THE LORD IS BRINGING US INTO A NEW SEASON OF BLESSING
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OUTLINE
1.SEASON OF ABUNDANCE
2.SEASON OF JOY
3.SEASON OF PEACE
4.SEASON OF FAVOUR
5.SEASON OF HARVEST
6.SEASON OF POWER
7.SEASON OF INTIMACY
THE MESSAGE
THE LORD IS BRINGING US INTO A NEW SEASON OF BLESSING
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1. SEASON OF ABUNDANCE
The Lord is bringing us into a new season of abundance .We may have experienced many difficult and fearful and dangerous experiences in the wilderness to teach us obedience and faith . We may have gone through a season of lack and mere survival. We may have lived in the wilderness experience of having just enough and barely getting through. But the Lord is bringing us out of the wilderness into a season of abundance and overflow where we will have more than enough to meet our needs and have plenty left over to share with others in need.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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3 JOHN 2
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
JOHN 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
PHILIPPIANS 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
PSALM 34:9-10
Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.
The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
PSALM 23:1-6
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
he restores my soul.He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
DEUTERONOMY 8:1-20
Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land that the LORD promised on oath to your forefathers.
Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
Observe the commands of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and revering him.
For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land�a land with streams and pools of water, with springs flowing in the valleys and hills;
a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey;
a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills.
When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.
Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.
Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,
and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied,
then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.
He gave you manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had never known, to humble and to test you so that in the end it might go well with you.
You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me."
But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.
If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed.
Like the nations the LORD destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not obeying the LORD your God.
JOEL 2:21-27
Be not afraid, O land; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things.
Be not afraid, O wild animals, for the open pastures are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.
Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten� the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm � my great army that I sent among you.
You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.
Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed.
PSALM 66:10-12
For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.
You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.
JOB 42:10-12
After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before.
All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the LORD had brought upon him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
The LORD blessed the latter part of Job�s life more than the first. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.
2.SEASON OF JOY
The Lord is bringing us into a new season of joy. We may have gone through a season of sorrow and pain in the past. But the Lord is bringing us out of the season of sorrow into a season of joy and happiness. He will turn our captivity and fill our mouths with laughter . He will turn our mourning into dancing. He will turn our sorrows into joy. He will grant our petitions and remove the sorrow from our hearts.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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PSALM 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
JOHN 15:11
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
JOHN 16:24
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
NEHEMIAH 8:10
Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
PHILIPPIANS 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
PSALM 126:1-3
When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed.
Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."
The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
PSALM 30:5,11
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
PSALM 90:13-15
Relent, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.
ISAIAH 61:3,7
and provide for those who grieve in Zion� to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
ISAIAH 60:20
Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.
JOHN 16:20
I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
1 SAMUEL 1:15-18
"Not so, my lord," Hannah replied, "I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the LORD.
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief."
Eli answered, "Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him."
She said, "May your servant find favor in your eyes." Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.
3.SEASON OF PEACE
The Lord is bringing us into a new season of peace. We may have gone through a season of struggles and battles in the past. But the Lord is bringing us into a new season of peace and rest. He is changing the season of trials and tribulation and granting us season of rest and relaxation. He will grant us victory in our battles and and grant us rest from war.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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ISAIAH 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
PSALM 85:8
I will listen to what God the LORD will say; he promises peace to his people, his saints— but let them not return to folly.
JOHN 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
ISAIAH 54:13
All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children’s peace.
ROMANS 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
ACTS 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.
LUKE 4:13
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
ISAIAH 14:3-7
On the day the LORD gives you relief from suffering and turmoil and cruel bondage,
you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has come to an end! How his fury has ended!
The LORD has broken the rod of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,
which in anger struck down peoples with unceasing blows, and in fury subdued nations with relentless aggression.
All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing.
2 CHRONICLES 20:27-30
Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies.
They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the LORD with harps and lutes and trumpets.
The fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
ISAIAH 60:17-18
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones.I will make peace your governor and righteousness your ruler.
No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders,but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
4.SEASON OF FAVOUR
The Lord is bringing us into a new season of favour . We may have experienced a season of closed doors and hardened hearts. But the Lord is changing that season and bringing us into a new season of favour with God and man. This is the year of the Lord�s favour. This favour of the Lord will open doors of opportunity and favour and promotion in our lives. This favour will cause the doors which were closed to us to open and it will cause the hearts that were hardened against us to soften and become tender towards us. The Lord will lift us higher and increase our honour and comfort us for all the pain and agony that we may have experienced in the past.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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PSALM 102:13
You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.
LUKE 4:18-19
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord�s favor."
PSALM 5:12
For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
PSALM 71:20-21
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
PSALM 105:17-22
and he sent a man before them� Joseph, sold as a slave.
They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.
The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free.
He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed,
to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
REVELATION 3:7-8
"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
LUKE 2:52
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
5.SEASON OF HARVEST
The Lord is bringing us into a new season of harvest . We may have sown our seeds faithfully and are yet waiting patiently for the harvest. We may have become weary of well doing as we have not yet received the harvest. The Lord is bringing us into a season of harvest for all the seeds we have sown . Our prayers and giving and witnessing are seeds which will bring us a great harvest of blessing in our lives. The Lord will pour out a blessing on us that we will not have room enough to receive it. The Lord will grant us a great harvest of souls for the seeds of the gospel that we have sown in the hearts of people. The Lord will also cause the evil doers and the wicked to reap the harvest for all their evil deeds . God cannot be mocked and the evil man will have to reap what he has sown.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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PSALM 126:5-6
Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
GALATIANS 6:7-9
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-12
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
As it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God�s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
LUKE 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
MALACHI 3:10-12
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit," says the LORD Almighty.
"Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land," says the LORD Almighty.
MATTHEW 13:3-8
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed.
As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop�a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
ISAIAH 3:10-11
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
6.SEASON OF POWER
The Lord is bringing us into a new season of power. We may have experienced a season of enduring the attacks of satan and evil doers .The devil and the wicked may have shown their power to harm us . But the Lord is bringing us into a season of experiencing the mighty power of God to destroy the works of the devil. The Lord will empower us with His Holy Spirit and use us to bring deliverance to the captives. He will work with us and confirm the word with signs following.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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ACTS 4:29-31,33
Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.
Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all.
MARK 16:15-20
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
EXODUS 23:25
Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you,
PSALM 103:3
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
PSALM 24:7-8
Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
PSALM 46:8-10
Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire.
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
ACTS 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
ACTS 2:17-18
" �In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
7.SEASON OF INTIMACY
The Lord is bringing us into a new season of intimacy . We may have drifted away from the Lord and have become lukewarm in our relationship with the Lord. But the Lord is bringing us into a season of intimacy with Him. As we repent of our sins and failures and backslidings and turn to the Lord , He will draw closer to us and write His laws in our hearts and enable us to walk in His ways. The Lord draws close to those who are humble and contrite before Him. Pride will prevent us from getting close to God. As we live close to God , we will experience great blessings in our lives. When we seek Him with all our heart , He will reveal Himself to us . He will fulfill His purpose in our lives. He will guide us in the way that is best for us. He will answer our prayers. He will make our lives fruitful and make us a blessing to others. He will use for His glory. We must come close to the Lord . We must love Him with all our heart and love others as we love ourselves. We must not lose our first love. The Lord is knocking on the door of our hearts . We must hear His voice and open the door of our hearts and let Him bring us into a relationship of close intimacy with Him.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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JAMES 4:8-10
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
2 CORINTHIANS 6:17-18
"Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you."
"I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."
HEBREWS 8:10-12
This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, �Know the Lord,� because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
ISAIAH 57:15
For this is what the high and lofty One says� he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.
PSALM 34:18
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
PSALM 138:6-8
Though the LORD is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me.
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever� do not abandon the works of your hands.
JEREMIAH 29:11-13
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
PSALM 145:18-20
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
ISAIAH 65:4
Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
ISAIAH 48:15-17
I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I will bring him, and he will succeed in his mission.
"Come near me and listen to this: "From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there." And now the Sovereign LORD has sent me, with his Spirit.
This is what the LORD says� your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.
PSALM 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.
JOHN 15:4-8
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.
This is to my Father�s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
MATTHEW 22:37-40
Jesus replied: " �Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.�
This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: �Love your neighbor as yourself.�
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
REVELATION 2:1-5
"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:
I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.
You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.
Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
REVELATION 3:20
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
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