NEW SEASON

Isaiah 43:18(NKJV) – Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old.

Isaiah 43:19(NKJV) – Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth, shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:20(NKJV) – The beast of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen.

Isaiah 43:21(NKJV) – This people I have formed for Myself, they shall declare My praise.

 

New Thing – New, Fresh, Unprecedented

Jeremiah 29:11(NIV) – For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

 

How do we walk into this New Season?

 

1.     STEP OUT OF THE PAST

 

Isaiah 43:18(NIV) – Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.

 

Isaiah 43:18(NLT) – But forget all that – it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.

 

2 Corinthians 5:17(NIV) – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here.

 

2 Corinthians 5:16 (NIV)– So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

 

2.  STEP INTO HIS PRESENCE

 

Isaiah 43:19(NKJV) – I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

 

Isaiah 44:3(NKJV) – For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.

 

Mark 2:22(NKJV) – But new wine must be put into new wineskins.

 

3.     STEP UP TO PRAISE

 

Isaiah 43:21(NKJV)  – This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise.

 

Colossians 1:16(NKJV)  – All things were created through Him and for Him.

 

1 Peter 2:9(NKJV)  – But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

 

Romans 4:20(NKJV)  – He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

 

Discussion Questions

1. Are you stepping into a new season? Can you explain why or why not?

2. What could you be holding onto that is stopping you from embracing all of the new season God has for you?

3. Share an example of an old structure(box) that could confine your future with God?

4. Do you tend to see other people as caterpillars or as butterflies? How do you tend to see yourself?

5. What is one area of your life in which the Lord is calling you to thank Him by faith even before the answer has fully come?