The God of New Beginnings

Make room for the God of New Beginnings.

Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

 

• CHANGE REQUIRES SPACE
• GOD MOVES WHERE THERE IS SPACE
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WHY 21 DAYS OF PRAYER EXISTS (LOGO)

A diet changes the way you look, fasting changes the way you see.

Matt 17: 14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

Jesus diagnosis the problem with two words.

17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied,….

17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.

• Unbelieving: Not connected to God
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• Perverse: To connected to the world
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Matt 17 NKJV 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. 21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

Col 3: 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Spiritual Discipline:

Inner renewal:

Overcoming Temptation:

Types of fasts.

• Complete fast.
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• Selective fast.
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• Partial Fast.
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• Soul Fast:
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You do what the Lord tells you to do as we for 21 days invite God to do amazing things in us and Through us.

PRAYER CREATES SPACE

Luke 5:15–16 (NIV)

“Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed…But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.”

Prayer says:

“God, I’m making room for You to speak, lead, and move.”

Oasis Vision

• Know God, Grow Healthy, Discover Purpose, and make a difference.

Here’s the first thing we believe deeply:

• We are invited to KNOW GOD
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The first vision of this church is to Know God.

 

Jer 29:13-14 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord,…

Jer 29:11 11 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.

• We are empowered to GROW HEALTHY
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Acts 2:42 (NIV) “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

• Health grows in community environments, not isolation.
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• Oasis groups. End of Month sign up… LOGO For THIS

HEALTH BEGINS WHEN PEOPLE STOP PRETENDING

• Called to DISCOVER PURPOSE (GROWTH TRACK)
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Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

• People don’t struggle because they lack ability.
  They struggle because they lack clarity.
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We believe in Next steps here at Oasis. The next stop is to Discover your purpose.

• Purpose isn’t something people invent. It’s something they uncover.

Growth Track exists because:

• People want clarity
• People want meaning
• People want to know they matter
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Growth Track says:

• “You were created on purpose, for a purpose — and we want to help you discover it.”
• We are released to MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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John 13:14–15 (NIV) “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.” “I have set you an example…”

Making a difference doesn’t start with platforms .It starts with availability.

• Prayer → creates room
• Knowing God → changes hearts
• Growing healthy → restores lives
• Discovering purpose → brings clarity
• Making a difference → reaches people

Psalm 127:1 (NIV) “Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.”

We don’t want to build activity.
We want God to build lives.

This January is about alignment — not activity.