Today on Bold Steps with Mark job. Mark offers some tips for genuine renewal.

Today on Bold Steps with Mark job. Mark offers some tips for genuine renewal.

We want a piece of renewal, but we don't want to alter our lifestyle, our friendships, our message, our language, who we see and what we watch. We want to pick and choose renewal. And God says it doesn't work that way. In fact, some of you have tried to put renewal on your life and you realize that eventually the patch breaks.

We want a piece of renewal, but we don't want to alter our lifestyle, our friendships, our message, our language, who we see and what we watch. We want to pick and choose renewal. And God says it doesn't work that way. In fact, some of you have tried to put renewal on your life and you realize that eventually the patch breaks.

Welcome to Bold Steps with Mark Jobe, president of Moody Bible Institute and the senior pastor of New Life Community Church in Chicago. Have you ever tried to patch a hole in a jacket or a piece of clothing, only to have it fall off or wear out? Well, Jesus used that example in Matthew chapter nine, and that's our passage of Scripture today, Mark.

Welcome to Bold Steps with Mark Jobe, president of Moody Bible Institute and the senior pastor of New Life Community Church in Chicago. Have you ever tried to patch a hole in a jacket or a piece of clothing, only to have it fall off or wear out? Well, Jesus used that example in Matthew chapter nine, and that's our passage of Scripture today, Mark.

It is, and it's a very compelling passage of Scripture. And I'm going to be talking about five principles from this passage to sustain personal renewal in our life. Jesus gives a great visual. Uh, he tells us how not to patch things. Right? Right. Because those patches are going to fall off.

It is, and it's a very compelling passage of Scripture. And I'm going to be talking about five principles from this passage to sustain personal renewal in our life. Jesus gives a great visual. Uh, he tells us how not to patch things. Right? Right. Because those patches are going to fall off.

And I love his object lessons, don't you?

And I love his object lessons, don't you?

Yes he does.

Yes he does.

And you know, I grew up in the country of Spain and, uh, there were, uh, wine jugs made out of leather all the time that are exactly what Jesus is talking about when he's talking about an old piece of leather on a fresh leather. It just won't work together.

And you know, I grew up in the country of Spain and, uh, there were, uh, wine jugs made out of leather all the time that are exactly what Jesus is talking about when he's talking about an old piece of leather on a fresh leather. It just won't work together.

It's a great picture. Well, let's get after today's message now with Mark Jobe. Principles of Spiritual Renewal.

It's a great picture. Well, let's get after today's message now with Mark Jobe. Principles of Spiritual Renewal.

Mark chapter two. I'm going to begin reading in verse 18. It says, now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, how is it that John's disciples and the disciples and the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not? Jesus answered, how can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so as long as they have him with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and on that day they will fast. Now the message I have this morning is not about fasting, but it's about renewal. About spiritual renewal. And I have to give you a little bit of a background here, so you understand what was happening when this discussion came about, about fasting. In those days in which Jesus lived, the way that people pursued higher education was not through the standard university that we know of today. Today, someone enrolls at a university, goes to a class. They have a professor that teaches them biology. Then they have another professor that teaches them English and another professor that teaches them chemistry, another profession that teaches him mathematics. And at the end of four years, if you have completed all your assignments and credits, then you receive a degree from that institution that certifies that you have completed the studies related to your course, and that diploma means something, or at least it's supposed to mean something out in the working world. In the days of Jesus, their educational system, their higher education did not function that way. Uh, this was not just during the days of Jesus, but before they would have, uh, rabbis or teachers and every teacher would gather a set of disciples. Disciple means a follower, a learner, an apprentice, and they would gather around and they would live with that one teacher and that one teacher. They would walk with them, eat with them, live with them, travel with them. And as they hung around that person, they would learn from their lifestyle. They would learn from their teaching. And after a few years, they would be someone that graduates as an apprentice of that teacher. So John the Baptizer had disciples. Disciple means a learner, an apprentice. The Pharisees had disciples, Jesus had disciples, and there were various other people that had disciples as well. Well, the disciples of John the Baptizer, who was the cousin of Jesus and the disciples of the Pharisees, looked at the disciples of Jesus, and they said, hold on. We fast on a regular basis, but we've been watching your disciples, and we notice that your disciples, they don't fast. The Pharisees, by the way, were in the habit of fasting twice a week. Now let me say this I believe in fasting. I believe strongly in fasting. In fact, I believe that the power of fasting breaks chains and open doors that no other power can do. When it's done right. But you can also do good spiritual things with the wrong heart. How many of you know that? How many of you know that when you let a spiritual practice become a ritual and your heart is not in it, then you can do it in vain? Some of you used to pray, but you prayed, memorized prayers, and it was just rote and repetition. You could pray the prayer without even thinking about what you were praying. Hello. Anybody been there before? Our father in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done. On what we prayed. On our Our father in heaven, hallowed be thy name. I prayed to our father in heaven. Well, all I say. Are you in thinking about what you're praying? That kind of prayer doesn't touch the heart of God. It's sort of meaningless repetition. And the. And the Pharisees were fasting that way. They were fasting, but it was a bit of meaningless fasting out of ritual to be sanctified and holy. The disciples of John the Baptist were were fasting because their emphasis, their message was one of repentance. But they noticed that Jesus wasn't fasting. And so Jesus tells them, listen, as long as the bridegroom is here, how can the people fast when they're supposed to be feasting? Uh, Jesus uses an illustration. Let's just put it this way. Let's say that you got an invitation to go to a wedding and you're all excited about it. You go to the ceremony, it's beautiful. The pastor marries them, they exchange the rings, and then you say, good, I'm going to the banquet. Can't wait because I'm really hungry. So you show up at that banquet, you sit down at the table, you applaud the reception, the the bridal party that comes in. You cheer for the bride and groom and the the groom gets in front of the reception and all the guests that are there, and he hits the little microphone and he says, excuse me, I just have a little announcement to make. We're fasting today, so I know most of you expect to get some food, but but there's no food today because we're on a fast You know, I would think, hey, that's a good way to save money, buddy. That's what I would think. But most of us would be, hey, wait a second. How can you fast when you're supposed to be feasting? This is a celebration. We eat, we drink, we dance, we celebrate because this is a party. This is the bride and groom are here. It's a day of celebration, not a day of fasting. Jesus said, as long as I am here with my disciples, they are to feast. But the day will come when I will leave, and then they will fast. That day has come. Jesus is no longer physically here, so that's why we fast. We fast because that day has come. We fast because we want to open up the heavens. We fast for breakthroughs. We fast when we're stuck. We fast when someone is, uh, oppressed by demonic influences in their life. We fast when we need a financial breakthrough. We fast when we need wisdom from on high to make a decision. We fast and abstain from food in order to seek the face of God when we're really pressing in. But there's times to feast and there's times to fast. And then Jesus goes on and Jesus almost switches the topic, but he's not really switching the topic. He's basically saying, I am different than the Pharisees and John the Baptizer. And then Jesus in verse 21 says, no one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse, and no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Now, what Jesus is doing here is Jesus is using a visual illustration to communicate a power spiritual truth. He uses two images the image of a patch and the image of wine and wineskins. His theme spiritual renewal. And so if you're taking notes this morning, I want you to jot this down. I want to give you five principles for sustaining spiritual and personal renewal in your life.

Mark chapter two. I'm going to begin reading in verse 18. It says, now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, how is it that John's disciples and the disciples and the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not? Jesus answered, how can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so as long as they have him with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and on that day they will fast. Now the message I have this morning is not about fasting, but it's about renewal. About spiritual renewal. And I have to give you a little bit of a background here, so you understand what was happening when this discussion came about, about fasting. In those days in which Jesus lived, the way that people pursued higher education was not through the standard university that we know of today. Today, someone enrolls at a university, goes to a class. They have a professor that teaches them biology. Then they have another professor that teaches them English and another professor that teaches them chemistry, another profession that teaches him mathematics. And at the end of four years, if you have completed all your assignments and credits, then you receive a degree from that institution that certifies that you have completed the studies related to your course, and that diploma means something, or at least it's supposed to mean something out in the working world. In the days of Jesus, their educational system, their higher education did not function that way. Uh, this was not just during the days of Jesus, but before they would have, uh, rabbis or teachers and every teacher would gather a set of disciples. Disciple means a follower, a learner, an apprentice, and they would gather around and they would live with that one teacher and that one teacher. They would walk with them, eat with them, live with them, travel with them. And as they hung around that person, they would learn from their lifestyle. They would learn from their teaching. And after a few years, they would be someone that graduates as an apprentice of that teacher. So John the Baptizer had disciples. Disciple means a learner, an apprentice. The Pharisees had disciples, Jesus had disciples, and there were various other people that had disciples as well. Well, the disciples of John the Baptizer, who was the cousin of Jesus and the disciples of the Pharisees, looked at the disciples of Jesus, and they said, hold on. We fast on a regular basis, but we've been watching your disciples, and we notice that your disciples, they don't fast. The Pharisees, by the way, were in the habit of fasting twice a week. Now let me say this I believe in fasting. I believe strongly in fasting. In fact, I believe that the power of fasting breaks chains and open doors that no other power can do. When it's done right. But you can also do good spiritual things with the wrong heart. How many of you know that? How many of you know that when you let a spiritual practice become a ritual and your heart is not in it, then you can do it in vain? Some of you used to pray, but you prayed, memorized prayers, and it was just rote and repetition. You could pray the prayer without even thinking about what you were praying. Hello. Anybody been there before? Our father in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done. On what we prayed. On our Our father in heaven, hallowed be thy name. I prayed to our father in heaven. Well, all I say. Are you in thinking about what you're praying? That kind of prayer doesn't touch the heart of God. It's sort of meaningless repetition. And the. And the Pharisees were fasting that way. They were fasting, but it was a bit of meaningless fasting out of ritual to be sanctified and holy. The disciples of John the Baptist were were fasting because their emphasis, their message was one of repentance. But they noticed that Jesus wasn't fasting. And so Jesus tells them, listen, as long as the bridegroom is here, how can the people fast when they're supposed to be feasting? Uh, Jesus uses an illustration. Let's just put it this way. Let's say that you got an invitation to go to a wedding and you're all excited about it. You go to the ceremony, it's beautiful. The pastor marries them, they exchange the rings, and then you say, good, I'm going to the banquet. Can't wait because I'm really hungry. So you show up at that banquet, you sit down at the table, you applaud the reception, the the bridal party that comes in. You cheer for the bride and groom and the the groom gets in front of the reception and all the guests that are there, and he hits the little microphone and he says, excuse me, I just have a little announcement to make. We're fasting today, so I know most of you expect to get some food, but but there's no food today because we're on a fast You know, I would think, hey, that's a good way to save money, buddy. That's what I would think. But most of us would be, hey, wait a second. How can you fast when you're supposed to be feasting? This is a celebration. We eat, we drink, we dance, we celebrate because this is a party. This is the bride and groom are here. It's a day of celebration, not a day of fasting. Jesus said, as long as I am here with my disciples, they are to feast. But the day will come when I will leave, and then they will fast. That day has come. Jesus is no longer physically here, so that's why we fast. We fast because that day has come. We fast because we want to open up the heavens. We fast for breakthroughs. We fast when we're stuck. We fast when someone is, uh, oppressed by demonic influences in their life. We fast when we need a financial breakthrough. We fast when we need wisdom from on high to make a decision. We fast and abstain from food in order to seek the face of God when we're really pressing in. But there's times to feast and there's times to fast. And then Jesus goes on and Jesus almost switches the topic, but he's not really switching the topic. He's basically saying, I am different than the Pharisees and John the Baptizer. And then Jesus in verse 21 says, no one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse, and no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Now, what Jesus is doing here is Jesus is using a visual illustration to communicate a power spiritual truth. He uses two images the image of a patch and the image of wine and wineskins. His theme spiritual renewal. And so if you're taking notes this morning, I want you to jot this down. I want to give you five principles for sustaining spiritual and personal renewal in your life.

You're listening to Bold Steps with Mark Jobe. And if you'd like to hear today's message again, or perhaps send a link to a friend, go online to our website. Bold steps radio.org. Mark is with me in the studio before we return to the message. Mark. Over the years as a pastor, you've wrestled with questions about the Bible, and thankfully you've opened this up to our Bold Step listeners to ask you questions. So can I ask you one right now? Come on. All right. This one comes from William. I'm writing you because of the sermon I heard today by you on 93.7. The light here in Cincinnati, Ohio. You said, God already knows my sin and my sin will find me out. I was wondering how do I correct it now that it has taken place and how do I move forward?

You're listening to Bold Steps with Mark Jobe. And if you'd like to hear today's message again, or perhaps send a link to a friend, go online to our website. Bold steps radio.org. Mark is with me in the studio before we return to the message. Mark. Over the years as a pastor, you've wrestled with questions about the Bible, and thankfully you've opened this up to our Bold Step listeners to ask you questions. So can I ask you one right now? Come on. All right. This one comes from William. I'm writing you because of the sermon I heard today by you on 93.7. The light here in Cincinnati, Ohio. You said, God already knows my sin and my sin will find me out. I was wondering how do I correct it now that it has taken place and how do I move forward?

Yeah. Well, William, first of all, thank you for listening. And I think you're referring to a message out of acts chapter four, where I was talking about the sin of Ananias and Sapphira and how God judged them. Let me say this, William, we all sin, and God does have a plan for us if we fallen into sin that affects other people's lives. And it starts with confession. And most people don't want to hear this. But, William, I want you to hear me. Confession means that, first of all, I go to God, and I acknowledge that I've sinned and I repent of that sin. Repentance means turning away. The Bible says that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If your sin involves other people and it's damaged other people, it sometimes involves going to those people and acknowledging the hurt that we've caused them or how we've sinned against them. That's the harder part, because a lot of people feel more comfortable confessing to God. Yeah, but hey, there's some consequences of sin committed against other people.

Yeah. Well, William, first of all, thank you for listening. And I think you're referring to a message out of acts chapter four, where I was talking about the sin of Ananias and Sapphira and how God judged them. Let me say this, William, we all sin, and God does have a plan for us if we fallen into sin that affects other people's lives. And it starts with confession. And most people don't want to hear this. But, William, I want you to hear me. Confession means that, first of all, I go to God, and I acknowledge that I've sinned and I repent of that sin. Repentance means turning away. The Bible says that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If your sin involves other people and it's damaged other people, it sometimes involves going to those people and acknowledging the hurt that we've caused them or how we've sinned against them. That's the harder part, because a lot of people feel more comfortable confessing to God. Yeah, but hey, there's some consequences of sin committed against other people.

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Relationships. It does. And what I want to say, William, is that if you have to talk to some people and you have to acknowledge that you sinned, I would say don't delay it. Be honest. Don't live with that guilt and that weight on your shoulders for a long time. It may be difficult. You may say, oh, I don't want to go there, but in the long run it'll be good for you, your relationships and your walk with God.

Relationships. It does. And what I want to say, William, is that if you have to talk to some people and you have to acknowledge that you sinned, I would say don't delay it. Be honest. Don't live with that guilt and that weight on your shoulders for a long time. It may be difficult. You may say, oh, I don't want to go there, but in the long run it'll be good for you, your relationships and your walk with God.

All right. Thank you, Mark, for taking the time to answer William's question. And if you have a Bible question for Mark or a testimony of how bold steps has impacted your walk with God, let me invite you to contact us today. Go online to Bold Steps org. You can also call us and leave your message on a recorded line by dialing 312329 2011. That's (312) 329-2011. All right, let's jump back into the message. Mark is another point to make about genuine renewal.

All right. Thank you, Mark, for taking the time to answer William's question. And if you have a Bible question for Mark or a testimony of how bold steps has impacted your walk with God, let me invite you to contact us today. Go online to Bold Steps org. You can also call us and leave your message on a recorded line by dialing 312329 2011. That's (312) 329-2011. All right, let's jump back into the message. Mark is another point to make about genuine renewal.

Principle number one if you merely add small changes of renewal onto the old, it will eventually fail. The illustration that Jesus uses is. He uses the illustration of a patch. He says if someone sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, that unshrunk cloth will not work on an old garment. Let me illustrate it this way. When I was about 1516 years old, I had a favorite pair of jeans. My favorite pair of jeans was full of holes and patches. It was sort of the style back then. And I remember sewing patches onto my knees and sewing patches onto the rear end of my jeans, and I had holes here and holes there, and I just thought they were the coolest pair of jeans in the world. I mean, I really like those jeans. It's, you know, they were full of holes and a little butt, but it was just the style. And you sewed patches on it, and my grandfather hated him. I would try to explain, grandpa, these are good genes. And he could not. He could not understand how how I had. I could buy a perfectly good set of jeans and how I like the jeans with the holes in them. He just could not understand it. So anytime I took him off, he'd look for him and try to hide him. He wanted to burn him. His goal is burn the jeans with the holes in them. But I learned how to sew patches. Actually, I got out and sewed my own patches on my jeans and I and I did it that way. So I learned that the patch has to be sewn in the right way. If you don't sew it the right way, it'll easily tear off. Jesus had this illustration. He said, listen, if you take a piece of new cloth and you put it on an old garment that's already been washed multiple times, and you carefully so that patch on when you take it to be washed. What happens to the new unshrunk patch? What happens? It shrinks. And if you wash it again, especially if it's cotton, it'll shrink again a little bit more. And when the patch is too small for the hole that you have sewed it on, it'll start ripping at the edges and the patch will fall off. There will be tension first and then it will fall off. The patch will not work. You cannot take new material and sew it on old clothes or it will break. And you're saying, well, thank you, pastor Mark, for that lesson on patches. Now what does that have to do with spiritual life? Here's the point What Jesus was saying is this you cannot patch spiritual renewal onto your old life. You cannot patch small pieces of renewal and keep your old life. Renewal affects all of your life, not pieces of it. You can't say to God, okay, God, I want renewal just in this area of my life. I want to talk the same, walk the same, do the same thing. But I want this area renewed. It doesn't work that way. God wants to renew your whole life, not just a piece of your life. You can't pick and choose renewal. You can't be touched by God and say, okay, I want a little bit of renewal, but but Lord, I still want to sleep with my girlfriend, but I want to be renewed in praise. No, no, no, it doesn't work that way. If God is going to renew you, he's going to renew you from the inside out. It renews all of your life, not just a piece of your life. Some of us want renewal in our life, but we don't want to change our life. We want the touch of God, but not the change of God. We want a piece of renewal, but we don't want to alter our lifestyle, our friendships, our message, our language, who we see and what we watch. We want to pick and choose renewal. And God says it doesn't work that way. In fact, some of you have tried to put renewal on your life and you realize that eventually the patch breaks. Some of you say, well, you know, I like church. It helped me. It helps me improve my life. And I just have a really bad mouth. I just I'm like a sailor, a trucker. And so my goal for this year, my goal for the next couple of months, is I want my mouth to be renewed and I don't want to swear anymore. No four letter words, no, no expletives anymore. And so, God, I'm just asking that you would put this patch on my mouth. Let me tell you something. Oh, I'm glad you want to talk better. I'm glad you want to get rid of that sailor's mouth. But listen, if God hasn't dealt with your heart of anger and bitterness and resentment, then out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaketh. In other words, you can't just try to change your mouth without changing your heart. God wants to change all of you, and some of you are trying to do self improvement renewal in one area of your life, but it's not working because it doesn't work that way. God's going to. God wants to get a hold of all of your life 100%, and the patch is going to break. And some of you have tried the patch and the patch isn't working because God says, I don't want a patch. I want all of you 100% of you. Amen. Is there someone in the house that believes what I'm saying? All right. Secondly, second principle I want you to understand about spiritual renewal is genuine. Renewal is only sustained by change in our lifestyle and ways that accompany our awakening. In other words, when God changes us on the inside, we have to change on the outside. When God pours something into us, that something in order for it to stay has to be accompanied by change in the way that we live in the way that we function. So Jesus now brings in another illustration. Look what he says in verse 22. No one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins. God is a God of renewal. Everything that comes from the throne room of God is fresh and new and life giving. We have to be moldable and pliable, and we have to be flexible with God so that we can contain the new wine of God's renewal in our life.

Principle number one if you merely add small changes of renewal onto the old, it will eventually fail. The illustration that Jesus uses is. He uses the illustration of a patch. He says if someone sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, that unshrunk cloth will not work on an old garment. Let me illustrate it this way. When I was about 1516 years old, I had a favorite pair of jeans. My favorite pair of jeans was full of holes and patches. It was sort of the style back then. And I remember sewing patches onto my knees and sewing patches onto the rear end of my jeans, and I had holes here and holes there, and I just thought they were the coolest pair of jeans in the world. I mean, I really like those jeans. It's, you know, they were full of holes and a little butt, but it was just the style. And you sewed patches on it, and my grandfather hated him. I would try to explain, grandpa, these are good genes. And he could not. He could not understand how how I had. I could buy a perfectly good set of jeans and how I like the jeans with the holes in them. He just could not understand it. So anytime I took him off, he'd look for him and try to hide him. He wanted to burn him. His goal is burn the jeans with the holes in them. But I learned how to sew patches. Actually, I got out and sewed my own patches on my jeans and I and I did it that way. So I learned that the patch has to be sewn in the right way. If you don't sew it the right way, it'll easily tear off. Jesus had this illustration. He said, listen, if you take a piece of new cloth and you put it on an old garment that's already been washed multiple times, and you carefully so that patch on when you take it to be washed. What happens to the new unshrunk patch? What happens? It shrinks. And if you wash it again, especially if it's cotton, it'll shrink again a little bit more. And when the patch is too small for the hole that you have sewed it on, it'll start ripping at the edges and the patch will fall off. There will be tension first and then it will fall off. The patch will not work. You cannot take new material and sew it on old clothes or it will break. And you're saying, well, thank you, pastor Mark, for that lesson on patches. Now what does that have to do with spiritual life? Here's the point What Jesus was saying is this you cannot patch spiritual renewal onto your old life. You cannot patch small pieces of renewal and keep your old life. Renewal affects all of your life, not pieces of it. You can't say to God, okay, God, I want renewal just in this area of my life. I want to talk the same, walk the same, do the same thing. But I want this area renewed. It doesn't work that way. God wants to renew your whole life, not just a piece of your life. You can't pick and choose renewal. You can't be touched by God and say, okay, I want a little bit of renewal, but but Lord, I still want to sleep with my girlfriend, but I want to be renewed in praise. No, no, no, it doesn't work that way. If God is going to renew you, he's going to renew you from the inside out. It renews all of your life, not just a piece of your life. Some of us want renewal in our life, but we don't want to change our life. We want the touch of God, but not the change of God. We want a piece of renewal, but we don't want to alter our lifestyle, our friendships, our message, our language, who we see and what we watch. We want to pick and choose renewal. And God says it doesn't work that way. In fact, some of you have tried to put renewal on your life and you realize that eventually the patch breaks. Some of you say, well, you know, I like church. It helped me. It helps me improve my life. And I just have a really bad mouth. I just I'm like a sailor, a trucker. And so my goal for this year, my goal for the next couple of months, is I want my mouth to be renewed and I don't want to swear anymore. No four letter words, no, no expletives anymore. And so, God, I'm just asking that you would put this patch on my mouth. Let me tell you something. Oh, I'm glad you want to talk better. I'm glad you want to get rid of that sailor's mouth. But listen, if God hasn't dealt with your heart of anger and bitterness and resentment, then out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaketh. In other words, you can't just try to change your mouth without changing your heart. God wants to change all of you, and some of you are trying to do self improvement renewal in one area of your life, but it's not working because it doesn't work that way. God's going to. God wants to get a hold of all of your life 100%, and the patch is going to break. And some of you have tried the patch and the patch isn't working because God says, I don't want a patch. I want all of you 100% of you. Amen. Is there someone in the house that believes what I'm saying? All right. Secondly, second principle I want you to understand about spiritual renewal is genuine. Renewal is only sustained by change in our lifestyle and ways that accompany our awakening. In other words, when God changes us on the inside, we have to change on the outside. When God pours something into us, that something in order for it to stay has to be accompanied by change in the way that we live in the way that we function. So Jesus now brings in another illustration. Look what he says in verse 22. No one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins. God is a God of renewal. Everything that comes from the throne room of God is fresh and new and life giving. We have to be moldable and pliable, and we have to be flexible with God so that we can contain the new wine of God's renewal in our life.

Learning to let God get a hold of all the areas of your life you're listening to. Mark job right here on Bold Steps. Our message is titled Principles of Spiritual Renewal and part two is coming up tomorrow. And if you ever want to find an earlier message or simply learn more about our ministry, just go online to Bold Steps org. Well, Mark, let's take a moment and talk about our Bold step gift. This month, a book called To Cultivate by Chelsea Patterson Sobolik Chelsea is with us, and what better way to talk about the book than to have the author right here? Let me ask the first question. Mark, I know you have a question for Chelsea as well, but what need did you see that is being satisfied by writing this book? Chelsea?

Learning to let God get a hold of all the areas of your life you're listening to. Mark job right here on Bold Steps. Our message is titled Principles of Spiritual Renewal and part two is coming up tomorrow. And if you ever want to find an earlier message or simply learn more about our ministry, just go online to Bold Steps org. Well, Mark, let's take a moment and talk about our Bold step gift. This month, a book called To Cultivate by Chelsea Patterson Sobolik Chelsea is with us, and what better way to talk about the book than to have the author right here? Let me ask the first question. Mark, I know you have a question for Chelsea as well, but what need did you see that is being satisfied by writing this book? Chelsea?

You know, all of us spend the majority of our days working, whether for women that's working inside the home, working outside the home with paid work or some combination of the two. And for women specifically, our lives are much more seasonal than maybe a man's professional trajectory. You know, we might step back and be home with children, kind of step into the workforce again or some combination of the two. And so work looks very different for women than it does for men. And so I really wanted to explore not only what Scripture says about the topic of work and seasons and productivity and calling and all of those kinds of things, but also what it looks like to be a Christian woman living and working in the year 2024, and some of offering some practical wisdom in thinking through some specific scenarios that women uniquely face.

You know, all of us spend the majority of our days working, whether for women that's working inside the home, working outside the home with paid work or some combination of the two. And for women specifically, our lives are much more seasonal than maybe a man's professional trajectory. You know, we might step back and be home with children, kind of step into the workforce again or some combination of the two. And so work looks very different for women than it does for men. And so I really wanted to explore not only what Scripture says about the topic of work and seasons and productivity and calling and all of those kinds of things, but also what it looks like to be a Christian woman living and working in the year 2024, and some of offering some practical wisdom in thinking through some specific scenarios that women uniquely face.

It really is great to offer this book, Mark. It's from Moody Publishers. Another great reason to offer it, right?

It really is great to offer this book, Mark. It's from Moody Publishers. Another great reason to offer it, right?

That's right. Always the name that you can trust. Hey Chelsea, I think this book is so needed. I speak with a lot of women that are struggling through the frustration of challenging family demands and work, and making sense of it. Let me ask you this. If you were to speak at to the Chelsea in her lowest moment of struggling with work and making sense of it, what What would you tell that frustrated Chelsea?

That's right. Always the name that you can trust. Hey Chelsea, I think this book is so needed. I speak with a lot of women that are struggling through the frustration of challenging family demands and work, and making sense of it. Let me ask you this. If you were to speak at to the Chelsea in her lowest moment of struggling with work and making sense of it, what What would you tell that frustrated Chelsea?

Well, I have absolutely been there more times than I can count, and I think the thing that I have really clung on to in those moments when I don't see how changing another dirty diaper or sending another email is impacting, um, you know, loving my neighbor or impacting the kingdom for eternity. Reorienting my vision. The beauty of Scripture is our perspective is not solely shaped by what we can see and touch and feel, where people of of ultimately a different kingdom. And so we're living on earth in that tension of the already and the not yet. And so reorienting my vision that, um, I'm called to faithfulness, I am called to faithfully, um, love my neighbor. I'm called to faithfully co-labor with Christ and show the world through my work, especially through my work. When I don't enjoy it, I'm frustrated. You know, I might have a lot of challenges that God is still good even in those moments, because that's what Scripture tells us, and that's who I want to be. That's who I think we should strive to be is showing, you know, to steal a phrase from Eugene Peterson that long obedience in the same direction that we are co-laboring with Christ on the way to heaven.

Well, I have absolutely been there more times than I can count, and I think the thing that I have really clung on to in those moments when I don't see how changing another dirty diaper or sending another email is impacting, um, you know, loving my neighbor or impacting the kingdom for eternity. Reorienting my vision. The beauty of Scripture is our perspective is not solely shaped by what we can see and touch and feel, where people of of ultimately a different kingdom. And so we're living on earth in that tension of the already and the not yet. And so reorienting my vision that, um, I'm called to faithfulness, I am called to faithfully, um, love my neighbor. I'm called to faithfully co-labor with Christ and show the world through my work, especially through my work. When I don't enjoy it, I'm frustrated. You know, I might have a lot of challenges that God is still good even in those moments, because that's what Scripture tells us, and that's who I want to be. That's who I think we should strive to be is showing, you know, to steal a phrase from Eugene Peterson that long obedience in the same direction that we are co-laboring with Christ on the way to heaven.

Mark, this is a much needed book, isn't it?

Mark, this is a much needed book, isn't it?

It is. And I love that. Reorienting your vision. So if you're a woman right now that is struggling with work and balancing family and life demands, uh, reorienting your vision towards what God has for you right now. That's key. Thank you. Chelsea.

It is. And I love that. Reorienting your vision. So if you're a woman right now that is struggling with work and balancing family and life demands, uh, reorienting your vision towards what God has for you right now. That's key. Thank you. Chelsea.

Yes. Thank you Chelsea. Now don't wait. Request your copy of this bold step gift today. When you give a gift of any amount to support bold steps, just give us a call at 800. D.L. Moody again. That's (800) 356-6639 or give online at Bold Steps. Org. You can also send your gift and request for the book called to cultivate in the mail. I'll give you the address its bold steps. 820 North LaSalle Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 606 ten. That's 820 North LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois 606 ten. And you know, these daily teachings and new resources are made possible by the generous financial gifts of faithful listeners just like you. We call them bold partners. And today we want to personally invite you, if you haven't already, to become part of the team. Help us continue reaching more people across the country and the world with a life changing power of God's Word by committing to a monthly gift of any amount. Signing up is simple and easy when you go online to bold steps. Org or ask to become a bold partner when you call us at 800 D.L. Moody. That's 803 (800) 356-6639. And don't miss out on being one of the first to download our new Bold Steps app. It's free and available in your App store today. If you love the teaching from Mark Jobe, then you're sure to love the app where you'll be able to access Mark's full length sermons. There's also the Bold Steps Minute. There are engaging videos on a myriad of subjects and much more. Just type in bold steps on your app store and it's all right at your fingertips, free of charge. One final reminder if you haven't already, go and subscribe to our podcast channel and get each of these daily messages downloaded automatically. Open up your podcast app and search for bold steps with doctor Mark Jobe. Don't forget to tap that subscribe button and like the page when you're there. I'm your host, Wayne Sheppard, inviting you to join us again tomorrow for Mark explains why God's invitation often causes a crisis within us. We're continuing our lesson on the principles of spiritual renewal. Wednesday on Bold Steps with Mark Jobe. Bold steps is a production of Moody Radio, a ministry of Moody Bible Institute.

Yes. Thank you Chelsea. Now don't wait. Request your copy of this bold step gift today. When you give a gift of any amount to support bold steps, just give us a call at 800. D.L. Moody again. That's (800) 356-6639 or give online at Bold Steps. Org. You can also send your gift and request for the book called to cultivate in the mail. I'll give you the address its bold steps. 820 North LaSalle Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 606 ten. That's 820 North LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois 606 ten. And you know, these daily teachings and new resources are made possible by the generous financial gifts of faithful listeners just like you. We call them bold partners. And today we want to personally invite you, if you haven't already, to become part of the team. Help us continue reaching more people across the country and the world with a life changing power of God's Word by committing to a monthly gift of any amount. Signing up is simple and easy when you go online to bold steps. Org or ask to become a bold partner when you call us at 800 D.L. Moody. That's 803 (800) 356-6639. And don't miss out on being one of the first to download our new Bold Steps app. It's free and available in your App store today. If you love the teaching from Mark Jobe, then you're sure to love the app where you'll be able to access Mark's full length sermons. There's also the Bold Steps Minute. There are engaging videos on a myriad of subjects and much more. Just type in bold steps on your app store and it's all right at your fingertips, free of charge. One final reminder if you haven't already, go and subscribe to our podcast channel and get each of these daily messages downloaded automatically. Open up your podcast app and search for bold steps with doctor Mark Jobe. Don't forget to tap that subscribe button and like the page when you're there. I'm your host, Wayne Sheppard, inviting you to join us again tomorrow for Mark explains why God's invitation often causes a crisis within us. We're continuing our lesson on the principles of spiritual renewal. Wednesday on Bold Steps with Mark Jobe. Bold steps is a production of Moody Radio, a ministry of Moody Bible Institute.