purpose of conviction? We look at these questions in today's sermon.

Is the Christian race a relay? Can we make ourselves acceptable to God? Can we push hard enough? Can we get across the finish line? We take a look at those questions in this sermon.