Something New (Luke 5:36-39)
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Tell story of Matthew the tax collector and Pharisee’s response… (Luke 5:27-35)
36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’ ”
Today, I will be unpacking 3 points from this passage....
Point 1 – You cannot Patch the new onto the old (v. 36)
36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.
Exodus of Israel… Wanted Freedom but still wanted Egypt…
(What is your Egypt that you want to keep?)
A problem that has arisen in much of modern Christendom,
is the belief that we can hold on to our old garments,
and simply use the new garment of Christ to patch up the old garments that are torn.
Too often, grace is reduced to nothing more than a patch for our brokenness—something to cover the holes—while we continue to live the same way we always have.
It is as if we use Jesus like a quick fix, a spiritual band-aid to cover the wound.
It is as if we treat Jesus as a temporary solution, like a pharmaceutical drug.
It is as if we see Jesus as a way to protect us from the damage of sin, while still partaking in sin.
I can’t help but wonder if the modern church has failed in conveying the message of the Gospel,
and replaced it with a message to sell Jesus as a cheep accessory for life.
I can’t help but wonder if much of the modern church has just become a gamic to fill up the seats...
I don’t believe it is helpful to point fingers,
but I do believe it is necessary to take responsibility and recognize that far too often,
we—corporately as the Church—have attempted to stitch together our old life with the new life that is found in Christ.
The call of Jesus was never meant to patched-up that which is torn...
When Jesus said, “Follow Me,” He was calling us to strip off the old garments,
in order to put on the new garments that He was providing...
Hear me when I say this...
The Gospel of Jesus Christ, does not simply reinforce our old nature to be better;
No the Gospel of Jesus, creates in us a new nature.
21 Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, 22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. 23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. 24 Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Jesus articulates the point,
you cannot tear from a new garment,
in order to keep the old garment.
It will not work…
You cannot take a new garment, cut out the piece you want, and discard the rest.
Therefore,
You cannot only receive the parts of the Gospel that benefit you and throw away the rest...
Christ is not a garment to be torn apart for your convenience—He is Lord to be received in His fullness... Amen!
Point 1 – You cannot Patch the new onto the old (V36)
Point 2 – You cannot Pour the new into the old (V37–38)
37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
This is why Scripture tells us that we need to become a new creation in Christ.
Because if we want to have the Holy Spirit to fill our lives,
we need to be made new.
Just like it does not work to have new wine into old wineskin's,
we can’t have the Spirit dwell in our old selves.
(need to be a new creation)
[God must make us new to hold what He is pouring into us]
We all want to go to Pentecost and be filled with the Spirit…
but before we can experience Pentecost,
we need to first experience the cross.
You can’t pour new wine into old wineskins.… it does not work… (Tracking with me)
Remember Jesus is talking to Pharisees....
(Don’t like this new thing Jesus is doing… liked the old thing they were doing...)
19a Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
(Teach)
MISS WHAT GOD IS DOING NOW.… BECAUSE LOOKING BACK… 1960 REVIVAL...
I think it is always good to ask ourselves,
Am I missing what God is doing now.… Because I am stuck in the past somehow? (Mistakes or past Victories)
Point 3 – You cannot Pursue the new while clinging to the old (v. 39)
39 And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’ ”
39 But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.”
Our souls develop a thirst for the wells we drink from the most.
(Our taste is shaped by what is familiar...)
The question we need to ask ourselves is what wells are we drinking from?
Story Wisconsin… 7 of 10 most alcohol consumption...
(blow up those old wells)
[Burn the ships… leaving no way to retreat]
Those old wells may smell and look familiar,
but are they destroying your soul?
We will miss the new thing God is doing,
when we have grown too comfortable with the old.
When we cling tightly to the old wine, the old ways of comfort,
we will miss the new wine that the Lord is offering through His Holy Spirit.
It is when we open our hearts to the Lords new work,
that we step into His unfolding story of redemption that is bigger, bolder, and more beautiful than what we have known before.
When we allow ourselves to drink deeply of the new wine of the Spirit,
our desires will be reshaped, and our hearts awakened to the greater work He is doing...
Don’t miss where the Spirit is leading right now,
because you fear the journey into the Promised Land.
Don’t miss stepping into what God has for you,
because you have settled for the traditions of man.
Don’t miss what God longs to do through you,
because you have grown too comfortable with the old.
I believe the Spirit is speaking in this hour....
“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19)
(Close… Way and River.… let go of the old)
Point 1 – You cannot Patch the new onto the old (V36)
Point 2 – You cannot Pour the new into the old (V37–38)
Point 3 – You cannot Pursue the new while clinging to the old (v. 39)
If you want to be apart of what God is doing, you must let go of the old and make room for the new.
Don’t be like the Pharisee’s and settle for the ways of men,
be like Matthew and receive the new thing God has for you… (pray)
