And he can even restore days and years that have been lost to the effects of sin (Joel 2:25). They are not just hearers of the Word, but also doers of the Word. Charles Henrickson Posted on 05/05/2007 8:25:13 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson “Behold, I Am Making All Things New!” (Rev. It will not be merely the same matter from the old heaven and old earth that is recycled and reformed into something different (like taking clay models and reshaping them into something else). In First Thessalonians, Paul writes, “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. Sermon Archive; Contacts & Directions; Menu; December 31, 2020 Behold, I Make All Things New. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. Even more than this, we celebrate the fact that God is doing a new thing in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the promise of resurrection extended to all who believe in him. 2 Corinthians 5:17 'Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.' Given on Oct 10, 2009 by Steven Shafer Listen. God said she was! They will fill up the sum of perfection, in every possible aspect. The old order of things must pass away to make room for the new heaven and the new earth. Behold, I make all things new, the risen Lord tells us. We think of the massive size of the earth and all the things in it. Behold I Make All Things New Sermon delivered on June 7th, 2020 AM Service By: Pastor Greg Hocson Text: Revelation 21:1-8; 22-27 1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed You will listen to God when He speaks to you through His Word. The description of it is found in 2 Peter 3: 10 'the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. This means that it will last forever.It will be the ultimate, final state and there will be no further changes or other creations after it! The old has passed away; behold the new has come. by Ben Larson. Not only the tears we weep, but the tears we cause, will be gone. I give you a new commandment, that you love one another, Jesus tells his disciples, who live in close fellowship with him. How can we who are sinners entertain even the slightest hope of living in such a perfect and sinless place? Easter Sunday. The first thing that we want to note is the things that have passed away from the scene.The first heaven and the first earth here refer to the present existing one we are in. On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, we continue to celebrate the mystery of Jesus’ resurrection. Continuing in the Faith. If you can see evidence that you are walking in newness of life, do not be satisfied with that, but do the following: Repent of whatever besetting sins that are still found in your life - leave them all behind and do not bring them into the New Year. Change ). Mourning and pain and sorrow will be no more. This present heaven and earth has become so polluted with the sinfulness of man that it cannot be inhabited by the coming new society of sinless perfection. Here’s the thing: God has been suffering those consequences, too. If we experience these in our lives then heaven has come to us. S. Conway . What a comfort it is to know that God is present with us, and plans to be with us throughout all eternity, that our whole existence is framed by the presence of God. It was a new way of presenting a Requiem. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Behold! Openings. If you have truly believed in Jesus Christ to be your Saviour and Lord, you have become a new creature. Do you still love the things that you loved before? Read: Isaiah 43:18-20 Whatever mess you might be in now, whatever debts you might have incurred and … Although sin may still be present in our lives, its power over us is now broken.Those who are not in Christ yet cannot enjoy such freedom from the power of sin. And what a picture John gives us of this new creation! 5.17]: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Every New Year brings with it new hope—hope that in this new year God will make things in our lives new in the sense of new opportunities, new strength for victory over old sins, a new relationship perhaps if you’re single—in short the hope that this new year will be a better year than last year. Will your mourn with me? But this new building will in turn become an eyesore after some time and be replaced with another. Unfortunately within a short time, this heaven and earth came under the curse of sin because of man, and since then it has been wearing away and decaying. Therefore, in the new creation there is an absence of death, mourning, crying, and pain–for all those marks of the former, fallen world have passed away (21:1, 4). He restores us to a right relationship with him through the gift of forgiveness and justification. Because if it is permanent, it would mean that it is perfect, and never needs to be replaced at all.C. But God is also transforming us collectively, along with the whole Creation: “Behold, I make all things new,” says the One seated upon the Throne in the book of Revelation (Rev. We all know that things that are dead have no ability to hear and respond. God is faithful (verse 5b), and creation is not being abandoned, but it is being transformed. But God wants to change all of that. And he said to me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. Exhibited by Newness of Life'Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 35:06. “How lovely is thy dwelling place… blessed are they who die in the Lord …”. Salvation isn’t going to heaven. We had to desire God as God desires us. We rejoice in the good memories we treasure of our loved ones, and we rejoice especially in knowing that they are no longer bound by the limitations of this broken world. Let us look at 2 Peter 3:13 which tells us 'Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Twice before I have preached on this text from the book of Revelation, but they were both funeral sermons. 17 Therefore if any man is in Christ, {he is} a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. But all that has changed for those who are in Christ. All flesh is grass.” This beautiful music has given comfort to many who grieve. So God planted two trees in the Garden of Eden. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. Is your life still controlled by sin? He was drawing on the image of a bridal party going out to meet the bridegroom to bring him into the marriage feast in a great procession. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. If you are not a new creation, you can have no part in the coming glorious new heaven and earth with their absolute freshness, eternal duration and unmatched perfection.And so we come to the crux of tonight's message - And that is the need for you to be a new creation. God says that He will create them. North Leverett Baptist Church: Leverett, MA > Behold, I Make All Things New On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, we continue to celebrate the mystery of Jesus’ resurrection. MP3 Audio (20.62 MB) Downloads 2- Do you believe a man named Noah builta huge floating zoo that survived a flood that drowned the whole world? There were great flames of fire, and billowing smoke and then the awesome collapse of the building within a few seconds! How pleased we are with that which is new! I make all things new! I would like to suggest that we who are in Christ have good reason to look forward to every new year - because each year only brings us one year closer to the time when Christ will return from heaven to earth, to the time when He will reign on earth for a thousand years, and to the time when all things will finally be made new!Dearly beloved, we ought to joyfully welcome the coming New Year because it will bring us one step nearer to the full realization of all these things. God proclaims through the prophet, "I … Dearly beloved, the only way to be a part in that future glorious age when God creates all things anew, is to be created anew!III. Adam and Eve chose the wrong tree, and humans have been suffering the consequences ever since. Rebellion against God, oppression, deceit and sin – all that is gone, and gone for good. God said, “behold, I make all things new” to assure us of his passion of renewing and transforming all creation that was defiled by sin to a new heaven and new earth. Forgive us for all the tears we have caused, and wipe away all the tears we have shed. Why should you labour so hard to gain the things of this world, which will eventually be destroyed and totally forgotten? He is sitting on his throne when he says it—the throne of the universe. A. The other was the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. WE shall try to preach this morning of Christ as the Author of the new creation, and may … Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. In Revelation, death itself passes away. Perhaps there may even be some right here tonight who are like that. How will it be destroyed? Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. But while that important feature makes the new heaven and the earth the most ideal place for us to dwell in, it also creates a great problem: Look at v.27 of Rev 21 'And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie' How can morally imperfect creatures like us dwell there? In order to win us back, God had to allow us to experience the consequences of sickness, pain, and death, hoping all along that in our need, we would turn to him and seek his presence. Good will overcome evil. They have entered eternal life with the Lord, and that is something to celebrate. That is a thirst of the fountain of the water of life free He overcome it shall inherit all things and I will be his god. Postscript: The lead photograph is of Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal. It will be an entirely new creation, made out of nothing like the first one, but much better than the first one. Do you respond to Him readily? Then please do not delay any longer to come to Jesus Christ and ask Him to come into your life right now. Their Absolute Freshness This verse states one important fact about this new heaven and new earth that is not mentioned in our text of Revelation 21, and that is how they will come into being. Verse 5 says that everything will be made new, not that everything will be replaced by new and different things. All Things New: a Spring Sermon. I would like you to observe something quite interesting here: The striking resemblance between this verse and our text of Rev 21:1-5. Better conversations toward a better tomorrow. He wanted the words to be easily understood in the language of the people. 'This applies to 2005. Sometimes in a large church like this, it happens that there are some who come and participate in all activities: worship, fellowship and prayer. And the One sitting on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new”. Revelation never mentions anything about a Rapture. And they respond to that Word with prayer, trust and obedience. God makes everything new. Revelation 21:1-5 - Behold, I Make All Things New, Mailing Add: 10 Gilstead Road Singapore 309064. Not only can he renew a life and redeem its future, but he can also redeem its past. Therefore encourage one another with these words.” (1 Thess 4:13-18). We served sin and suffered all the unpleasant effects that came with it: hatred, bitterness, deceit, strife, jealousy, rebellion, pride and lust. It would be good to make sure of your salvation before this year ends. Downloads. Help us to welcome your Kingdom as it comes in its fullness, when everything, including us, becomes new. We know it because God has already revealed it to us in His Word. 'Let us learn an important lesson from this: There is no use investing so much of your time and effort in the things of this present heaven and earth. Our kids got up Christmas morning to see what new thing was under the tree for them. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Renew your love and commitment to the Lord tonight - so that you may trust in Him to lead you well in the New Year. Resurrection is the promise of a new existence, a transformed existence. But they seem to have an ongoing problem with sin in their life. Will you rejoice with me? 'This means that there will be nothing that is sinful, deceptive, misleading, enticing or tempting at all in the whole environment, unlike the present environment we live in today, so saturated with unwholesome images and sinful influences (and having a casino will only make it worse). "He who sat upon the throne said, 'Behold I make all things new.'" Copyright © 2020 Life Bible-Presbyterian Church. Death will be no more. Amen. Passage: Revelation 21:3-5. John wrote to these Christians, suffering for their faith, to encourage them to endure. As the years come and go, each of them has brought its share of blessings, but each of them without any exception, has also brought its share of burdens! And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Write. Sermon for New Year's Day January 1, 1885 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. That has to be greatest evidence of the extravagant nature of God’s mercy. Topic: Behold, I Make All Things New And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. Behold I Make All Things New December 16, 2018; Brother Jason Bright; Behold I make all things new from GAT Videos. 'To walk in newness of life, is to exhibit a new quality of life, one that is quite different and superior to the quality to your former life. “Behold, I Make All Things New” (Compiled by Paul R. Blake) Introduction: A. Rev. God says, "Behold, I am doing a new thing. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jo Anne Taylor with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Or, to put it differently: we, dear Christian are a new creation. Sermons; Behold! Some of you know that I sang under Herr Rilling’s direction for eight years, and we performed this beautiful work by Johannes Brahms at least twice in that time. Perhaps many of us here are also hoping that the New Year will be a much better one - a really 'new' year without all the old problems and trials that we or the world have faced in 2004, a year that will be filled abundantly with much more goodness, peace, happiness and prosperity for all of us. Let us turn back to our text in Revelation 21 and read v.1 'And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.' "—Revelation 21:5. I do! “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 'What does this interesting correspondence between 2 Corinthians 5:17 and Revelation 21:1-5 mean to us? O Lord, who makes all things new, we are weary of doing things the old way, our own way, the way that leads to suffering and pain and death. You will be ready to do His bidding and take His Word seriously. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.”, And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! Shawnee Springs is holy ground! He set up on the throne, said Behold. No structure is permanent. Buildings that took years to build, to furnish and to fill with thriving banks and businesses all came to nought within just an hour or two.Dearly beloved, the passing away of the old heaven and the old earth will be like that, but on a much larger scale. Make us new, so that we can claim your promise of eternal life that starts now. When you walk in newness of life you will live for heavenly things and not for earthly things any more. His dream of a new … (NAS) INTRODUCTION. Revelation 21:5 . Salvation is living with God. Dearly beloved, do you have this new quality in your life? One aspect of perfection is moral perfection or righteousness. HE MAKES ALL THINGS NEW. The answer lies in the first part of the verse: 'Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature' Only those who are saved, those who are in Christ are new creatures, who can have a part in God�s new Creation. A voice from the throne declares that God’s dwelling will be ‘with humankind’; he will dwell ‘with [us],’ and ‘God himself will be with [us]’ (21:3).”, It may surprise you to learn that there is nothing in the Book of Revelation about us going up to heaven. A New YearAs we all look forward now to the year that will begin in about an hour's time, many of us may perhaps be wondering what kind of year 2005 will be. Will you not perceive it? UCG.org / Sermons / Behold, I Make All Things New. Accomplished by Being in ChristBefore we were saved, we were controlled by our old nature, and we were all slaves to sin. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died. The old sinful nature is still very much alive in them and they cannot succeed to live the new life of Christian living, no matter how hard they may try, because they are still under the power of sin. Brian Peterson writes, “The New Jerusalem descends from God. That same wishful sentiment is regularly expressed by everyone on every New Year's Eve � that the word 'new' in it bears the thought of better things than what we had before.Unfortunately not every 'new' year in the past has fulfilled all our expectations. The Revd Dr William Lamb. It springs up right before your very eyes. To some people, that may mean that it will not be the same as the old one. Get Up and Go – sermon on Jonah 3:1-5, 10, Tim's Blog - Just One Train Wreck After Another. And he enforces the certainty of it in two ways. Video. God Himself says that the new order of creation will remain before Him. Office. God will take away, death, mourning, crying, pain, tears from us. They are like the good ground in the parable of the sower of Matthew 13 who 'heareth the word and understandeth it and also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth some an hundredfold, some sixty and some thirty. He will make all things new, by restoring to us all that has been stolen from us or eaten by the caterpillar or locusts. The New Jerusalem comes down from heaven, “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.” Theologian Craig Koester writes, “Death is real for those whom God has created. ', 7 FebWhen God Chastises Us (Proverbs 3:11-12) by Rev Charles Seet, 14 FebGodly Riches (Proverbs 3:13-24) by Eld Ng Beng Kiong, 21 FebLove Thy Neighbour (Proverbs 3:27-35) by Rev Peter Chng, 28 FebThe Heart Matters (Proverbs 4:18-27) by Rev Calvin Loh, 8.00 am Worship (Live & Online)11.00 am Sunday School / Children's Ministry2.00 pm Thai Service. Those who walk in newness of life will tremble at God's Word, and will be moved and convicted by it. Perhaps you can help. It is supposed to be a 'new' year. Choral Eucharist with Easter Ceremonies. Or are you more like a dead person who does not seem to listen or respond at all? Sin dominated our thoughts and actions like a hard and cruel taskmaster and we were helplessly under its control.
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