{"id":58,"date":"2022-10-09T10:34:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T10:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vergo.wpmasters.org\/sermon\/?post_type=tmnf_sermon&#038;p=58"},"modified":"2023-07-29T19:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T19:54:01","slug":"god-wants-to-do-a-new-thing-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"tmnf_sermon","link":"https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/index.php\/sermon\/god-wants-to-do-a-new-thing-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"God Wants To Do A New Thing In Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20.-diligence-bishop-david-abioye.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How do we feel when we have helped people and they don\u2019t bother to show thanks? Have we met people who are thankful under the most difficult circumstances? What\u2019s their secret? Let\u2019s learn the importance of giving thanks in all circumstances. Let\u2019s look at Jeremiah 29:1-7 and Luke 17:11-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jeremiah 29:11<\/strong> is not a direct promise to us. \u201cFor I know the plans I have for you,\u201d says the Lord. \u201cThey are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.\u201d It\u2019s not about changing circumstances, but God\u2019s blessing in bad circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jeremiah 29:4-10<\/strong> \u201cBuild homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce. 6 Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! 7 And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.\u201d \u2026 10 This is what the Lord says: \u201cYou will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Caught A Thought | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church\" width=\"699\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JBH_SudUQoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moderns often doubt biblical history, but archaeology repeatedly proves it. Nebuchadnezzar&#8217;s siege of Jerusalem is corroborated in the Babylonian Chronicles. Hundreds of Babylonian cuneiform tablets detail trade, taxes, debits and credits for exiled Jews. Tablets even include details about one exiled Jewish family over four generations, with their Hebrew names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Jeremiah wrote a letter to Jews who had been deported to Babylon, advising them that their time of captivity will be more than a generation. They must cope, make homes, marry, have children and raise them. They would need to multiply greatly or the Jews could possibly cease to exist.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>How do lifers in prison survive? How do the terminally ill live? How do people living in constant disaster, war, poverty, or stateless refugees live without losing hope? Hope for these Jews was found in in the lives of their children and grandchildren, in a future they would never see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"6143\" src=\"http:\/\/themestate.com\/demo\/gratia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-thenuka-s-dilhara-hewawasam-3609875-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-thenuka-s-dilhara-hewawasam-3609875-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-thenuka-s-dilhara-hewawasam-3609875-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-thenuka-s-dilhara-hewawasam-3609875-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-thenuka-s-dilhara-hewawasam-3609875-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-thenuka-s-dilhara-hewawasam-3609875-391x293.jpg 391w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-thenuka-s-dilhara-hewawasam-3609875.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6142\" src=\"http:\/\/themestate.com\/demo\/gratia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8675068-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8675068-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8675068-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8675068-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8675068-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8675068-391x261.jpg 391w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8675068.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6139\" src=\"http:\/\/themestate.com\/demo\/gratia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-luis-quintero-15446896-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-luis-quintero-15446896-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-luis-quintero-15446896-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-luis-quintero-15446896-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-luis-quintero-15446896-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-luis-quintero-15446896-391x261.jpg 391w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-luis-quintero-15446896.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"6138\" src=\"https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-5206837.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-5206837.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-5206837-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-5206837-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-5206837-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-5206837-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/godnationsminitries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-5206837-391x261.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Can we be thankful in difficult circumstances. Even though we may not see God\u2019s hand for many years, we are never alone. God has not abandoned us. Even though terrible things may happen, we can find comfort in knowing we are the beloved children of a God who loves us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luke 17:11-16 11<\/strong> As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 12 As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, 13 crying out, \u201cJesus, Master, have mercy on us!\u201d 14 He looked at them and said, \u201cGo show yourselves to the priests.\u201d And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. 15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, \u201cPraise God!\u201d 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus\u2019 feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were helping survivors of a local natural disaster. One elderly lady sought out the aid-givers to thank every single person. We worked hard, provided accommodation, gave thousands of dollars in financial aid and most turned their backs on us without a word of thanks. One amazing lady stood out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luke 17:17-19<\/strong> Jesus asked, \u201cDidn\u2019t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?\u201d 19 And Jesus said to the man, \u201cStand up and go. Your faith has healed you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eternal salvation is pictured in the Bible as eternal healing. In the story of the thankful Samaritan, ten were healed but only one was thankful. Are we completely healed without thankfulness? Is our faith complete without thanksgiving? Could it be that complete wellness includes body, mind and spirit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s learn to be thankful in all circumstances, in good times and bad. Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:57).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! 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