I. SILENCE makes room to HEAR God.

II. To RECEIVE power from God, we must first SPEND TIME with God.

III. Every great act of OBEDIENCE begins with SURRENDER.

The ANTIDOTE to HURRY is TRUST in the Lord

Psalm 46:1-3 NET

Also see 2 Kings 18-19 and Isaiah 36-37

1. Hurry REVEALS  a DISORDERED soul.

Psalm 46:4-7

2. Hurry is  LYING about who REIGNS.

Psalm 46:8-11

3. Hurry REFUSES rest in God’s REIGN. 

“Isaiah 43:16-17 NET”

Exodus 34:6-7 NET

1. God’s FAITHFULNESS isn’t rooted in our TRADITIONS but in his CHARACTER.

“Isaiah 43:18 NET”

1. Sometimes the greatest OBSTACLE to God’s next work is our ATTACHMENT to God’s PREVIOUS work.

“Isaiah 43:19 NET”

Isaiah 42:1-7

1. Receive God’s NEW WORK with humble FAITH.

I. Adapting is not ASSIMILATING.

II. Adapting is not COMPROMISING.

III. Adapting is not FAILURE.

Main Idea:

We should never stop learning how best to be servants of God.

When in unfamiliar territory:

1. RESIDE rather than DISPAIR.

2. REMEMBER rather than RETURN

3. REDEEM rather than RESENT

"How is God calling us to live faithfully in this new reality?"

1. The way of Jesus SEES PEOPLE others WALK PAST.
2. The way of Jesus MOVES TOWARD pain when others MOVE AWAY.
3. The way of Jesus turns HEALED PEOPLE into WITNESSES.

Main Idea:

What you CULTIVATE determines what GROWS

Galatians 5:16 NET

Galatians 5:19-21NET

Takeaway

1. The flesh ROTS whatever it RULES

Galatians 5:22-26 NET

Galatians 5:24 NET

Takeaway

    2. The Spirit TRANSFORMS whatever we SURRENDER

Application

1. The fruit of the Spirit CREATES a new COMMUNITY

Application

   2. Spiritual Fruit nourishes Spiritual Values.

NEW NLCC VALUES

1. We will submit to God’s Word
2. We will love strangers
3. We will seek justice and love mercy
4. We will follow the Spirit’s leading
5. We will value every generation

Application

   3. The Spirit moves us from Rot to Fruitfulness.

1. But I'd rather GO with GOD than ANYWHERE else
2. God may not show you the WHOLE ROAD, but He will not ABANDON YOU on the road.
3. The Spirit did not send us to POLICE grace, but to PROCLAIM grace.

Main Idea: Those who WORSHIP God hear GOD.

Competing Voices

• We cannot hear God clearly when FEAR NARRATES.
• We cannot hear God clearly when RESENTMENT is SHOUTING in our souls.
• We cannot hear God clearly when the voice of ACCUSATION forces us into HIDING.

Holy Listening

• We can hear God in spiritual FRIENDSHIPS
• We can hear God in spiritual DIRECTION.
• We can hear God in spiritual GROUPS.

Takeaway

• QUIET the noise, WORSHIP deeply, and stop WALKING alone.