Your New Beginning
Jim Perdue
2 Corinthians 5:17
Intro/Attention
Happy Easter! I am so grateful that you have chosen to worship with us today. We serve a Risen Savior who brings life and hope to all who meet Him. And today, I pray that you experience the new beginning that comes from knowing Jesus. READ 2 Corinthians 5:17
*A new beginning...a brand new start. Sometimes that sounds like a good thing, sometimes it doesn't. Occasionally, I'll play a board game called Sorry with my kids. You can be doing really well in the game, but then, everything can change in a moment. The rules say, ''Two pawns cannot occupy the same square; a pawn that lands on a square occupied by another player's pawn ''bumps'' that pawn back to its own Start.'' You know what that means? You can be almost to the finish line, but then you have to go back to the start. My kids just laugh when that happens...but not when it happens to them. We don't like the idea of starting over, that doesn't sound very fun. But in reality, we like the idea of a new beginning. This is why the gyms are full during the month of January. And to be honest, most of us know how much we mess up our lives. We all stumble, fail, and fall. Sometimes we wish we could just erase all our past mistakes and start over. We need a new beginning.*
I've got good news; you can have a new beginning. That's the promise of Jesus and it was proven by the resurrection. 2 Corinthians 5:17 reaffirms it once again. You can be made new. You can have a brand new start. You can wipe the slate clean. You can have a new beginning.
You know why? Because Jesus is alive. His resurrection provides the proof. He came to the ultimate ending - death. Everyone thinks that's the end. But it wasn't the end for Jesus. It was simply the beginning of something even better. And because Jesus is alive, because He rose from the grave, you can have a new beginning today. That's why we're talking about Your New Beginning.
1. This new beg ...
Jim Perdue
2 Corinthians 5:17
Intro/Attention
Happy Easter! I am so grateful that you have chosen to worship with us today. We serve a Risen Savior who brings life and hope to all who meet Him. And today, I pray that you experience the new beginning that comes from knowing Jesus. READ 2 Corinthians 5:17
*A new beginning...a brand new start. Sometimes that sounds like a good thing, sometimes it doesn't. Occasionally, I'll play a board game called Sorry with my kids. You can be doing really well in the game, but then, everything can change in a moment. The rules say, ''Two pawns cannot occupy the same square; a pawn that lands on a square occupied by another player's pawn ''bumps'' that pawn back to its own Start.'' You know what that means? You can be almost to the finish line, but then you have to go back to the start. My kids just laugh when that happens...but not when it happens to them. We don't like the idea of starting over, that doesn't sound very fun. But in reality, we like the idea of a new beginning. This is why the gyms are full during the month of January. And to be honest, most of us know how much we mess up our lives. We all stumble, fail, and fall. Sometimes we wish we could just erase all our past mistakes and start over. We need a new beginning.*
I've got good news; you can have a new beginning. That's the promise of Jesus and it was proven by the resurrection. 2 Corinthians 5:17 reaffirms it once again. You can be made new. You can have a brand new start. You can wipe the slate clean. You can have a new beginning.
You know why? Because Jesus is alive. His resurrection provides the proof. He came to the ultimate ending - death. Everyone thinks that's the end. But it wasn't the end for Jesus. It was simply the beginning of something even better. And because Jesus is alive, because He rose from the grave, you can have a new beginning today. That's why we're talking about Your New Beginning.
1. This new beg ...
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