Isaiah 43:18
God’s ready to do a new thing in us
If you get complacent during this journey of life- Never get anything new
IF praise bothers you- you cant really read the bible
Every time in the bible- when God was moving- Accompanied by praise
Ezra- temple people crying and shouting-----
Jesus entering- disciples started praising—
Pharisees- same yesterday today and forever—
They say tell em all to shut up
The rocks would cry out
So when God is moving- It’s alright to praise before the Lord
David danced before the Lord
Praise is so controversial in today’s church- Because it requires something from you
When you begin to give God praise and worship
He gets more of you
As he gets more of you-
HE’s able to tell you what the new thing is
After you witness a new thing-
Praise and worship starts—it’s a cycle
Ezekial 37:1-14
WE can read this and see a big- evangelistic slant to
God’s going to breathe into the lost- and save them
WHAT IF HE”S TALKING TO THE CHURCH
What if? I Didn’t say he was,
I said WHAT IF?- The majority of Gods people were dry dead bones
We die because we’re afraid to have faith in God?
One day, God comes to you and says, “CAN I DO THIS?”
What’s your answer?- ONLY YOU KNOW LORD?- COP-OUT
The He says,
"YOU SPEAK TO THE BONES- YOU STEP OUT ON FAITH"
Then what are going to do-
EITHER STAY DRY BONES- GET SOME LIFE
VS 7-8- Just because God speaks to you- You make some noise- YOU’re not done
CHURCH IS FULL OF TOO MANY PEOPLE- with skin and no BREATH
There’s lot’s of NOISE MAKERS IN THE CHURCH
BREATH- “SPIRIT”----
TO do something new- have to have the Spirit working in you
VS 9-11
Our dreams die when we have no hope
Proverbs 13: 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life
The minute God breathed breath or Spirit or HOPE into them---they came alive
LOTS of Christians rattling- making noise- how many motivated and alive by SPIRIT
“Shane he’s talking to the JEWS”
ROMANS 2:29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
SOME OF OUR BONES ARE VERY DRY---
How can they be our bones- we have life---
Yeah your spirit is forever alive
There has never been bones found- of something that’s hasn’t been alive
YOU MAY HAVE LIFE IN YOUR FLESH- BUT NOW THERE JUST DRY
We can have a form- no force
A structure- no power
God’s spirit is breathing into his KIDS---WE need to be ready to become alive
We need to quit shaking and be shook up----ALL SHOOK UP
DO YOU HAVE LIFE ON YOU NOW?
All bones need life- Lutheran bones- Baptist bones- Pentecostal bones- Methodist bones
BEHOLD I DO A NEW THING_ PAPAS GOT A BRAND NEW BAG
Anytime Christians see a new Thing---
"IT”S THE DEVIL"- I’ve done it
I’m wanna stamp out traditions
Laugh at Religion
I see dead people going to church, and the church says
“Well this is how Christians are”
Bull
You mean I gave up sinning for this –----
I WANNA HAVE FUN
God will bring his people together- get away from religion denominations traditions.
Get Closer to Jesus-
Membership- Alliances, Assoc.- None unite- None get you closer
Plugging into Jesus- That’s where revelation is given
John 11:1-35
Why did Jesus Weep?- John Hagee say- cuz he loved Lazurus
HE wept because they still had no faith- He knew Laz dead 4 days ago
HE wept because Jesus was talking life and all they could do was talk death
When Jesus sees the church- He weeps-
All we talk about is death- He has life
All the Old Hymns-
When we all get to Heaven---Won’t it be wonderful there
I’ve got a mansion over the Hilltop--
ALL WE CAN TALK ABOUT IS DEATH
JESUS IS LIFE
God wants to do a new thing
Papa really does have a brand new bag
Something new that could change us forever
Let’s allow God do something new in our lives
