Dec. 31, 2023

Revelation 21:1-8
“All Things New”

2 Corinthians 5:17

1. A New Place (vs. 1, 2)

A. “I saw”

B. New Heaven and New Earth

Genesis 3:17-19

2 Peter 3:11-13

Revelation 20:11

C. New Jerusalem

Revelation 7:9-12

Isaiah 2:1-5

Galations 4:26

Hebrews 11:10

Hebrews 12:22-24

Isaiah 62:1-5

D. The Picture of Purity

2. The Great Promise (vs. 3, 4)

A. A Voice Proclaims the Reality

B. God Will Dwell with Man

Leviticus 26:11-12

John 1:14

C. They Will Be His Peoples

D. A Promise to Wipe away every tear

3. God’s Care and a Call to Courage from the Throne (vs. 5-8)

A. He Makes ALL Things New

Revelation 4:2-3

Isaiah 43:18-19

Isaiah 65:17

B. Write it Down!

C. It is Done

John 19:30

D. The Beginning and Ending

E. He Has Made a Way Plus (vs. 6b-7)

F. Conquerors in Christ or the Cowardly: Which will you choose?

Happy New Year- Steven Curtis Chapman
The decorations have been moved back to the attic
Our resolutions and our diets all in place
As another chapter ends and another one begins
Slowly now we turn the page
Out into the midnight sky, I stare in wonder
At the grand design of how our planet dances with the sun
And I’m thinking’ this could be
God’s way of whispering
A story’s being told, and the best is yet to come
So happy New Year, happy New Year
Another chance to catch a glimpse of what is coming true
So happy New Year, happy New Year
The God who made everything
Is remaking everything
The God who made everything
He says I’m making all things new
So happy New Year

Reflection:

1. Is your Christianity still in the box?

2. Have you viewed the Gospel as another form of self-improvement
among many?

3. How does your view of the future affect your life in the present? Would
you view your life to be courageous for Jesus?

Follow UP in the Word through the Week…

Monday:

Read: 2 Corinthians 5:17

As you think about the new creation that Christ has made in you, what has He changed and what does He want to change in you in 2024? Are you reading your Bible through this year?

Tuesday:

Read: 2 Peter 3:11-13

What is the challenge Peter gives in light of the future events he describes? How does this impact your life today?

Wednesday:

Read: Revelation 4

Describe the scene that John shares in this passage. What is the quality described of the One on the Throne?

Thursday:

Read: Isaiah 43:18-19

How does this coincide with what John reports in Revelation 21:5? If all things are being made new, what difference does that make in your perspective of life?

Friday:

Read: Revelation 21:4

Describe the promise made in this verse? What is it that makes you cry?

Saturday:

Read: Revelation 21:6-8

How is it courageous to live a life without the characteristics of verse 8? Describe what God supplies in these verses?