HOW TO MAKE A FRESH START

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Title of the Message this Morning

HOW TO MAKE A FRESH START

Preparing for the New Year

Isaiah 43:18-19 (NCV)

How many of you here this morning, “ would like to have a fresh start in your Christian life? ”

Many of us here this morning have made many mistakes in our lives as Christians.

We have experienced many setbacks and failures throughout our lives.

Sometimes we allow these mistakes, these setbacks and failures to enslave us to the point that we never enjoy the full Christian life that God has given us to enjoy.

In John 10:10

John 10:10 (NKJV)

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Jesus said, “ I am come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.”

Then he goes on to tell us that there is an adversary, called the Devil, that seeks to still, kill and destroy that life.

The Devil will remind us of our past in order to keep us from enjoying the life that God gave us to live.

The Devil does not want you to have a fresh start in life.

The good news is, God says, “ I want you to have a fresh start in life, I want you to have a new beginning, I want to do something new in your life. ”

Aren’t you glad that God wants to do something new in your life?

Doesn’t it make you excited to know that God desire to give you a fresh start, a new beginning in life.

What all of us here need this morning is a Fresh Start, a New Beginning with God. Last year some of you said, “ I am going to grow in my relationship with God. I am going to pray more, read my bible more and get more involved in my church. I’m going to spend more quality time with my family. ” The list could go on.

The fact is, all of us have made some mistakes or we made some bad decision that hindered us from doing those things that wanted to do.

Well this morning the good news is according to Isaiah 43:18 “The Lord says, `

“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.

Forget about what has happened before. Do not think about the past. Instead, look at the new things I’m going to do. ” Listen to what God is saying in this verse.

Forget about what’s happened before. He says don’t think about the past. It’s over. The book’s closed on it.

We need to understand that God is far more interested in our future than He is in our past. Some people think that God is stuck on their past. That all He wants to do is remind them of the things that they have done wrong.

God is more interested in your future than He is with your past.

That’s where you’re going to spend the rest of your life.

He says, “Forget about your past.

Forget about the former things. Don’t think about it. Look at the new thing I’m going to do.”

Israel was being punished for their sins and rebellion against God.

God wanted to give hope and encouragement to His people.

He wanted them to know that even though they were being punished they were not being forsaken.

God wanted His people to understand that the punishment that they were experiencing would not be the end of them. The fact is that God want to give them a fresh start in life, a new Beginning in life.

HOW TO MAKE A FRESH START

Preparing for the New Year

Isaiah 43:18-19 (NCV)

How many of you here this morning, “ would like to have a fresh start in your Christian life? ”

Many of us here this morning have made many mistakes in our lives as Christians.

We have experienced many setbacks and failures throughout our lives.

Sometimes we allow these mistakes, these setbacks and failures to enslave us to the point that we never enjoy the full Christian life that God has given us to enjoy.

In John 10:10 Jesus said, “ I am come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.”

Then he goes on to tell us that there is an adversary, called the Devil, that seeks to still, kill and destroy that life.

The Devil will remind us of our past in order to keep us from enjoying the life that God gave us to live.

The Devil does not want you to have a fresh start in life.

The good news is, God says, “ I want you to have a fresh start in life, I want you to have a new beginning, I want to do something new in your life. ”

Aren’t you glad that God wants to do something new in your life?

Last year some of you said, “ I am going to grow in my relationship with God.

I am going to pray more, read my bible more and get more involved in my church.

I’m going to spend more quality time with my family. ”

The list could go on.

Well this morning the good news is according to

Isaiah 43:18 “The Lord says, `Forget about what has happened before. Do not think about the past. Instead, look at the new things I’m going to do. ”

We need to understand that God is far more interested in our future than He is in our past.

This morning, I want to share a formula for starting over, it is called: S.T.A.R.T.

S – Stop making excuses.

If I want a fresh start in life, I have to stop making excuses for my failures.

I’ve got to stop blaming other people.

I’ve got to stop seeing myself as the victim of my circumstances.

Other people can hurt us, other people can harm us, and other people can scar us.

But the only person that can ruin your life is you.

Proverbs 28:13 “A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. But if he confess and forsakes them he gets another chance.”

He gets a fresh start.

He says the starting point to starting over is to be honest and face up to the problems, that most of the problems in my life, most of the failures, are my fault.

The number one reason we fail in life is we don’t prepare ourselves for the problems that we will face in life.

The Bible say’s (Proverbs 20:7) "A sensible man watches for problems and prepares to meet them but the fool never looks ahead and suffers the consequences."

Was it raining when Noah started building the ark? No.

He had to prepare for the coming flood.

In fact the rain didn’t come for 120 years.

But that’s how long it took him to get the thing built.

The Bible says in Proverbs 15 “ Plans fail without good advise.” You need to get all the advice you can. Get good advise from people you know you can trust.

So "S" in START stands for Stop making excuses.

T - Take An Inventory Of My Life

I need to take an inventory of my life.

That means I need to evaluate all my experiences.

I need to look at what I have left after the failure.

I need to take an inventory of my life’s experiences and learn from them.

Galatians 3:4 "You have experienced many things. Were all those experiences wasted? I hope not."

Learn from your mistakes.

Failure can be your friend or your foe.

You determine if failure will be your friend or foe by the way you react to it.

You can choose to learn from it or choose to repeat it.

If you learn from it then it can be your friend.

However, if you don’t learn from it is your foe.

A - Act in faith

This is the third step in getting a fresh start.

Act in faith.

You have to launch out into new territory.

The Bible says that the key to changing anything is faith.

If you want to change your circumstance, it takes faith.

If you want to change your personality, it takes faith.

If you want to change anything in your life, you have to have some faith.

Jesus says this in Matthew 9. “ According to your faith it will be done to you. ”

That is a very simple statement but it’s very powerful.

“According to your faith it will be done to you.”

What are you expecting in life?

Are things going to be better or worse?

Are they going to be the same?

If you act in faith then you will do something positive to ensure that you don’t repeat the same mistakes over.

R - Refocus

I need to refocus my thoughts if I want to change my life.

If I want to get going again, if I want a fresh start, I need to rethink the way that I think.

I need to change my mind about a number of issues.

Proverbs 4:23 "Be careful how you think. Your life is shaped by your thoughts."

The way you think, determines the way you feel.

And the way you feel determines the way you act.

If you want to change your actions, just change the way you think and it will inevitably change the way you act.

If you are depressed, discouraged and distressed it may be because you’re thinking depressed, discouraged and distressing thoughts.

That’s your choice.

You don’t have to think those thoughts.

If you’re acting in fearful, worried ways it’s because you’re thinking fearful, worried thoughts.

Romans 12:2 “ Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. ”

If I have to refocus my thoughts to start over to get a fresh start, that means I have to stop thinking some old patterns.

Which memories are you still rehearsing that keep you from having a fresh start in life?

The Bible says let go.

Let go of those things.

The more you hold on to that memory, the more you rehearse it, it continues to hurt you today. It cannot hurt you without your permission.

You have to change your mind and let go and get rid of those painful, hurtful memories of shame and guilt and other things.

T – Trust

Trust God to help us succeed.

Depend on Him.

We don’t need depend on ourselves.

We’ve already proven that we can’t do it on our own.

Zechariah 4:6 “ You will not succeed by your own strength or power but by My Spirit, says the Lord. ”

“When someone becomes a Christian, They become a brand new person inside.

He is not the same anymore.

A new life has begun!”

God specializes in new beginnings.

Jesus Christ has the power to do that.

It’s called being born again, the chance to start over.

We can have fresh start with a new life as we begin this New Year.

God says, “I don’t want you to turn over a new leaf.

I’m going to give you a whole new life.”

Conclusion:

Will you have a fresh start in life?

Will you have a new beginning?

It’s your choice.

How can I have a fresh start?

I can have a fresh start by:

· Stop making excuse

· Take an inventory of my life

· Act in faith

· Refocus my thoughts

· Trust God

Let’s pray together.

Salvation:

The Word of God says in: John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Romans 10:13 NKJV

For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

If you’d would like to receive Jesus today, please pray this prayer with all of us:

Lord I believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and that He died On the cross for my sins and His resurrection from the dead gives me eternal life. I ask forgiveness of my sins, and I accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Amen.

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Let us pray over the elements (Cross Exposed) in the name of the father, the son, and the Holy Ghost

Read first Corinthians 11:23- 26 - (Taking the elements together)

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” (take bread)

25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” (Take Cup)

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

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Benediction

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” - John 16:33

We do not draw people to Christ by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.” -Madeliene L’Engle (Lang ill)

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