New Beginnings Church

Joy drives us toward one another

Our true joy will point towards God as well as what He is doing or will be doing

Our joy reminds us of the bigger picture

What is your joy rooted in?

 How are we able to experience more joy? 

What might need to change in our lives?

Mother Teresa - “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”

Ronald Reagan - “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”

Jewish people were working through some conflict.

Joseph was working through some conflict.

The voice of the Lord brings peace.

True peace is connected to the presence and voice of God, not just outcomes.

Peace is built on God’s faithful promises.

Peace is built on God’s faithful promises fulfilled and to come.

Peace, being rooted in God’s presence and promise, fuels his obedience. 

When our peace is rooted in God’s Word and presence, we cling to his promises as we walk forward, even without having all the answers.

We can cloud hope with wishful thinking. HOPE is confident expectation, it is security in knowing, it is expecting an awaited outcome.

Holiness and Faithfulness do not protect us from disappointment or even suffering. Unmet longings can become places to encounter HOPE.

God’s answers often look different than our expectations. Jesus at one time was the future hope who became, and still is, the present hope and continues to be the future hope.

Jesus is our confident expectation, Jesus is our security in knowing, Jesus is our expected awaited outcome.

“When/Where do I need HOPE (Jesus) to meet me?”

“What might He (Jesus) be doing in the waiting?”

WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD?
WE CAN ENDURE HARDSHIP AND BECOME RIGHTEOUS 
WE CAN EXPERIENCE SALVATION AND THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 
WE CAN BELIEVE IN GOD AND OVERCOME OUR UNBELIEF 

HOW CAN WE LIVE OUT WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD?
1) GIVE UP YOUR GOOD LIFE FOR GOD’S BEST LIFE 
2) GIVE UP TRYING TO OBEY GOD FOR FOLLOWING GOD 
3) GIVE UP WHAT WE VALUE FOR GOD’S POWER 
4) GIVE UP WHAT YOU THINK IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR WHAT GOD KNOWS IS POSSIBLE 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HOPE IN GOD?
WE ARE ENCOURAGED AND WORSHIP HIM 
WE ARE QUIET AND WAIT ON HIM 
WE DEPEND ON GOD AND BELIEVE IN HIM 
WE FEAR GOD AND LOVE HIM

 HOW CAN WE LIVE WITH HOPE?
1) LIVE OUT THE SALVATION OF JESUS
2) OBEY THE COMMANDS OF JESUS
3) BE HOLY LIKE THE NATURE OF JESUS
4) TRUST IN THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE NEW LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST?
WE ARE CONTROLLED BY THE LOVE OF CHRIST 
WE ARE DEAD TO OUR OLD LIVES AND ALIVE TO CHRIST 
WE ARE NO LONGER EVALUATING OTHERS BECAUSE OF CHRIST 

WE ARE LIVING NEW LIVES IN CHRIST HOW CAN WE LIVE A NEW LIFE IN JESUS
1) WE WORSHIP IN SPITE OF OUR DOUBT 
2) WE TRUST GOD WHILE WE MAKE DISCIPLES OF JESUS 
3) WE TEACH OTHERS WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED WHILE WE LIVE WITH ASSURANCE 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SHARE WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AND SEEN?
WE PROCLAIM THAT JESUS IS ETERNAL LIFE
WE PROCLAIM THAT JESUS PROVIDES FELLOWSHIP 
WE PROCLAIM THAT JESUS GIVES JOY 

HOW CAN WE LIVE AS EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS?
1) WE COMMIT OUR LIVES TO JESUS
2) WE COMMIT OUR CONFUSION TO JESUS 
3) WE COMMIT OUR FUTURE TO JESUS 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SHARE WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AND SEEN?
WE TELL EVERYONE
WE BECOME IDENTIFIED WITH JESUS
WE EXPERIENCE FORGIVENESS

HOW CAN WE LIVE AS EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS?
1) WE GIVE GLORY TO GOD IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES
2) WE TRUST GOD’S PLANS AND TIMING
3) WE STAND AGAINST EVIL
4) WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF GOD

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SHARE WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AND SEEN?
OUR LIVES BECOME TRANSFORMED
OUR LIVES FOCUS ON GLORIFYING GOD 
OUR LIVES ARE LIVED WITH CONFIRMATION 

HOW CAN WE LIVE AS EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS?
1) WE BECOME DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES 
2) WE BECOME DISCIPLES WHO GROW IN FAITH
3) WE BECOME DISCIPLES WHO SHARE JESUS 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SHARE WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AND SEEN?
THE RESULT OF OUR FALLEN NATURE IS RESTORED
THE MESSAGE OF OUR FALLEN NATURE IS CHANGED
THE LIFE OF OUR FALLEN NATURE IS FOCUSED 

HOW CAN WE LIVE AS EYEWITNESSES OF JESUS?
1) DEPEND ON GOD FOR YOUR NEEDS
2) GROW IN FAITH ESPECIALLY THROUGH HARDSHIPS 
3) REMEMBER THAT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE AND GLORIFY HIM WITH IT