The New Series
Lesson 2: New Sacrifice
January 9 & 10, 2021
Acts 20:20 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. New International Version
1. HE BROKE IT.
Sometimes God has to BREAK YOU before there’s BREAKTHROUGH
John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. New International Version
Psalm 51:17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. New Living Translation
2 Samuel 24:24 But David answered, "No! I have to pay you what they're worth. I can't offer the LORD my God a sacrifice that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing place and the oxen for fifty pieces of silver. Contemporary English Version
2. HE BLESSED IT.
Matthew 15:33 His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?” New International Version
Genesis 13:9 “The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.” New Living Translation
Genesis 13:14 After Lot had gone, the Lord said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west. 15 I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession. New Living Translation
Matthew 15:34 “How many loaves do you have?” New International Version
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
3. HE MULTIPLIED IT.
“You’ll likely overestimate what you can do in the short-run, and greatly underestimate what you can do over a lifetime of faithfulness.” – Craig Groeschel