1. Luke 1:13 - Do not be afraid; your prayer has been heard.
The Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:5-25 – Wait
Luke 1:13 - Do not be afraid; your prayer has been heard.

2. Wait – Luke 1
Rom 4: Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. 

3. Deut 8:2-5 Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. 3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. 5 Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

4. Wait – Luke 1 To Humble - Deut 8:2-3, Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren

5. Wait – Luke 1 To Humble - Deut 8:2-3, Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren
1:6 – Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing the Lord blamelessly
1:13 – your prayer has been heard

6. Wait – Luke 1 To Humble - Deut 8:2-3, Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren;
To Test Faith - Deut 8:2, Luke 1:13
Do not be afraid; your prayer has been heard

7. Wait – Luke 1 To Test Faith - Deut 8:2, Luke 1:13
Do not be afraid; your prayer has been heard
Heb 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see
Rom 8: For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Heb 11:13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised;

8. Wait – Luke 1 To Humble - Deut 8:2-3, Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren;
To Test Faith - Deut 8:2, Luke 1:13
Do not be afraid; your prayer has been heard
To Discipline/Teach - Deut 8:4-5, Luke 1:6
Both of them were upright in the sight of God

9. Wait – Luke 1
To Discipline/Teach - Deut 8:4-5, Luke 1:6

10. Wait – Luke 1 To Discipline/Teach - Deut 8:4-5, Luke 1:6
Both of them were upright in the sight of God
Heb 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

11. Wait – Luke 1 To Humble - Deut 8:2-3, Luke 1:7
To Test Faith - Deut 8:2, Luke 1:13
To Discipline/Teach - Deut 8:4-5, Luke 1:6
Luke 1:20 will come true at their proper time
James 5:7-8 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

12. Wait – Luke 1 To Humble - Deut 8:2-3, Luke 1:7
To Test Faith - Deut 8:2, Luke 1:13
To Discipline/Teach - Deut 8:4-5, Luke 1:6
Luke 1:20 will come true at their proper time
Rev 22:20 The one who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon.’ . “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!”
Heb 10:23 - Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.