We are all excited about new things - Aren't you? Of course you are! We are all wired to appreciate the new. God wants to give us new. Are you looking for new?
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Hello, and welcome to redemption church in Plano, Texas. I am pastor Chris Fluitt and I am glad to be here to share the word with you today. Whether you are watching online or in person, thank you very much for being with us today.
We
are in a brand new sermon series we are calling All Things New.
All
Things New
* Don’t
you just love that OLD car smell?
* I
love it when I hear the countdown 3-2-1 Happy Old Year!
* Of
course you have heard that 40 is the OLD 20… 60 is the OLD 40…
Orange is the OLD black…
We
have all heard this right? Of course not.
People are always attracted to new things rather than old things. Remember this the next time you hear someone ask...
* Is
that a new dress?
* I
just bought a new car!
* I’m
starting a new job.
People are hard wired to be attracted to new.
God is also really into new things. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV2011) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
In John 3 Jesus tells us about a new birth…
John 3:3 (NIV2011) Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. ” John 3:4 (NIV2011) “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked…
Nicodemus didn’t understand. Jesus gives a brand new birth that does away with the old.
Revelation 21:4 (NIV2011) ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Revelation 21:5 (NIV2011) He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!”
All
Things New
If
you are into new things, then I have great news for you. God is going
to make all things new.
If
you are looking for something new today, then you need to look to
God.
Jesus
brings us new things
Jesus
brings us new things.
There
are many scriptures in the gospels where people marveled at Jesus.
They say things like…
* We
have never seen anyone do the things He has done.
* We
have never heard anyone speak with such authority and knowledge of
Scripture.
* Those
closest to Him, his disciples often asked “What kind of man is
this? Even the winds & waves obey him.”
In
other words, when people saw Jesus they saw something brand new.
When He spoke they heard something new. When they were near Him they
felt something new.
Jesus
brings us new things! Do you understand how difficult it is to bring
something new that no one has ever experienced before?
The
wise king Solomon says in Ecclesiastes 1:9…
Ecclesiastes 1:9 (NIV2011) What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
If