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Explore The Word With Pastor Robert Hemsath

The New Life Has Begun

1/8/2020

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Isaiah 42:8-9
I am the LORD [Yahweh], that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols. Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.

The Old is Gone:
God, Yahweh is His name, is telling Isaiah to announce to the people of Israel along with the rest of the world, that something new is coming. And that Yahweh, "I am who I am," will let people know about it before it comes to pass. 

He did that through the prophets and the apostles. Yet I get ahead of myself.

Hold On to the Past:
When someone says, "the former things have come to pass," meaning they are now complete, what is your natural reaction? You want to hold on to the past. You grieve that which will be gone. You resist the new. 

That's normal. That's human. But is it right? Is it in line with God's will? No, it isn't. Our lives are sinful. They are contrary to God's Will. We need a leader, a servant of God, to point out that we're on the wrong and sinful path and to lead us on God's path of grace and life.

The New Has Come:
Jesus gave Himself as the sacrifice for all sin for all time. Jesus, the Servant of God who is the delight of God the Father, laid down His life and forgave our sins. Jesus gave to us His Life as a substitute for our sinful lives. Jesus took our sin onto Him and passed His grace filled life to us.

Does this new life sound appealing to you? Do you want to know more? Do you know you need to "make a change" but you don't know to what? 

Come and talk to us at Faith. Come and hear the Grace of God in Jesus. Our service times are posted on the website.

You can also comment to this post and we'll engage in dialogue about the new life in Jesus you can have.

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    Pastor Robert Hemsath joined Faith Lutheran Church and School as the Senior Pastor in January 2017. Pastor Hemsath comes to FLC from Christ the King Lutheran Church in Waxahachie, TX. He has also served congregations in Aberdeen, ID and Pocatello, ID. He has been a Lutheran pastor for the past 20 years.

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