Renewal | Apr 24, 2022

This morning Pastor Dale began our new series Renewal. Over the next series of weeks, we will be talking about Renewal. Separate from Revival, renewal is the refreshment, release, and advancement that individuals, groups, churches, and cultures experience when they are aligned with God’s presence. It’s a resumption of our God-given purpose to partner with God fully, participating in His plan to flood the world with His presence. Revival is when renewal occurs on a large scale. Personal renewal precedes corporate renewal, and that often begins with a broken heart, a change, and/or a transition. In our response time, Pastor Dale gave us the opportunity to engage with our Father and allow Him to minister to us. We invite you to do this right now. To begin, we encourage you to first pause and take a deep, slow breath. Allow yourself to concentrate on the filling and exhaling of your lungs. Ask our Father to meet you in this moment. A question you can ask: Heavenly Father, is there a hurt or brokenness I'm carrying around? Will you reveal that to me? If He reveals a wound, ask Him to meet you in the hurt right now. If there are walls you've created to protect yourself, invite Jesus to come inside and join you in that space. Ask Jesus what he sees. We invite you to pay attention to what he's speaking to you. Ask Jesus, What do you want me to do with this brokenness?