Embracing New Beginnings: A Journey of Faith
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1. "We gather with hearts full of expectation and hope as we embark on a new journey embracing the future God has planned for us. We come with hearts open, ready to embrace God's new work in our lives. We stand. We stand at the threshold of new beginnings, encouraged to forget the former things and not to dwell on the past. God is doing a new thing among us and it springs forth even now. We look forward with anticipation, trusting in God's promises." [04:42] (37 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "In stepping forward in faith, we find courage. So let us commit ourselves to perceiving the new things God is doing and walking boldly into the future God has prepared for us. We commit to following God's lead. Embracing God's new work. As we journey together in hope, we thank you, O God, for the new things you are doing here in our midst. Help us to perceive your work and embrace the future with faith and courage. Open our hearts to your vision for our lives as we move forward in faith." [04:42] (38 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "As the people of God, to be in tune with how God is moving around us. How God is bringing things to life. And so we're going to talk about that a little bit this morning. But before we do, I'd like to take a moment to check in with each of you using a tool that we use at Prince of Peace called the thumb thermometer. And so what the thumb thermometer is, it's a way for us to gauge or measure our previous week. So if we had a good week, we'll give a thumbs up." [15:23] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "A lot of times, anxiety and pressure and things. Things from the future tend to cause us discomfort or pain. We're anticipating, we're expecting things with anxiety. But sometimes it's important to just sit and know that God is in this space. And that God is with you and God is with each person in this room. And just as God is with us now, God will be with us in the future. Bringing new life everywhere around us. So it's our job to relax like this so that we might be in a state where we can recognize what God is doing around us." [16:45] (51 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "What would it mean if the story of Jesus wasn't just a tale that we told our friends or a thing that we talked about in church, but it was a story that we took on personally? And so we tried to do that throughout Lent. And then after Easter, we talked about resurrection life, what it would mean to live every day like Jesus had been raised from the dead. And through all of that, we finished in our sermon series Beyond, which said that God is pushing us beyond where we think we can go, beyond the limits of our love and beyond the limits of our expectations, that God is pushing us beyond." [20:24] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
6. "In the new year, I really see the mission of our church. My heart for you all, and I hope that your heart for yourselves, will be to become comfortable in your faith and to be able to live out that faith, whatever that means for you. To know, for you to be able to articulate, this is what my faith means to me, and then this is how I put it into action. That's kind of my heart, that's where I want you all to get to in this church. And I think that my job then as the pastor is to make that as accessible and easy as possible for you to be able to live out your faith." [22:56] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
7. "It is a great opportunity, and I think that's something that we need to talk about later this week. But for now, my hope for you is that you would be able to stand here in this present moment and look to the future knowing that God is bringing new things to life. God is bringing new things to life all around us. And today, we will get to witness that as we see Jamie and Sam renew their wedding vows. as they look back at the marriage that they've had, the beautiful marriage that they've had, and they look ahead to what is coming next." [27:22] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
8. "So I hope that you'll join me in this event. And we'll be back with invite you, as we continue to worship, to make that the posture of your heart, to make that the posture of your soul, to be looking for the new things that are happening around us. And I believe that if we do that, that we will truly experience the transformation that God has for us. Amen? Alright, thank you. I don't want to run this race in vain. I ask you to stand and to ask someone this morning, perhaps who you haven't met or that you haven't talked to, how can I be praying for you this week?" [32:12] (60 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
9. "Dear God, we come to you today remembering because we know that when we remember the good things, we look forward to the other great things that you have in store for us. So we ask that you would give us the strength to remember not only the bad things, but to dwell on the good things. Not as a way to forget the past or to come back to the good things. Not as a way to cope with what we're going through, but as a way to sit in a truly grateful posture for all that you have done for us." [36:39] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
10. "We thank you for all that you do. We thank you for the fact that you continue to transform us and bring us new life. And we ask that we would just keep our eyes open to how you are guiding our feet this day and every day. In your name we pray. Amen. And now I invite you to join me in saying the Lord's Prayer. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us." [38:05] (43 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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2. "In stepping forward in faith, we find courage. So let us commit ourselves to perceiving the new things God is doing and walking boldly into the future God has prepared for us. We commit to following God's lead. Embracing God's new work. As we journey together in hope, we thank you, O God, for the new things you are doing here in our midst. Help us to perceive your work and embrace the future with faith and courage. Open our hearts to your vision for our lives as we move forward in faith." [04:42] (38 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "As the people of God, to be in tune with how God is moving around us. How God is bringing things to life. And so we're going to talk about that a little bit this morning. But before we do, I'd like to take a moment to check in with each of you using a tool that we use at Prince of Peace called the thumb thermometer. And so what the thumb thermometer is, it's a way for us to gauge or measure our previous week. So if we had a good week, we'll give a thumbs up." [15:23] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "A lot of times, anxiety and pressure and things. Things from the future tend to cause us discomfort or pain. We're anticipating, we're expecting things with anxiety. But sometimes it's important to just sit and know that God is in this space. And that God is with you and God is with each person in this room. And just as God is with us now, God will be with us in the future. Bringing new life everywhere around us. So it's our job to relax like this so that we might be in a state where we can recognize what God is doing around us." [16:45] (51 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "What would it mean if the story of Jesus wasn't just a tale that we told our friends or a thing that we talked about in church, but it was a story that we took on personally? And so we tried to do that throughout Lent. And then after Easter, we talked about resurrection life, what it would mean to live every day like Jesus had been raised from the dead. And through all of that, we finished in our sermon series Beyond, which said that God is pushing us beyond where we think we can go, beyond the limits of our love and beyond the limits of our expectations, that God is pushing us beyond." [20:24] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
6. "In the new year, I really see the mission of our church. My heart for you all, and I hope that your heart for yourselves, will be to become comfortable in your faith and to be able to live out that faith, whatever that means for you. To know, for you to be able to articulate, this is what my faith means to me, and then this is how I put it into action. That's kind of my heart, that's where I want you all to get to in this church. And I think that my job then as the pastor is to make that as accessible and easy as possible for you to be able to live out your faith." [22:56] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
7. "It is a great opportunity, and I think that's something that we need to talk about later this week. But for now, my hope for you is that you would be able to stand here in this present moment and look to the future knowing that God is bringing new things to life. God is bringing new things to life all around us. And today, we will get to witness that as we see Jamie and Sam renew their wedding vows. as they look back at the marriage that they've had, the beautiful marriage that they've had, and they look ahead to what is coming next." [27:22] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
8. "So I hope that you'll join me in this event. And we'll be back with invite you, as we continue to worship, to make that the posture of your heart, to make that the posture of your soul, to be looking for the new things that are happening around us. And I believe that if we do that, that we will truly experience the transformation that God has for us. Amen? Alright, thank you. I don't want to run this race in vain. I ask you to stand and to ask someone this morning, perhaps who you haven't met or that you haven't talked to, how can I be praying for you this week?" [32:12] (60 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
9. "Dear God, we come to you today remembering because we know that when we remember the good things, we look forward to the other great things that you have in store for us. So we ask that you would give us the strength to remember not only the bad things, but to dwell on the good things. Not as a way to forget the past or to come back to the good things. Not as a way to cope with what we're going through, but as a way to sit in a truly grateful posture for all that you have done for us." [36:39] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
10. "We thank you for all that you do. We thank you for the fact that you continue to transform us and bring us new life. And we ask that we would just keep our eyes open to how you are guiding our feet this day and every day. In your name we pray. Amen. And now I invite you to join me in saying the Lord's Prayer. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us." [38:05] (43 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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