Creativity and God's Wonderful Works
Before the iPhone, those who created it made big money. Before Google, those who created it made big money! Before Taobao, those who created it made big money! The returns on creation are very high!
Creating from nothing is creation! Creation has the highest returns! It turns out that all visible things come from invisible things. Visions, dreams, faith, and words are all creative and spiritual! People must have visions, dreams, faith, and words. That is the image of God. With the image of God comes creativity. Doing new things is one of God's characteristics! When we do new things, God's power will be manifested in us. God will make us the head and not the tail, above and not beneath! The most tragic thing is to do the same thing for a lifetime and then die! To boast of toil and trouble is truly meaningless. I am very grateful that I believed in the Lord Jesus in my twenties, which added many surprises to my life! Living in the Lord Jesus and constantly experiencing God's wonders is truly wonderful! The God we believe in also finds it tragic that people do the same thing for a lifetime and then die! Therefore, our God has prepared very new things for us, all of which are surprising! These are things that our eyes have not seen, our ears have not heard, and our hearts have not imagined! Our God's name is Wonderful, our God is a God who does new things! So I often pray, May wonderful things happen to me, and may good things be accomplished in me!
Scripture:
Luke 5:37-39 Luk5:37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. Luk 5:38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. Luk 5:39 And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’
Romans 12:1-2 Rom 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Rom 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
- Today's Topic: God Likes to Do New Things!
Today I will share with you《God Likes to Do New Things》.
The most tragic thing is for a person to do the same thing for a lifetime and then die! To boast of toil and trouble is truly meaningless. I am very grateful that I believed in the Lord Jesus in my twenties, which added many surprises to my life! Living in the Lord Jesus and constantly experiencing God's wonders is truly wonderful! The God we believe in also finds it tragic that people do the same thing for a lifetime and then die! Therefore, our God has prepared very new things for us, all of which are surprising! These are things that our eyes have not seen, our ears have not heard, and our hearts have not imagined! Our God's name is Wonderful, our God is a God who does new things! So I often pray, May wonderful things happen to me, and may good things be accomplished in me!
Becoming Instruments for God’s New Works
On earth, God is also looking for people He can use, to work with people and do new things! The theme I am speaking on today is to encourage everyone to prepare themselves to be instruments that God can use, to work with God and do new things! So that our lives can manifest God's glory and share God's glory! Recently, the Stream of Praise team came to Singapore to hold a worship concert, and their latest album is God Who Does New Things! The generation we live in is an innovative generation! If it was difficult to understand that God is a God who does new things in previous generations, I think that's understandable, but in the generation we live in today, it is a pity not to experience God's wonders! Today, you must carefully receive and learn to make yourself an instrument for God to do new things!
All creation is from nothing! The things we see today, the universe, are all God's wonderful creations! Creation is God's characteristic. I think that since God created the universe, He has never stopped doing new things. Our God likes to do new things, and He also likes His people to participate in the new things He does. But the process from nothing to something requires overcoming many difficulties! In overcoming difficulties, experiencing God's wonders, and receiving wisdom from God, the rewards are also the highest. I am very grateful that I believed in the Lord Jesus. It has made my life extremely exciting! Everyone, follow me in studying the Bible. I will talk about the new things God has done in my life at any time. Bible study will no longer be boring theology, but seeing the works of the true and living God!
A few years ago, a prophet prophesied to our church, saying that God would do new things through us! This word has been deeply imprinted in my heart. Over the past few years, we have indeed done many new things. What we are experiencing today is something we could not have imagined before. I think in the days to come, let us continue to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit, constantly renew ourselves, and experience new things that we cannot imagine today! Thank God, He made me a person who likes to do new things. Thank God, He allowed me to work and be trained in the IT industry. In my past work experience, I constantly brought innovation into my work. Later, as a pastor, everyone will see that I am still constantly bringing innovation into church service. Brothers and sisters, I hope that everyone can inherit this good habit of bringing innovation into all aspects of our lives, constantly breaking through ourselves, and constantly renewing ourselves, not only in service, but also in work and in life! Because this is God's good will for us! Amen! Amen!
Let's look at today's scripture.
2) Today’s scripture: Luke 5:37-39, Romans 12:1-2
Luk 5:37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. Luk 5:38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. Luk 5:39 And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’
Rom 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Rom 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
3) Prayer
...Pray in the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen!
4) The rewards for doing new things are the highest!
Jacob in the Bible – became wealthy through doing new things
The same is true today – creative things have the highest returns!
God will make our name great
Tornado effect
Product life cycle.
5) Carnal people like the old, spiritual people like the new
Living in past experiences – old
Living in the future – new
Breaking the Old, Establishing the New: The Power of Spiritual Renewal
Dealing with our fleshly desires – holding onto the old, living in the past.
Are you a spiritual person? Constantly doing new things -
6) Doing new things is a spiritual matter – breaking old wineskins, building new wineskins.
The breaking of self – the battle within the heart.
- Obeying the Holy Spirit – delighting in the new.
- Obeying the flesh – disliking renewal, preferring the old.
- Breaking the limitations of self.
External pressures and persecutions. - There will certainly be persecution from the old wineskin.
- That is the battle between the Spirit of God and the spirit of the world!
- The history of mankind, the history of Israel and the Church illustrate that many problems are conflicts between the old and the new.
Why was the heliocentric theory persecuted by the geocentric theory when it emerged? – A conflict between old and new wineskins.
Why did the abolition of slavery cause war? – A conflict between old and new wineskins.
Why was Jesus crucified by the priests of Jehovah? – A conflict between old and new wineskins.
Why did the Roman Catholic Church persecute Martin Luther's Reformation? – A conflict between old and new wineskins.
Why do traditional churches resist the movements of the Holy Spirit? – A conflict between old and new wineskins. - Renewal and innovation both begin with the renewing of the mind.
That is the key to experiencing God's good promises!
Dreams
Visions
Old men shall dream dreams, young men shall see visions.
The Spirit of God comes to renew.
Our inner willingness. - Our service, our lives, and our work must all be renewed.
Live out the renewal of the Holy Spirit within us – implementation.
The process of practicing faith.
Observation, leadership, execution!
Constantly thinking, seeking opportunities for breakthrough and innovation! This applies to life, work, and service!
If every one of our brothers and sisters is constantly renewed in their service - exponential growth, year after year, day after day, God will manifest His glory in this world through the divine nature in you!
Our website has already entered version 6.0!
Our remote ministry will not stop here either. We still have much room for improvement!
The production of our music, the elevation of our worship and praise – our pastor's wife needs to play her role.
Our written ministry – the works of Wang Fan and Anning.
A wonderful life! - The righteous shall live by faith, but if he shrinks back, God has no pleasure in him!
Renewal is constant.
We have learned many lessons in this generation. Take telephones, for example. In the past, Motorola was the leader. Then Ericsson led the way, and later, Nokia became the leader in the telephone industry. However, because they did not constantly break through and innovate, and remained in their original successful experiences, when the era of smart phones arrived, they were replaced by iPhone and Samsung!
The Bible also reveals the same truth: we must not shrink back!
We must constantly renew ourselves.
What we are experiencing today is merely a drop of water from the ocean of God's abundant glory!
That spiritual world is full of all kinds of wonders, and we cannot experience all of God's wonders even in our lifetime! - Conclusion: To please God throughout our lives!
Greetings.
Let us commence the translation.