2014Y E A R O F N E W B E G I N N I N G S

A N D E X PA N D E D T E R R I T O R I E S

W o r s h i p F e s ti v a lJ a n u a r y 1 – 7

7 : 3 0 p m - 9 : 3 0 p m

SPEAKSOF THE PRESENCE OF GOD

1

“Because you have made the Lord, who

is my refuge, Even the Most High, your

habitation.”(Psalm 91:9)

2SPEAKS OF THE PURPOSE OF GOD

“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the

laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest

to send out laborers into His

harvest.”(Matthew 9:37-38)

3SPEAKS OF THE POWER OF GOD

“And He said to them, "Go into all the world

and preach the gospel to every creature…

And these signs will follow those who

believe…they will lay hands on the sick, and

they will recover.” (Mark 16:15-18)

God wants to do a new thing in all of our lives

as we head into this Year 2014. New

Beginnings start when we realize that we are

powerless to change ourselves, but we look

to God for an encounter with Jesus that can change us forever.

There was a man there who had been sick

38 years

Verse 5

On Numbers:3 = God; 8 = New

Beginnings. Encounter God, new

beginnings!

Three things we learn about Jesus:

Verse 6

1 He saw him lying there –

jesus is the god who sees – he

sees you!

2He KNEW how long he had been in that

condition – He knows &

understands your condition.

3He SPOKE to him: “Do you want a new

beginning?” - When Jesus

speaks to your situation,

everything changes.

The sick man made excuses. He had been powerless to

change Himself.

Verse 7

Jesus said, “Get up!”

Verse 8

immediately the man

became well.Verse 9

“Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

John 5:14

Jesus said, “Go and sin no more!”

Verse 14

New Beginnings start with an

encounter with Jesus, but then

we need to choose to change

as well.

HOW TO GET READY FOR

NEW BEGINNINGS

1GET TO KNOW JESUS BETTER

2ADMIT THAT WE ARE BROKEN

3 FORGET THE PAST: all your past failures,

mistakes, broken

resolutions!

4LOOK FORWARD to your future

destiny in God – NEW

BEGINNINGS!

5 PRESS TOWARDS THE

GOAL

WHAT GOALS SHOULD WE

PRESS TOWARDS?

• Pray – develop your personal relationship with Jesus.

• Read your Bible regularly.

• Serve in the church.• Witness – tell

others about Jesus.• Pray for the sick.• Get involved in

missions – giving or going.

• Do acts of random kindness.• Break a bad habit

or stop a habitual sin.• Forgive someone.• Work on

relationships with others! (Two commands = love God & people)

• This woman had tried to change herself – had spent all of her money on doctors – but nothing changed. • However, when she touched Him – she experienced a New Beginning!• Reach out and touch Jesus and let Him give you a new start...