
Be Still| "Into the Wilderness" | Passages from Luke | w/Jonathan Willmore
I. SILENCE makes room to HEAR God.II. To RECEIVE power from God, we must first SPEND TIME with God.III. Every great act of OBEDIENCE begins with SURRENDER.

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I. SILENCE makes room to HEAR God.II. To RECEIVE power from God, we must first SPEND TIME with God.III. Every great act of OBEDIENCE begins with SURRENDER.

The ANTIDOTE to HURRY is TRUST in the LordPsalm 46:1-3 NETAlso see 2 Kings 18-19 and Isaiah 36-37Hurry REVEALS a DISORDERED soul.Psalm 46:4-72. Hurry is LYING about who REIGNS.Psalm 46:8-113. Hurry REFUSES rest in God’s REIGN.

“Isaiah 43:16-17 NET”Exodus 34:6-7 NETGod’s FAITHFULNESS isn’t rooted in our TRADITIONS but in his CHARACTER.“Isaiah 43:18 NET”Sometimes the greatest OBSTACLE to God’s next work is our ATTACHMENT to God’s PREVIOUS work.“Isaiah 43:19 NET”Isaiah 42:1-7Receive God’s NEW WORK with humble FAITH.

I. Adapting is not ASSIMILATING.II. Adapting is not COMPROMISING.III. Adapting is not FAILURE.Main Idea:We should never stop learning how best to be servants of God.

When in unfamiliar territory:1. RESIDE rather than DISPAIR.2. REMEMBER rather than RETURN3. REDEEM rather than RESENT"How is God calling us to live faithfully in this new reality?"
The way of Jesus SEES PEOPLE others WALK PAST.The way of Jesus MOVES TOWARD pain when others MOVE AWAY.The way of Jesus turns HEALED PEOPLE into WITNESSES.


Main Idea:What you CULTIVATE determines what GROWSGalatians 5:16 NETGalatians 5:19-21NETTakeawayThe flesh ROTS whatever it RULESGalatians 5:22-26 NETGalatians 5:24 NETTakeaway 2. The Spirit TRANSFORMS whatever we SURRENDERApplicationThe fruit of the Spirit CREATES a new COMMUNITYApplication 2. Spiritual Fruit nourishes Spiritual Values.NEW NLCC VALUESWe will submit to God’s WordWe will love strangersWe will seek justice and love mercyWe will follow the Spirit’s leadingWe will value every generationApplication 3. The Spirit moves us from Rot to Fruitfulness.

But I'd rather GO with GOD than ANYWHERE elseGod may not show you the WHOLE ROAD, but He will not ABANDON YOU on the road.The Spirit did not send us to POLICE grace, but to PROCLAIM grace.

Main Idea: Those who WORSHIP God hear GOD.Competing VoicesWe cannot hear God clearly when FEAR NARRATES.We cannot hear God clearly when RESENTMENT is SHOUTING in our souls.We cannot hear God clearly when the voice of ACCUSATION forces us into HIDING.Holy ListeningWe can hear God in spiritual FRIENDSHIPSWe can hear God in spiritual DIRECTION.We can hear God in spiritual GROUPS.TakeawayQUIET the noise, WORSHIP deeply, and stop WALKING alone.
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