#387: "All Things New” by Big Daddy Weave

<p>How does God do "new" things? What does it mean that He makes all things new? These are the questions I asked myself inspired by Big Daddy Weave's song, "All Things New."</p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Join me on a discovery tour from Old to New Testaments inspired by this song.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>In this episode, I discuss:</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --></p> <ul> <li>Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include: <ul> <li>Read in context</li> <li>Utilize section headings</li> <li>Consult an overview</li> </ul> </li> <li>The <a href= "https://awcdda5.aweberpages.com/p/b0291524-ac4a-4ae3-9c41-6824fdf07e8d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">30 Day Music Challenge</a></li> <li>Rehearsing phrases in songs and not really knowing what Scripture says about them</li> <li>Reading Isaiah 42-44 to take in context Isaiah 43:19 where God was doing a new thing</li> <li>Spending time in these same chapters in <a href= "http://michellenezat.com/384" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Episodes 384</a> and <a href= "http://michellenezat.com/385" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">385</a></li> <li>Consulting an overview <ul> <li>I use the ESV Study Bible - <a href="https://amzn.to/3yleEqq" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amazon Link</a></li> <li>I also refer to Bible Project videos - <a href= "https://youtu.be/_TzdEPuqgQg" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">YouTube Video</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>How the original audience of Isaiah 44:14-21 were defeated people under worldly domination</li> <li>The new thing God may be doing could be now, but He always has His eyes set on eternity</li> <li>How I need to stop resenting the way God chooses to fulfill His purposes</li> <li>How freedom from captivity in Isaiah 44 was considered a "new thing" by God, and our freedom from the captivity of sin is also called "new" - 2 Corinthians 5:17</li> <li>God's reason for making us into a "new creation"