Waiting for Jesus' Promise

An episode of the Trails Church podcast, hosted by Trails Church Winnipeg, titled "Waiting for Jesus' Promise" was published on September 28, 2025 and runs 59 minutes.

September 28, 2025 ·59m · Trails Church

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Summary

Waiting isn’t easy. Can I get an amen? Ha!Whether in line at Costco or in life’s hardest seasons, whether in waiting seasons with an end date or open-ended ones, how do you handle waiting?Waiting for a wedding date.Waiting for a prodigal kid to return.Waiting for a spouse to heal from hurt.In Acts 1:12–26, we see the early church waiting on Jesus’ promises and we see how Jesus continues to lead His Church through His Word and how He replaces Judas with Matthias.We also learn from the godly example of how the early church how they:➡️ Obeyed Jesus’ commands.➡️ Get into His Word.➡️ Trust their King.We will be talking about all of these things this weekend: seeing how Jesus continues to lead His people and how His people set a godly pattern of waiting, getting into God’s Word, and trusting Him to lead them.👀 2 Things to Think Through before gathering:1) Am I faithful in the “small things” of obedience—or only when it feels big and important?2) Do seasons of waiting in my life drive me deeper into God’s Word, or just into distraction?🙏 2 Things to Pray For:1) Ask God for a heart of unity and obedience, even in the small, unseen places of life.2) Pray that we would be a Word-driven, prayer-saturated church, trusting Jesus to lead us.✨ Join us as we see how Jesus leads His people and as we learn what it means to wait in every season.

Episode Description

Waiting isn’t easy.
Can I get an amen? Ha!
Whether in line at Costco or in life’s hardest seasons, whether in waiting seasons with an end date or open-ended ones, how do you handle waiting?
Waiting for a wedding date.
Waiting for a prodigal kid to return.
Waiting for a spouse to heal from hurt.
In Acts 1:12–26, we see the early church waiting on Jesus’ promises and we see how Jesus continues to lead His Church through His Word and how He replaces Judas with Matthias.
We also learn from the godly example of how the early church how they:
➡️ Obeyed Jesus’ commands.
➡️ Get into His Word.
➡️ Trust their King.
We will be talking about all of these things this weekend: seeing how Jesus continues to lead His people and how His people set a godly pattern of waiting, getting into God’s Word, and trusting Him to lead them.
👀 2 Things to Think Through before gathering:
1) Am I faithful in the “small things” of obedience—or only when it feels big and important?
2) Do seasons of waiting in my life drive me deeper into God’s Word, or just into distraction?
🙏 2 Things to Pray For:
1) Ask God for a heart of unity and obedience, even in the small, unseen places of life.
2) Pray that we would be a Word-driven, prayer-saturated church, trusting Jesus to lead us.
✨ Join us as we see how Jesus leads His people and as we learn what it means to wait in every season.