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Secondly, in order to move on to new things in Christ you must know that ...
You Cannot Allow Your Past Failures to Possess You

Isaiah 43:18b ... do not dwell on the past.

The children of Israel had failed God miserably. Every time He blessed them with good things, they returned to Him evil things:
1. God gave them the Temple - they gave Him idol worship
2. God gave them truth - they lived and proclaimed a lie
3. God gave them His commands - they lived like they were suggestions.
4. God gave them wealth - they used it to abuse the poor
5. God gave them Himself - they gave Him nothing except rejection.

The children of Israel did not deserve to receive anything from God. Yet He still loved them and He wanted to help them change. Notice God’s Message:

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!

God was not condemning them for their past, they could do nothing to change it. Instead God was holding out the hand of hope. He is in effect saying: Forget about your past -- I am giving you an opportunity to start over.

Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

If you are going to get anywhere in your spiritual life you must understand that...
You Cannot Live on Yesterday’s Faith

The children of Israel had experienced great blessings throughout their history. They had seen the hand of God at work in and through their lives. Yet their faith in what God had done was doing nothing to deliver them from their present situation.

Their old faith was not sufficient enough to de-liver them from their present problems. They needed new faith, a new vision for what God could do.

Psalm 85:6-8a Will You not revive us again, That Your people may re-joice in You? Show us Your mercy, Lord, And grant us Your salvation. I will hear what God the Lord will speak,

Greater Things Are Yet To Come In 2012!

Pastor Phillip

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