new again
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“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth. Shall you not know it?”
Isaiah 43:19
God’s “New Thing”
October 31, 1517
A God Moment
Martin Luther nails 95 arguments against the reigning Catholic church, resulting in the Protestant Reformation
A God Moment
In 1733, Northampton, Massachusetts, Edwards’ preaching ignited the revival known as the Great Awakening.
jonathan Edwards
“Christ For Greater Los Angeles” invited a young preacher, Billy Graham, that sparked revival lasting years with an American audience of over 200,000,000 people.
September 25, 1949
a God Moment
God’s “New Thing”
“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth. Shall you not know it?”
Isaiah 43:19
• Rare
• Happens suddenly
• Few recognize it
• Afterwards, things are never the same.
God’s “New Thing”
Matthew 9:16-17
requires…
• New discipline
• Healthy habits
• Beneficial routines
• Prayerful thinking
God’s “New Thing”
Anytime God introduces something new and fresh, He looks for those willing to develop new disciplines and make certain sacrifices in order to be apart of it.
Discovering Your God Moment
V.36-37 Keep company with those who point you to Jesus
V.38-39
Willingness for newness
Discovering Your God Moment
V.36-37 Keep company with those who point you to JesusV.38-39 Willingness for newness
V.40-42a
Retaining the goal
Discovering Your God Moment
V.36-37 Keep company with those who point you to JesusV.38-39 Willingness for newness V.40-42a Retaining the goal
V.42
Letting Jesus redefine you
Discovering Your God Moment
V.36-37 Keep company with those who point you to JesusV.38-39 Willingness for newness V.40-42a Retaining the goal V.42 Letting Jesus redefine you
V.43-44
Follow without procrastination
Discovering Your God Moment
V.36-37 Keep company with those who point you to JesusV.38-39 Willingness for newness V.40-42a Retaining the goal V.42 Letting Jesus redefine you V.43-44 Follow without procrastination
V.45-46
Be an educated Christian
Discovering Your God Moment
V.36-37 Keep company with those who point you to JesusV.38-39 Willingness for newness V.40-42a Retaining the goal V.42 Letting Jesus redefine you V.43-44 Follow without procrastination V.45-46 Be an educated Christian
V.47
See yourself through God’s eyes
Discovering Your God Moment
V.36-37 Keep company with those who point you to JesusV.38-39 Willingness for newness V.40-42a Retaining the goal V.42 Letting Jesus redefine you V.43-44 Follow without procrastination V.45-46 Be an educated Christian V.47 See yourself through God’s eyes
V.48-49
Expose your deepest secrets to Jesus
“You did not choose Me but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain.”
John 15:16