Pastor Michael Adams continues the series "Unwrapping the Gift of Salvation" with "It's a New Day!" in this Sunday morning celebration.It's A New Day!
Pastor Michael Adams
Sunday, December 18, 2011
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Sermon Notes:
Psalm 103:14-22
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Psalm 103:14-22 (NLT)
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14 For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. 15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. 16 The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here. 17 But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children 18 of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments! 19 The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything. 20 Praise the LORD, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands. 21 Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will! 22 Praise the LORD, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the LORD.
John 15:5
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John 15:5 (NLT)
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“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:7
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John 15:7 (NLT)
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But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
Full of Jesus
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Note “I in them” = My words remain in you. Full of the Word = Full of Jesus. Full of Jesus produces 2 things: 1) much ‘fruit’, riches that remain—our own lives impacted by the Word and souls influenced for the Kingdom and 2) prayers that result in answers
Psalm 103:14-17
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Psalm 103:14-17 (NLT)
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14 For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. 15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. 16 The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here. 17 But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children
2 Corinthians 5:17
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2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)
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This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
Lamentations 3:22-23
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Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT)
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22 The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. 23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
Renewed
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God created time for our good per the creation story in Genesis. (He saw it was good. Not for Him, but for the ones He was creating for—humans.) We are given “new starts, new beginnings”, every year, every season, every day, every minute. He chose to forget our sins, but He also chose to remember our propensity to sin, so He doesn’t just forget, He empowers us and gives us ‘new days’ for a fresh start. Unwrapping our salvation gift reveals “New Days”—the power of Re-Newed!
Psalm 103:17-21
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Psalm 103:17-21 (NLT)
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17 But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children 18 of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments! 19 The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything. 20 Praise the LORD, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands. 21 Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will!
Galatians 6:15
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Galatians 6:15 (NLT)
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It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation.
Regenerated (Re-gene-rated)
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Something totally new—we are new creations, not remodeled ones. We have been given a new gene pool—God’s! Our excuses for failing, or not even trying, our failures are linked to our old gene pool. “My family has a history of (fill in the blank) : sickness, disease, failing, addiction, etc.” Note Psalm 103: “We were as grass the wind blows and we are gone.” The grass in Israel turns from green and lush to brown and dead in a week when the winds change. But now, because of His love for us, we have the capacity to effect generations.
Romans 8:37
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Romans 8:37 (NLT)
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No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
Regenerated (continued)
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Despite all these things = our old ‘gene pool’, our ‘weakness’. Victory because of His love.
Psalm 103:22
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Psalm 103:22 (NLT)
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Praise the LORD, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the LORD.
Ephesians 4:24
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Ephesians 4:24 (NLT)
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Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.
Re-purposed
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We have a choice—put on the new nature and the purpose that comes with it—living for the Kingdom and others—or keep wearing the old nature and living for ourselves. When we choose the new nature and purpose, we take the limits off Heaven’s ability to intervene in our life. When we choose our own way and purpose, we put limits on God’s involvement in our lives. (Psalm 78:41 NKJV)
Romans 8:28-29
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Romans 8:28-29 (NLT)
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28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. 29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
His purpose becomes our purpose.
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His purpose becomes our purpose.
So What?
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Unwrapping this aspect of Salvation in our lives.
Titus 3:5
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Titus 3:5 (NLT)
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he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.
Live life intentionally
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1. Intentionally get in the Word so the Word gets in you. The power of SOAP is not just reading, but purposefully expecting God to speak to you. Wayne Cordiero, “I don’t start each morning studying the Word. I start each morning letting the Word study me.” 2. Be intentional about living for the Kingdom. Just like you intentionally put on clothes each day, put on your Heavenly purpose.
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